Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan (”NTCJ”) will start mass production of Re-Timer ICs that incorporate the world's first e-Marker and comply with the latest USB4,USB 3.2, Thunderbolt? 3, DisplayPort 2.0
The Re-Timer IC is equipped with a high-performance equalizer and emphasis function based on the low-noise, high-speed transmission/reception analog technology of high-speed interface ICs that we have cultivated for over 20 years, enabling interoperability between various devices.
Re-Timer ICs for cables use our unique cable thinning transmission technology to improve manufacturing yields by relaxing strict constraints on cable design and manufacturing, and realize cables that achieve both high connection quality and ease of use.
In addition, the world's first built-in e-Marker that stores cable identification information, etc., can reduce BOM, manufacturing, and procurement costs and shorten the software development period.
Nuvoton also have a development environment such as an evaluation board, a firmware rewriting tool, and a reference paddle card [8] that shorten the customer's development and support period, so we will contribute to the reduction of the total development cost through innovative improvements in the entire value chain covering customer development, manufacturing, procurement and maintenance.
Re-Timer IC has the following features.
1. Supports USB4 Type-C bi-directional multi-protocol, realizing high interoperability that enables transmission and reception of up to 40 Gbps.
2. Supports USB4 backward compatibility and peripheral standards.
USB4, USB 3.2, Thunderbolt3, DisplayPort 2.0 and DisplayPort Alt Mode
3. Equalizer that compensates for signal loss of up to 35dB on the receiving side and an emphasis circuit that compensates for up to 15dB on the transmitting side make it possible to compensate for signal attenuation due to substrates and cables and restore the signal.
4. Restrictions on Intra-Pair Skew [9] required at the input end of Re-Timer can be greatly relaxed.
