Agilent Technologies Inc. launched a 28.4 Gb/s multiplexer this week for characterizing receivers for next-gen servers, storage systems and data-center networks.
“To manage the increasing demand for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and increased interconnect reach, many new network interface standards are emerging, along with new backplane, active cable, storage and proprietary interfaces,” the company said, adding that achieving repeatable test results and sufficient design margins requires ultra-precise testing equipment, which it says the new multiplexer achieves with its built-in eight-tap de-emphasis that “allows engineers to emulate transmitter de-emphasis and channels and compensate losses in the test setup.”
–Tektronix, Inc. introduced its new MSO/DPO70000DX series of oscilloscopes, with enhanced tools for debugging digital and analog circuits and an oscilloscope probe with 33 GHz bandwidth and what the company called “industry leading sensitivity for low-voltage, high-speed serial and RF signals.”
The company’s equipment is designed to give engineers a more complete picture of a design’s electrical behavior to increase efficiency and help complete characterizations on schedule. Another feature, the ability to perform analog validation of high-speed DDR memory on four high-bandwidth channels, “expands the reach of leading-edge memory technology into the performance server marketplace,” according to Mian Quddus, chairman of JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, a semiconductor engineering trade organization and standardization body. “JEDEC applauds the introduction of tools that simplify the validation of these server platforms and ensure these designs will reach customers sooner and with greater reliability.”
–Texas Instruments reported its earnings earlier this week, read the details here.
