Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Quellan
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 8 June 2006
Module extends reach
of PCI Express cables
Quellan and Molex have collaborated to run the proposed PCI Express Cable Standard to 30 metres - providing a breakthrough for data centre economics
At Globalcomm, both Quellan and Molex demonstrated the ability to extend data centre reach at 2.5Gbit/s to over four times the length of the currently proposed PCI Express Standard of 7m. By combining Quellan's low power X-Ten cable extension module with Molex's iPass interconnect system, signal reach extension is made possible by compensating for channel noise, attenuation and impairments, all of which greatly affect signal quality after seven meters of transmission.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 June 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Ideal for high density clusters and remote I/O applications, reach extension of PCI Express allows data centre equipment to be interconnected at ultrahigh speeds using a low-cost PC standard.
'Molex has established itself as a major player in PC interconnect technology, in particular given our recent success of using the iPass Interconnect System within the PCI Express Standard', said Gourgen Oganessyan, Senior Signal Integrity Engineer, Molex Incorporated.
'Partnering with a cutting-edge silicon technology player such as Quellan has allowed us to extend the reach of our cable assemblies, while ensuring reliable data transmission at PCI speeds (up to 5Gbit/s), and all the way to next generation SAS speeds (up to 6Gbit/s)'.
'By doing this we have demonstrated a feasible and cost effective technology that will cover over 90% of the data centre application space'.
'PCI Express is a major PC Interconnect Standard today'.
'Bringing this pervasive PC interconnect to the data centre will provide huge economic benefits, now that it can go the distance', said Tony Stelliga, President and CEO of Quellan.
'The Quellan Lane Manager chips used in our X-Ten module coupled with Molex's iPass interconnect system enable this transition to PC economics in the data centre'.
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