Tektronix unveils new toolset for engineers

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 19:23 IST   |    1 Comments
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Tektronix unveils new toolset for engineers
Bangalore: Tektronix, a supplier of test, measurement and monitoring products and services for the communications, computer and semiconductor industries, announced a new toolset for characterization, debug and automated compliance test of Superspeed USB (USB 3.0) devices. The new option USB-TX provides an automated one-button solution to authenticate USB 3.0 transmitter devices. The company also introduced a full set of USB 3.0 test fixtures that allow engineers to perform more accurate transmitter, receiver and cable testing. Option USB-TX is built on TekExpress framework. The TekExpress modules are based on the test requirements and Methods of Implementation (MOI) specified and published by the standard bodies. "TekExpress takes the guess-work out of high speed serial data testing. In today's environment, customers are working with multiple standards, making it challenging to become an expert in all of them. It also provides the required expertise and allows our customers to focus on bringing their design to market." said Ian Valentine, General Manager Technology Solutions Group, Tektronix The compliance toolset and plug-style text fixture makes the product different from other available solutions. The Tektronix real time oscilloscopes with bandwidths up to 20GHz provide good signal fidelity, lowest noise floor and highest number of effective bits (ENOB), enabling greater margin and fidelity for demanding compliance and debug testing. The USB will join other high speed standards like 8 Gb/s PCI Express and SATA 6 Gb/s. "We have been able to preview the new Tektronix test solution for Superspeed USB and we are excited about the increase in productivity that this solution will bring to Fresco Logic's USB 3.0 chip design process," said Bob McVay, Chief Technical Officer of Fresco Logic. The USB-TX based on the TekExpress framework can be ordered immediately in the U.S. and costs around $5000. However in India the product will be available only in the summer of 2009.