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What does Keysight do?Highlights:
- Provides measurement procedures for compliance testing USB Type-C cable assemblies in time and frequency domains
- Supports the USB Type-C™ Specification, version 1.1 and Compliance Test Specification, version 1.0
SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 27, 2016
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced the availability of a new Method of Implementation (MOI) document for cable assembly compliance tests defined in Rev. 1.1 of the USB Type-C specification and Rev. 1.0 of the USB Type-C Compliance Test Specification (CTS). The USB Type-C MOI, together with a test package such as Keysight's state file, works with the M937xA PXIe multiport vector network analyzer to provide the compliance test solution for USB Type-C cable assemblies. This step-by-step guide of measurement procedures for time and frequency domains simplifies compliance setup and testing.
Driven by the demand for more bandwidth, high-speed digital standards continue to evolve to higher data rates. The 10-Gbps USB 3.1 specification delivers more than double the practical data rate compared to the current 5-Gbps USB 3.0. This increase in data rate, results in even tougher requirements for the physical layer to ensure interoperability. One of the measurement challenges for such high-speed digital cable assemblies is to perform the multiport measurements.
Keysight's M937xA PXIe Multiport VNA provides true multiport measurements with full N-port calibration and an inherent frequency domain measurement capability. For the USB Type-C cable assembly tests, engineers can configure the M937xA to support 12-port measurements—from 300 kHz to 15 GHz—to generate an s12p touchstone file that engineers can analyze using the USB-IF compliance tool. By generating an s12p file using the VNA's 12-port configuration, the frequency domain measurement time is drastically reduced to just 20 seconds.
"Keysight MOIs are available for a number of different high-speed digital applications, such as HDMI, Ethernet and PCI Express," said Akira Nukiyama, vice president and general manager, Keysight's Component Test Division Kobe. "Our newest addition to this list, the USB Type-C cable assembly MOI, is yet another example of how we are working to give our customers the functionality they need to address high-speed measurement challenges and create a faster path to done."
The new USB Type-C cable assembly MOI for use with the M937xA PXIe multiport VNA is available now at www.keysight.com/find/pxivna_usbtype-c-cabcon. Images of the M937xA PXIe multiport VNA, 12-port configuration, and USB Type-C cable assembly measurement results are available at www.keysight.com/find/PXIeVNA_TypeC_images.
About Keysight PXIe Multiport Vector Network Analyzer
The Keysight M937xA vector network analyzer is the world's fastest PXI VNA, featuring a full 2-port VNA in one PXI slot and support for multiport measurements from 300 kHz to 26.5 GHz. Relying on the same measurement science as Keysight's trusted PNA and ENA VNAs, the PXIe VNA delivers measurement accuracy comparable to a box VNA with greater than 114-dB dynamic range, less than 0.003-dB trace noise and 0.005-dB/degree stability. In support of future multiport measurement needs, the PXIe VNA can be expanded up to 16 VNA modules in a single chassis, enabling up to 32-port, fully corrected multiport measurements.
About Keysight in Digital Test
Keysight's solutions for digital applications are driven and supported by Keysight experts who are involved in various international standards committees. Keysight experts are active in the Joint Electronic Devices Engineering Council (JEDEC), PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG®), Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO), USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®) Alliance, Ethernet standards (IEEE 802.3), Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) and many others. Keysight is committed to involvement in standards groups and related workshops, plugfests and seminars to ensure the right test solutions are created to meet customers' evolving needs.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) is a global electronic measurement technology and market leader helping to transform its customers' measurement experience through innovations in wireless, modular, and software solutions. Keysight's electronic measurement instruments, systems, software and services are used in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment and operation of electronic equipment. The business had revenues of $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2015. Information about Keysight is available at www.keysight.com.
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