Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry’s Fastest Logic Analyzer
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New Instrument Offers Reliable Data Capture Rates up to 4 Gb/s on Industry’s Smallest Eye Openings Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:
A) today introduced the industry’s fastest logic analyzer. The new
instrument combines an industry-leading state capture speed of 4 Gb/s on
68 channels and 2.5 Gb/s on 136 channels with the ability to reliably
capture data on the industry’s smallest eye openings, as small as 100 ps
by 100 mV. These capabilities allow engineers to measure the
increasingly fast digital signals used in emerging technologies and
validate and troubleshoot their designs with confidence. The
Agilent U4154A AXIe-based logic analyzer module and associated probes
and powerful analysis software provide essential capabilities for
engineers working with DDR (double data rate) memory systems, high-speed
application-specific integrated chips, analog-to-digital converters and
field-programmable gate arrays operating at speeds up to 4 Gb/s. Timing
zoom provides simultaneous state and timing measurements with 80 ps
timing resolution and 256 K-sample memory depth, which gives designers
more insight into problems by allowing simultaneous state and
high-resolution timing measurements over a 20-us time span. The
industry’s highest trigger sequencer speed (2.5 Gb/s) gives engineers
the ability to trigger reliably on sequential events on DDR memory and
other high-speed signals without having to give up triggering
flexibility. “The
need for reliable measurements and deep analysis has reached a critical
juncture as engineers who focus on high-performance servers and
embedded systems begin work on DDR3 2133 systems,” said Perry Keller,
Agilent’s representative on the JEDEC DDR committee. “These capabilities
will become more critical in the near future as DDR memory speeds
continue to increase. The U4154A logic analyzer is the ideal tool for
DDR memory measurement and debug work.” At
high speeds, signal integrity validation becomes critical for reliable
performance. Validating signal integrity on all channels of a DDR system
with an oscilloscope can be very time consuming. The exclusive eye-scan
capability of the U4154A allows a quick overview of signal integrity on
all signals of a DDR system in a fraction of the time it takes using
alternative methods. Software and probes for the U4154A logic analyzer help engineers complete their tasks. o The
Agilent B4622A DDR2/3 protocol-compliance and analysis tool automates
measurements on deep DDR bus traces to help engineers quickly identify
protocol problem areas. The software provides an overview of system
performance. o Agilent
and its channel partners offer a broad range of probing solutions
compatible with the U4154A, including DDR BGA probes and interposers as
well as Agilent soft-touch probes for midbus probing. The
U4154A logic analyzer module is compatible with Agilent’s M9502A
two-slot AXIe chassis. Multiple modules can be combined on a single time
base and trigger sequencer. Multiple modular systems, including Agilent
16900 series frames, can be combined for time-correlated measurements
on multiple buses in a system. “By
introducing the industry’s fastest logic analyzer, we are helping our
customers continue to innovate as digital bus speeds increase,” said
Ross Nelson, general manager of Agilent’s Digital Debug Solutions
product line. “This new module delivers on the AXIe standard’s promise
to enable unprecedented performance in an open, modular form factor.
This introduction highlights Agilent’s commitment to growing its AXIe
solutions portfolio, to enable measurement in several domains, such as
high-speed logic and protocols.” The
U4154A will be featured at the Synopsis Users Group Conference March
28-30, 2011, and at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing starting April
12. Additional
information on the Agilent U4154A logic analyzer is available at
www.agilent.com/find/U4154A.. Product images are available at
www.agilent.com/find/U4154A_images. A backgrounder on Semiconductor
Memory Markets, Standards and Test Equipment is available at
www.agilent.com/find/memory_backgrounder Information
on the company’s complete line of logic analyzers is available at
www.agilent.com/find/logic. Information on Agilent’s modular products
and systems is available at www.agilent.com/find/modular Information on compatible probes made by Agilent channel partners is available on these websites: o FuturePlus probes: www.futureplus.com/DDR3-Memory/agilent-la-support-overview.html o Nexus Technology DDR probes: www.nexustesttechnology.com/
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES
Publié le 30-03-2011
