What this 16-channel LVDS driver does on a high-speed backplane
The SN75LVDS387DGG is a 16-channel LVDS driver from Texas Instruments, designed to push parallel data across a differential pair at up to 630 Mbps per channel. With 16 drivers and zero receivers on-chip, it is a pure transmit-side part — you pair it with a separate LVDS receiver on the far end of the cable or backplane trace.
Data rate, channel count, and what they mean for your bus
At 630 Mbps per channel, the driver can serialize a 16-bit wide bus at roughly 39 MHz parallel clock — or run each lane at its own rate up to that ceiling. The 16/0 configuration means every pin is an output; there are no receiver inputs to terminate, so the PCB layout is simpler than a transceiver with bidirectional pins. The 0.50 mm pin pitch demands careful PCB routing to maintain the 100-Ω differential impedance on each pair.