Company Profile

SyntheSys Research is an innovator in high speed signal integrity test and measurement solutions. SyntheSys is leading the evolution of test by changing the way design engineers utilize test and measurement on the bench with a new instrument class, the BERTScope. SyntheSys is committed to reducing the overall cost of test, and providing solutions that improve productivity with greater test and measurement capability in less test time. Focused on customers who are leading the next generation of high speed serial data transmission development, SyntheSys is first to market in key areas to meet the most rigorous test standards:

• Giving engineers the insight they need to solve the toughest signal integrity problems quickly
• Direct correlation of bit errors to eye diagrams for faster time to insight
• 3- and 4-tap programmable pre-emphasis with BERTScope Digital Pre-Emphasis Processor (DPP) for easy compliance testing

Company Heritage

SyntheSys Research was established in 1989 with engineering roots in signal integrity research. With a legacy in the disk memory, digital video test, and satellite businesses, SyntheSys has pioneered innovative bit error analysis techniques into award winning instruments.

Dr. Lutz Henckels was appointed CEO of SyntheSys Research in 2004 to lead SyntheSys through the next generation of signal integrity research and design. Dr. Henckels was president and CEO of LeCroy Corporation for nine years, taking it public in 1996, and more than tripling its oscilloscope business during his tenure. The addition of test and measurement talent from Agilent and LeCroy over the last few years has given SyntheSys the breadth to lead the next wave of high speed communications test and measurement. Venture capital funded and supported by Advent International, SyntheSys is currently delivering innovative solutions to market at record pace.

The Markets

SyntheSys Research is focused on the computer, storage, enterprise, and telecommunications market segments where faster clock speeds and new architectures are requiring greater efficiencies at higher bandwidths. The latest CMOS technologies are enabling 10 Gb/s development and beyond. The faster data rates are requiring a shift from parallel to serial to alleviate bottlenecks. Higher speed (>1 Gb/s) electrical components, serial links, and interfaces are being developed for computer memory, buses, and backplanes, including Serial ATA, and PCI Express II & III standards. Design engineers are testing new electrical and optical storage, enterprise and telecommunications components, transceivers and network equipment, including OIF CEI, 4x, 8x, 16x Fiber Channel, and 10G, 40G, 100G Ethernet standards.

The Customers

SyntheSys Research has distributors worldwide and an established customer base of leading edge developers including AMCC, Ciena, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, IDT, Infineon, Intel, LSI, Lucent, Marvel, Maxtor, Samsung, and Seagate.