Welcome to the BERTScope Newsletter - the latest hints, tricks and tutorials on signal integrity measurements from SyntheSys Research, Inc.

How-to Articles

PCI Express 5.0 GT/s Add-In Card Receiver Testing
PCI Express 2.5 GT/s Add-In Card Receiver Testing
PCI Express Transmitter PLL Testing — A Comparison of Methods
PCI Express 2.5 GT/s Add-In Card Transmitter Testing

Great Resources

Combating Closed Eyes - Design and Measurement of Pre-emphasis and Equalization for Lossy Channels - webcast by Tom Waschura
Gigabit Signal Integrity Creates New Challenges - BestTest Newsletter article
Serial ATA Interoperability Program Revision 1.2 SyntheSys Research, Inc. MOI for RSG Tests using BERTScope
 
  Pass PCI Express Physical Layer Compliance Testing the First Time - webcast by Bent Hessen-Schmidt

What's New at SyntheSys?

New PCI Express® Test Bench by BERTScope offers complete 5.0 and 2.5 GT/s testing of receivers and transmitters for add-in card and chip designers.
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New BERTScope PLA: A Complete PLL Compliance Test Solution for PCIe Components and Add-In Cards.
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SyntheSys is opening an office in Tokyo to provide enhanced support for Japan.
Contact Our APAC Team >>

Come and See us at...

LEOS Optical Show
Exhibitor - EMV, December 17th - 18th, Brussels, Belgium
Fiber Optics Expo
January 16th-18th, Tokyo, Japan
DesignCon
February 4th-7th, Santa Clara, California
Optical Fiber Conference
February 26th-28th, San Diego, California

Question:
What is the difference between pre-emphasis and de-emphasis?

Answer:
De-emphasis, which is often used in test and validation vocabulary, and pre-emphasis, which is commonly used in IC design and simulation, result in the same waveform shape. The difference in terminology is due to the fact that de-emphasis considers the second bit in a series of ones or a series of zeroes to be attenuated, whereas pre-emphasis considers the first bit as sent with a larger drive level.


Science Puzzler
Q: When you turn on a light switch, there is a tiny but measurable interval before the light comes on. How long does it take? What causes any delay – are you waiting for the electrons in the wires to reach the light bulb? Once the current is flowing, how soon does the light bulb begin emitting visible light?
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- Thor Heyerdahl,
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