Toshiba Releases 2:1 Multiplexer / 1:2 Demultiplexer Switches Supporting High-Speed Differential Signals such as PCIe® 6.0 and USB4® Version 2.0

KAWASAKI, Japan, May 7 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has launched “TDS5C212MX” and “TDS5B212MX,” 2:1 multiplexer (Mux) / 1:2 demultiplexer (De‑Mux) switches that support next-generation high-speed interfaces such as PCIe® 6.0 ⁽¹⁾ and USB4® Version 2.0 ⁽²⁾. Volume shipments of the new products start today.

As servers, industrial testers, robots, and PCs continue to evolve, demand is growing for reliable switching of ultra‑high‑speed, wide‑bandwidth differential signals—such as PCIe® 6.0 and USB4® Version 2.0—within increasingly limited board space. Toshiba’s new products meet this requirement with a proprietary SOI process (TarfSOI™) ⁽³⁾ that achieves an industry‑leading ⁽⁴⁾-3‑dB bandwidth (differential) of 34GHz (typ.) for TDS5C212MX and 29GHz (typ.) for TDS5B212MX. These wide bandwidths significantly suppress signal waveform distortion and help to improve reliability in high-speed data transmission.