Parade Technologies, Ltd. (Taiwan OTC: 4966.TWO), a leading high-speed interface, video display, and touch controller IC supplier, announces the availability of the PS8833 USB4/TBT4/DP 2.1 retimer and PS8836 USB 3.2/DP 2.1 retimer for commercial and consumer PCs, host systems and peripherals.
PS8833 features full capabilities of USB4®, DisplayPort 2.1™ and Thunderbolt™ 4.0 with 50% reduction in power consumption. Its pin compatibility with PS8830 USB4/TBT4 retimer currently shipping in customer systems, greatly simplifies OEM design for product longevity. PS8836 offers USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 with DP 2.1 and is pin compatible with PS8833. The PS8833 / PS8836 pin compatible solutions allow OEMs to easily offer a full range of USB4 and USB 3.2 product offerings.
The PS8833 is fully compliant with USB-IF USB4 specification supporting up to Gen 3×2 (2x 20Gbps) or 40Gbps with alt mode support for TBT4 up to 41.25Gbps (2x 20.625Gbps) and DP 2.1 up to UHBR20. PS8836 supports USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 and DP 2.1 alt mode up to UHBR20 over USB-C.
PS8833 and PS8836 feature very low power consumption for standby and low power states, greatly extending the battery life of mobile devices.
“PS8833 and PS8836 enable DP 2.1 and allow for common PCB design for USB4 and USB 3.2 products,” says Jimmy Chiu, Executive VP of Marketing at Parade Technologies. “OEMs can save significant development time and upgrade costs.”
PS8833 is sampling now and PS8836 sampling in June. PS8833 is available in 6x6mm 105-ball BGA and 4.7×8.0mm 62-pin QFN packages. PS8836 comes in a 4.7×8.0mm 62-pin QFN package.
