Rambus Inc. announced the availability of a 28Gbps multi-modal serial link PHY on Samsung's 14nm Low Power Plus (LPP) process. The R+ 28G Serial Link PHY is a 100 Gigabit Ethernet solution that is optimized for power and area efficiency in long-reach channels. It enhances the Rambus suite of high-speed memory and serial link interfaces.

The Rambus R+ 28G Multi-protocol Serial Links PHY delivers enterprise-class performance across the challenging signaling environments typical of networking and server systems with features including: High-performance and multi-protocol compatibility with support for data rates from 1.25Gbps to 28.1Gbps across copper and backplane channels with up to 30dB loss in a wide range of industry-standard interconnect protocols. Application-specific optimization enabled by an efficient and scalable architecture with adaptive and programmable receive equalization, and support for transmit FIR adaptation. Ease-of-integration and bring-up featuring built-in-self-test (BIST) with PRBS generator and checker, in-situ real-time monitoring and support for LabStation™ Validation Platform.