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Neves, CTO, Wild River Technology</span></li><li><span data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 15px;">Matthew Burns, Product Marketing Manager–High Speed, Samtec</span></li><li><span data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 15px;">Mike Gianfagna, VP, Marketing, eSilicon</span></li><li><span data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 15px;">Tim Horel, Director of Field Applications, eSilicon</span></li></ul><p>ABSTRACT</p><p data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 16px;">Our discussion will focus on PAM4 (pulse amplitude modulation) systems operating at 56 Gigabits per second and beyond. PAM4 is a modulation technique whereby four distinct pulse amplitudes are used to convey the information. PAM4 enables twice the transmission capacity when compared to binary modulation. Because the additional voltage levels in PAM4 reduce the level spacing by a factor of three, PAM4 is more susceptible to noise than a binary digital signal, thus requiring a higher signal- to-noise (SNR) ratio. Consequently, PAM4 is normally used for short-reach applications where a higher SNR can be obtained.</p><p data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 16px;">We will explore how this shortcoming can be overcome, resulting in very long-reach signaling with PAM4 encoding over a copper cable to enable next-generation 25.6 and 51.2Tb/s switches, routers and 800G systems. Delivering this capability has two challenges — working silicon that can deliver the required performance and a SerDes test fixture that allows system designers to verify performance in their target application. 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PAM4 is a modulation technique whereby four distinct pulse amplitudes are used to convey the information. PAM4 enables twice the transmission capacity when compared to binary modulation. Because the additional voltage levels in PAM4 reduce the level spacing by a factor of three, PAM4 is more susceptible to noise than a binary digital signal, thus requiring a higher signal- to-noise (SNR) ratio. Consequently, PAM4 is normally used for short-reach applications where a higher SNR can be obtained.</p><p data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 16px;">We will explore how this shortcoming can be overcome, resulting in very long-reach signaling with PAM4 encoding over a copper cable to enable next-generation 25.6 and 51.2Tb/s switches, routers and 800G systems. Delivering this capability has two challenges — working silicon that can deliver the required performance and a SerDes test fixture that allows system designers to verify performance in their target application. 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Neves, CTO, Wild River Technology</span></li><li><span data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 15px;">Matthew Burns, Product Marketing Manager–High Speed, Samtec</span></li><li><span data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 15px;">Mike Gianfagna, VP, Marketing, eSilicon</span></li><li><span data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 15px;">Tim Horel, Director of Field Applications, eSilicon</span></li></ul><p>ABSTRACT</p><p data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 16px;">Our discussion will focus on PAM4 (pulse amplitude modulation) systems operating at 56 Gigabits per second and beyond. PAM4 is a modulation technique whereby four distinct pulse amplitudes are used to convey the information. PAM4 enables twice the transmission capacity when compared to binary modulation. Because the additional voltage levels in PAM4 reduce the level spacing by a factor of three, PAM4 is more susceptible to noise than a binary digital signal, thus requiring a higher signal- to-noise (SNR) ratio. Consequently, PAM4 is normally used for short-reach applications where a higher SNR can be obtained.</p><p data-fusion-font="true" data-fusion-google-font="Archivo" data-fusion-google-variant="300" style="font-family: Archivo; font-weight: 300; font-size: 16px;">We will explore how this shortcoming can be overcome, resulting in very long-reach signaling with PAM4 encoding over a copper cable to enable next-generation 25.6 and 51.2Tb/s switches, routers and 800G systems. Delivering this capability has two challenges — working silicon that can deliver the required performance and a SerDes test fixture that allows system designers to verify performance in their target application. We will discuss both challenges.</p>[/fusion_content_box][/fusion_content_boxes][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]