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Signal Buffers, Repeaters and Splitters

Signal buffer, repeater, and splitter ICs restore and redistribute degraded signals over long traces or cables, extending reach for I²C, SPI, LVDS, and other serial interfaces. Available from TI, NXP, ADI, and onsemi.

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PART NUMBERMANUFACTURERDESCRIPTIONSTOCKQTY / ACTION
TUSB546AI-DCIRNQTTexas Instruments5,910
TUSB551RWBRTexas Instruments40,544
TUSB546A-DCIRNQRTexas Instruments1,218
TUSB544IRNQRTexas Instruments2,425
TUSB546A-DCIRNQTTexas Instruments4,524
TUSB544RNQRTexas Instruments28,920
TUSB501DRFRTexas Instruments11,625
TUSB501TDRFRQ1Texas Instruments7,095

About Signal Buffers, Repeaters and Splitters

Signal Buffer, Repeater, and Splitter ICs are active physical-layer interface components designed to restore, boost, and redistribute digital signals that have suffered attenuation, rise-time degradation, or noise accumulation after traveling over long PCB traces, backplanes, or external cables. By cleaning up signal transitions and restoring logic levels, these devices extend the maximum reach and reliability of high-speed serial interfaces.

This category includes I2C/SMBus bus buffers, LVDS repeaters, USB signal redrivers, PCIe equalizers, and HDMI distribution splitters. Critical performance specifications include operating bandwidth, propagation delay, output signal swing, additive jitter, ESD protection ratings, and integrated cable equalization capabilities to compensate for skin-effect losses in long cables.

Octatronics catalogs a comprehensive portfolio of signal buffers, repeaters, and redrivers from leading chipmakers including Texas Instruments, NXP Semiconductors, Analog Devices, and onsemi. Search by interface protocol, channel count, package, and submit RFQs for bulk pricing.

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Octatronics can help source a wide range of Signal Buffers, Repeaters and Splitters from major manufacturers worldwide, including active production parts, long-lead-time items, and hard-to-find components.

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