1 Features

• 16-lane linear redriver supporting PCIe 4.0, and

UPI 2.0

• Supports data rates up to 16-Gbps

• P2P with Intel retimer common footprint

• 64 integrated AC coupling capacitors on TX pins

inside package saving board space

• CTLE boosts of 16 dB at 8 GHz

• Analog EyeScan to aid redriver tuning, debug and

remote monitoring

• Ultra-low latency of 130 ps

• Low additive random jitter of 100 fs for PRBS data

• Excellent RX/TX return loss of −13 dB at 8 GHz

• Single 3.3 V supply

• Low active power of 160 mW/channel

• I2C/SMBus or EEPROM programming

• Automatic receiver detection for PCIe use cases

• Seamless support for PCIe link training

• Internal voltage regulator provides immunity to

supply noise

• High speed production testing for reliable

manufacturing

• Support for x4, x8, x16 bus width

• 8.90 mm × 22.80 mm BGA package

2 Applications

• Rack server, Microserver, and tower server

• High performance computing

• Hardware accelerator

• Network attached storage

• Storage area network (SAN) and host bus adapter

(HBA) card

• Network interface card (NIC)

• Desktop PC or motherboard

3 Description

The DS160PR1601 is a 32-channel (16-channel

in each direction) x16 (16-lane) low-power highperformance

linear repeater or redriver designed to

support PCIe 4.0, UPI 2.0 and other interfaces up to

16 Gbps.

The DS160PR1601 receivers deploy continuous time

linear equalizers (CTLE) to provide a programmable

high-frequency boost. The equalizer can open an

input eye that is completely closed due to intersymbol

interference (ISI) induced by an interconnect

medium, such as PCB traces. The CTLE receiver is

followed by a linear output driver. The linear datapaths

of DS160PR1601 preserves transmit preset signal

characteristics. The linear redriver becomes part of

the passive channel that as a whole get link trained

for best transmit and receive equalization settings.

This transparency in the link training protocol results

in best electrical link and lowest possible latency.

Low channel-channel cross-talk, low additive jitter

and excellent return loss makes the device almost a

passive element in the link, but with its equalization.