Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A)
today introduced the industry's most comprehensive compliance test application
for systems using low-power double-data-rate 3 memory. In addition to
accelerating the turn-on and debug of LPDDR3-based systems, the tool offers
great flexibility to engineers working with nonstandard operating speeds and
voltages, giving them an efficient way to characterize their LPDDR3 designs.
The Agilent
U7231B LPDDR3 test application, which runs on Agilent Infiniium
9000, 90000A and 90000 X-Series oscilloscopes, provides LPDDR3 physical-layer
compliance measurements. Signal access is provided by Agilent's LPDDR3 BGA
probes.
LPDDR3 is a type of dynamic
random-access memory technology optimized for embedded and mobile applications.
It is ideal for mobile devices like smartphones, due to its low power
requirements. LPDDR3 DRAM, with data rates up to 1600 MT/s, is 50 percent
faster than current LPDDR2 DRAM.
The Agilent LPDDR3 compliance test
application is designed for engineers who work on smartphones, tablets, gaming
consoles and other consumer electronics. The U7231B provides automated testing
capabilities for clock, electrical and timing tests. The U7231B LPDDR3
application automatically configures the oscilloscope for each test and
generates a HTML report at the end of the test. The report compares the results
with the specified test limit and indicates how closely the device passes or
fails each test.
Engineers can easily debug signal
integrity issues using the U7231B software in conjunction with the new
InfiniiScan multichannel and multizone triggering scope features. Using this
method is more convenient than using multiple digital channels for command bus
triggering to separate read and write commands. This unique InfiniiScan feature
is available only with Agilent's 9000, 90000A and 90000
X-Series oscilloscopes.
To complete its LPDDR3 solutions,
Agilent offers LPDDR3 BGA probing solutions to provide the LPDDR3 signal
accessibility needed to perform physical-layer characterization, protocol
analysis and compliance tests. The U7231B LPDDR3 compliance test integrates InfiniiSim and PrecisionProbe tools
to enable de-embedding, which removes probing effects, thereby improving
measurement accuracy.
"Our new LPDDR3 solution offers
debugging and physical-layer characterization capabilities to help design
engineers test under nonstandard conditions," said Jay Alexander, vice
president and general manager of Agilent's Oscilloscope Products Division.
"By automating setup with the compliance test software, engineers can save
significant test time and ensure their LPDDR3 systems are compliant."
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The Agilent U7231B DDR3 and LPDDR3
compliance test application is available now for $4,200. An upgrade from the
current U7231A DDR3 compliance software test application to include support for
LPDDR3 is available with U7231B-002, priced at $2,000. Contact Agilent at www.agilent.com/find/contactus for
BGA probe pricing and availability.
Additional information
Additional information about Agilent's
LPDDR3 compliance test solution is available at www.agilent.com/find/U7231B.
Product images are available at www.agilent.com/find/U7231B_images.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is
the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical
analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The company's 18,700
employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues
of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.