What is PAMx (x=2,3,4) Signaling Technology?
PAM4 has the advantage of doubling the data rate with respect to the same electrical characteristics (UI, Nyquist frequency, symbol rate) of an NRZ/PAM2 signal, as shown in Fig.1-1.
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The Road from 1 Gbps-NRZ to 224 Gbps-PAM4
In copper, PAM4 uses four voltage levels to represent two-bits of data per symbol. By encoding two or more bits per symbol, PAM increases the data rate without increasing the required channel bandwidth.
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AN 835: PAM4 Signaling Fundamentals
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What Is PAM4? Four-Level Modulation Explained
PAM4 is the dial with four positions, each one conveying a more specific piece of information. At the same switching speed (baud rate), PAM4 moves twice as much data down the wire.