Serializer for high-speed video links — 3.12 Gbps on a 1.8 V rail
The MAX9281GTM/V+T is a serializer from Analog Devices that takes 30 parallel LVDS inputs and serializes them onto a single CML output at up to 3.12 Gbps. It runs from a 1.7 V to 1.9 V supply and is specified across the industrial temperature range of -40°C to 105°C. The part comes in a 48-TQFN (7x7) exposed-pad package, surface-mount only. Typical use is in automotive camera modules or industrial machine-vision systems where a multi-lane parallel bus must be reduced to one coax or twisted-pair link.
3.12 Gbps data rate — what it buys you on the link
At 3.12 Gbps the serial stream can carry, for example, a 1080p60 video stream with embedded sync and control data over a single coaxial cable or differential pair. The LVDS input side accepts up to 30 parallel lanes, so the serializer is sized for multi-camera or high-resolution sensor arrays where the parallel bus width would otherwise force a wider connector or more PCB layers. The CML output drives the line directly; no external redriver is needed for short-reach links up to a few meters.