High speed serial link systems
High speed serial link techniques are provided. A system applying the high speed serial link technique comprises a relay unit and an amplifier. The relay unit receives a first pair of differential signals provided by a high speed transmitter of a first device, and provides the amplifier with at least one signal that is generated based on the first pair of differential signals. The amplifier amplifies and converts the signal provided by the relay unit to a second pair of differential signals to be received by a high speed receiver of a second device.
1. A high speed serial link system, comprising:
a relay unit, receiving a first pair of differential signals from a high speed transmitter of a first device and, according to the first pair of differential signals, providing a single in differential out amplifier with a single end signal;
the single in differential out amplifier, coupled to the relay unit and amplifying and converting the single end signal from the relay unit to a second pair of differential signals to be received by a high speed receiver of a second device and
a high speed serial link cable, comprising a first transmission line and a second transmission line,
wherein:
the first and second transmission lines respectively convey a positive signal and a negative signal of the first pair of the differential signals to the relay unit;
the relay unit electrically couples the first transmission line to the single in differential out amplifier; and
the relay unit further comprises a terminating circuit coupling the second transmission line to ground.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the high speed serial link cable further comprising the relay unit and the single in differential out amplifier.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a signal processing device, comprising the relay unit and the single in differential out amplifier, and designed to be assembled on the second device.
4. The system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
the high speed serial link cable further comprises single in differential out amplifier.
5. The system as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:
a signal processing device, comprising the single in differential out amplifier and designed to be assembled in the second device.
6. A high speed serial link system, comprising:
a relay unit, receiving a first pair of differential signals from a high speed transmitter of a first device and, according to the first pair of differential signals, providing a single in differential out amplifier with a single end signal;
the single in differential out amplifier, coupled to the relay unit and amplifying and converting the single end signal from the relay unit to a second pair of differential signals to be received by a high speed receiver of a second device; and
a high speed serial link cable, comprising the relay unit,
wherein the relay unit comprises:
a transmission line; and
a differential in single out amplifier, coupled to the high speed transmitter to receive the first pair of differential singles, generating the single end signal to be conveyed to the single in differential out amplifier by the transmission line.
7. A high speed serial link system, comprising:
a relay unit, receiving a first pair of differential signals from a high speed transmitter of a first device and, according to the first pair of differential signals, providing a single in differential out amplifier with a single end signal;
the single in differential out amplifier, coupled to the relay unit and amplifying and converting the single end signal from the relay unit to a second pair of differential signals to be received by a high speed receiver of a second device;
wherein, the relay unit comprises a differential in single out amplifier coupled to the high speed transmitter for the first pair of differential signals; and
the system comprises a signal processing device comprising the relay unit and the single in differential out amplifier, wherein:
the single in differential out amplifier receives the single end signal outputted from the differential in single out amplifier of the relay unit; and
the signal processing device is coupled to the high speed transmitter by a first transmission line and a second transmission line which convey the first pair of differential signals from the high speed transmitter to the differential in single out amplifier of the relay unit, and is coupled to the high speed receiver by a third transmission line and a fourth transmission line which convey the second pair of differential signals to the high speed receiver.
8. The system as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:
a first high speed serial link cable, comprising the first and second transmission lines; and
a second high speed serial link cable, comprising the third and fourth transmission lines.
9. The system as claimed in claim 7 , comprising:
a high speed serial link cable, comprising the first, second, third and fourth transmission lines and the signal processing device.