From Tektronix and Anritsu a novelty for testing next-generation devices

Tektronix offers powerful new PCI Express® 6.0 solution to accelerate next-generation high-speed devices

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Tektronix, in collaboration with Anritsu, introduces a new intuitive solution for PCIe® 6.0 that enables engineers to test PCIe 6.0 (Base) receivers and addresses the growing need for high-performance systems from next-generation devices. The solution is available worldwide for use with DPO70000SX real-time oscilloscopes.

Data-intensive markets such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, and data centers use PCIe as a de facto standard. Validation of PCIe receivers is notoriously difficult due to the sensitivity of calibrating the stressed eye signal through a high-loss channel. Tektronix's PCIe receiver test solutions provide confidence that designs are thoroughly tested at the required bit error rate (BER). Intuitive step-by-step tools provide connection training routines with the BERT Anritsu MP1900A to ensure that the receiver is tested accurately.

Swapnil Mane, director of Wired Solutions at Tektronix, explained, "As a founding member of the PCI-SIG working group, I can say that we are committed to evolving our solutions in step with technology, helping our customers stay at the forefront of development." Building on the success of previous receiver test solutions, Tektronix and Anritsu have begun collaborating early on PCIe 6.0. "A combined solution integrating the Anritsu MP1900A and Tektronix DPO70000SX real-time oscilloscopes offers an innovative enhancement to the market and a complete PCIe physical layer test system that can be expanded to PCIe 6. 0 as the market continues to develop technologies for high-speed networks," said Kazuhiro Fujinuma, Director of Solutions Marketing Division Infrastructure Service Division at Anritsu Corporation.

The technical characteristics

  • The automated test solution for PCIe 6.0 (64 GT/s) is run on the Tektronix DPO70000SX real-time oscilloscope and the BERT Anritsu MP1900A.
  • First fully automated calibration of the PCIe 6.0 Rx stressed eye with the BERT Anritsu MP1900A.
  • High-precision calibration of jitter and noise, compensating for the inherent noise floor of the instrumentation.
  • Full calibration of 64 GT/s short- and long-channel Rx completed in four hours or less.
  • Highly reliable measurements with the Tektronix PAMJET DSP engine.
  • The intuitive wizard-based GUI indicates decision-relevant points to ensure efficiency.

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