Agilent Technologies has introduced its graphics double data rate 5 (GDDR5) compliance test application packages and GDDR5 ball-grid array (BGA) probes for oscilloscopes.
According to Agilent, the U7245A GDDR5 test application tool, which runs on Agilent Infiniium 90000 and 90000 X-Series oscilloscopes, will help engineers accelerate the turn-on and debug of GDDR5-based systems. It provides GDDR5 physical-layer compliance measurements that are based on the Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) JESD212 GDDR5 SGRAM specification.
The GDDR5 technology enable higher data rates of up to five times faster than GDDR3 and four times faster than GDDR4, the company said. It also provides automated physical layer testing capability for all clock, electrical and timing tests. For each test, the testing tool automatically generates an HTML report that is viewable with any Web browser. The report compares the results with the specification test limit and indicates how closely the device passes or fails each test.