On 2004.11.04 13:28:54 +0000, Christoph Kaegi wrote:
> What is an internal SERDES?

From http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid5_gci1006456,00.html:
A SerDes or serializer/deserializer is an integrated circuit (IC or chip)
transceiver that converts parallel data to serial data and vice-versa. 
The transmitter section is a serial-to-parallel converter, and the receiver 
section is a parallel-to-serial converter. Multiple SerDes interfaces are
often housed in a single package.

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