Taurus Smart Signal Conditioners

3.2T Smart Retimers and Redrivers for Ethernet, UALink™, and ESUN

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Purpose-Built 200G Signal Conditioning Family

  • Industry’s first devices compatible with the OCP Signal Conditioner Standard Footprint
  • Smart Swap between footprint-compatible Retimers and Redrivers for future-proof deployment with no board redesign
  • Smart Redriver with integrated telemetry, diagnostics, and intelligent link management
  • Simplify deployment with unified COSMOS software for seamless fleet management
  • On-board signal conditioning for back-end scale-up and front-end scale-out
 

Introducing Smart Swap

Swap between Retimers and Redrivers. No board redesign.

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Design Once, Decide Later

With Taurus Smart Retimer and Taurus Smart Redriver

Taurus Smart Retimer

Maximum reach extension

Extends Reach 
40 dB+

Protocols
Ethernet, UALink, ESUN

Diagnostics
Comprehensive diagnostics including eye monitoring, PRBS, loopback, FEC, temperature monitoring, and voltage monitoring 

Taurus Smart Redriver

Lowest power and latency

Extends Reach 
23 dB

Protocols
Ethernet, UALink, ESUN, Custom

Diagnostics
Comprehensive diagnostics including temperature-compensating EQ, channel estimation, eye monitoring, loss-of-linearity, signal quality monitoring, LOS detection, temperature monitoring, and voltage monitoring

Why Use Taurus Smart Signal Conditioners?

Flexible 200G Ethernet, UALink, and ESUN connectivity for scale-up and scale-out

Flexibility

  • Design Once, Decide Later

    Smart Swap between lower-power Smart Redrivers and higher-reach Smart Retimers without board redesign as channel requirements evolve

  • Optimize Signal Integrity

    Taurus gives designers the flexibility to choose the right signal conditioning approach for each link, optimized for reach, power, and cost  

  • Enable Supply Optionality

    OCP Signal Conditioner Standard Footprint compatibility paves the way for supplier flexibility

Scalability

  • Scale with One Software

    COSMOS provides one unified software stack to configure, validate, monitor, and deploy Taurus Smart Retimers and Smart Redrivers

  • Extend Signal Reach

    Taurus supports flexible reach extension across AI interconnects with 40 dB+ for Smart Retimers and up to 23 dB for Smart Redrivers

  • Deploy Across AI Architectures

    Taurus Smart Signal Conditioners support Ethernet, UALink, and ESUN connectivity across dense backplane and front port reach extension applications 

Resilience

  • Improve Link Visibility

    Enhanced diagnostics, plus advanced intelligence for Smart Redrivers, give teams deeper observability to monitor link health and accelerate troubleshooting

  • Secure Infrastructure

    Advanced security features help protect against unauthorized firmware loading and other infrastructure attacks

  • Deploy with Confidence

    Built on the legacy of Astera Labs’ widely deployed, field-tested Ethernet Retimer and SCM portfolio, Taurus helps reduce deployment risk 

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Ordering Information

Orderable Part NumberDescriptionMax Data GenCable Line RateModePackage/ConnectorOrdering
ET7161LTaurus 3.2T Smart Retimer3.2T200G/lanePAM422×22 mmContact Us
ED7161LTaurus 3.2T Smart Redriver3.2T200G/lanePAM422×22 mmContact Us
ET6161LTaurus 1.6T Smart Retimer1.6T100G/lanePAM422×22 mmContact Us
ED6161LTaurus 1.6T Smart Redriver1.6T100G/lanePAM422×22 mmContact Us

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