Agilent Technologies has introduced the industry's "first comprehensive DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) protocol debug and validation test suite for digital designers developing computer and embedded memory applications. The test platform offers 2.0GT/s 16962A logic analysis module, a complete probing portfolio for DDR3 BGA (Ball Grid Array) and DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) and also ensures DDR3 compliance and performance with the software environment.
The use of DDR3 has significantly increased in both the computer and embedded memory design market. DDR3 is claimed to provide higher performance and lower power, which encourages many memory designers to adopt DDR3 memory devices in their board design.
Today's computer speeds and complexities demand that engineers take test and measurement requirements into account when writing specifications so that the technology will be testable. Measurements are central to the diagnosis of a problem and when proving the correct fix has been made. Agilent in turn contributes to standards groups, such as JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), to ensure the designs for testing are guaranteed and that its own products meet specific compliance regulations.
Features and benefits of the new Agilent DDR test suite include:
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16962A logic analysis module with 2.0GT/s state speed and 2GHz trigger sequence speed which enables full capability to reliably trigger and capture DDR3 1600 signals. When used with the new DDR3 probing solution and analysis software tool, this module provides full test capability for system integration in the memory industry;
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W3630A Series DDR3 BGA probe to provide direct access to the DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) with low loading and minimal impact to signal integrity on the embedded system design. The probes are used with oscilloscopes and logic analysers to perform physical layer and functional test; and
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N4835A DDR3 slot interposer enables up to 1.6GT/s high-speed memory bus access through a slot connector in the server and desktop application. The DDR3 slot interposer provides a non-intrusive probing design for quick and easy access to industry-standard DDR3 DIMM.
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