TI Introduces High-Port-Density Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver

TI Introduces High-Port-Density Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver

March 31, 2006

    DALLAS, March 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Texas
Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced today a six-channel
Gigabit Ethernet transceiver that provides a full-featured,
flexible interface in data communications and
telecommunications equipment.  The device combines high
port-density with a small footprint and ultra-low power
operation of less than 1.5 W at 1.25 gigabits per second
(Gbps) to reduce overall system cost, board space and power
consumption. (See http://www.ti.com/sc06071 )

    The TLK2226 provides for high-speed, full-duplex,
point-to-point data transmission based on the IEEE 802.3z
1000-Mbps Ethernet specification, and it is compatible with
the IEEE 100Base-FX Ethernet specification.  The device
increases designers' flexibility, allowing them either to
set each channel's data rate through management data
input/output (MDIO) or to have it automatically sensed and
set by the TLK2226.

    The TLK2226 performs the data encoding, decoding,
serialization, deserialization, clock extraction and clock
tolerance compensation functions for a physical layer
interface device.  Each of the device's six synchronizable
transceivers operates at up to 1.3 Gbps, providing up to
7.5 Gbps of aggregate data bandwidth over a copper or
optical media interface.  The TLK2226 supports RGMII, RTBI
and SGMII reduced pin-count interfaces, which simplifies
designs. 

    The TLK2226 complements other recent products
introduced by TI for data communications and
telecommunications applications such as the CDCLVP110
1-to-10 LVPECL clock distribution device and the SN65LVCP40
dual MUX buffer with equalization for redundant switching of
signals up to 4 Gbps.

    Availability and Pricing

    The TLK2226 is available today in volume in a small
footprint 15 mm x 15 mm, 196-pin, 1-mm ball-pitch ball grid
array (BGA) package from TI and its authorized distributors.
 Suggested resale pricing in quantities of 1,000 is $19.65
each.

    For an overview of interface products available from
TI, please see the Interface Selection Guide available at
http://interface.ti.com .

    About Texas Instruments

    Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP
and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world
signal processing requirements. In addition to
Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors
& Controls, and Educational & Productivity
Solutions. 

    TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has
manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25
countries.

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