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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) recently announced a new flying lead solder-down probe for PCI Express 3.0 protocol
analysis. The new U4324A probe, for use with Agilent's U4301A protocol analyzer
module, is the industry's most cost-effective solder-down probing solution.
"The PCI Express flying lead probe
is designed for simplicity, flexibility and low cost," said Rob Vezina, a
PCI Express product marketing engineer at Agilent. "It cleanly captures
8.0 GT/s traces from the device under test while it eliminates the need to buy
more expensive solder-down probes that contain wires that are unused for the
testing application."
Other probes on the market come
equipped with 16, unmappable leads, resulting in unused leads that increase the
price of the probe, even though they are not useful for today's most common
channel tests. Agilent's U4324A flying lead probe can be used for bidirectional
lane widths as narrow as x2, making it the most cost-effective solution for
capturing 8 GT/s traces in the industry. It was designed with the needs of
silicon, system and embedded PC connector testing in mind.
Agilent's U4301A PCI Express 3.0
protocol analyzer can accept up to four flying lead probes, offering support
for up to 16 channels. The module's software enables users to remap any
available wire on the probe. It also supports bidirectional capability,
upstream or downstream, for every channel. What's more, it can map any unused
cable to replace a lead that is damaged or broken. Finally, the probe provides
an additional line for connection to an external reference clock, and it
supports 2.5-GT/s, 5-GT/s and 8-GT/s PCI Express IO speeds.
The most delicate part of any
solder-down probe is the tip. To further reduce the cost of testing, Agilent's
U4324A PCI Express 3.0 flying lead probe works with Agilent's low-cost,
replaceable N5426A ZIF (zero insertion force) tip kit. Each of the four probe
leads can then plug into the expendable ZIF tip, which is then soldered to the
channel on the device under test. The kit allows users to easily replace tips
as necessary, ensuring the long life of the Agilent U4324 flying lead
solder-down probe.
Additional information is available at www.agilent.com/find/U4324A.
A high-resolution screen image of Agilent's U4324A flying lead probe is
available at www.agilent.com/find/U4324A_images.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The U4324A PCI Express 3.0 flying lead
solder-down probe and ZIF tip kit are available now. The U4324A starts at
approximately $7,000.
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.
PCI Express is a U.S. registered
trademark of PCI-SIG.