Samtec and OPENEDGES Demonstrate LPDDR 5x IP Evaluation and Compliance Testing
Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are now commonplace in our daily lives. We can check the weather, news, pulse rate, and bank account in seconds. What was once fantasy is now reality.
LPDDR remains a foundational technology for the “mobile internet tsunami” (I know that’s an old phrase, but I like to use it). High-bandwidth, low-power, low-latency memory is essential to the mobile devices we all depend on.
One of Samtec’s partners, OPENEDGES, is a semiconductor IP provider whose portfolio includes the full memory subsystem, including on-chip interconnects, memory controller IP, and memory PHY IP.
Samtec, OPENEDGES, and Tektronix joined forces at SC24 recently to demonstrate the latest in LPDDR PHY IP. The demo in the video above showcases the OPENEDGES LPDDR 5X PHY IP in electrical characterization, compliance testing, and IP evaluation.
A Samtec Bulls Eye® BE40A high-performance test system routes signals from the test platform to the Tektronix scope to take advantage of the Tektronix DDR compliance software. When they connect their LPDDR PHY IP through the BE40A connector to the scope, they can generate both the electrical transmit eye and overlay the LPDDR eye mask to it. This verifies the compliance results.
The Samtec Bulls Eye high-performance test assembly features a high-density space-saving design that enables smaller evaluation boards and shorter trace lengths in test and measurement applications.
The Bulls Eye block compression mounts to the board for placement directly adjacent to the SerDes being characterized. The solderless design improves overall cost and is easy to use within a lab setting. End 2 of the cable assembly connects to instrumentation using any of the following connector options: 1.00 mm, 1.35 mm, 1.85 mm, 2.40 mm or 2.92 mm.
Samtec’s Bulls Eye assembly has been a proven test and measurement solution for over a decade. The need for multi-channel high-speed compression mount connectors with superior signal integrity has steadily increased. As a result, Bulls Eye assembly has also been adopted for use in clock/data recovery (CDR) for communications, millimeter wave radar systems, automated test equipment, next-generation FR2 5G networks, and a variety of custom high-density high-performance designs.
Single-row options are now available, supporting smaller board real estate in emerging high-performance, high-density applications.
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