SANTA CLARA, Calif.--()--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that ASMedia Technology Inc., a Taiwanese IC design house, has selected the Agilent USB 3.0 test solution for in-house certification of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 devices. Agilent’s comprehensive solution ensures compliance with the USB 3.0 standard. The Agilent USB 3.0 test solution is designed to reduce development costs, provide accurate test results, and simplify measurement processes for test engineers in the consumer electronics, cable manufacturer, and semiconductor industries.
“Agilent’s USB 3.0 test solution offers reliable and repeatable test results, enabling us to quickly and accurately test our designs, and thus pass compliance tests”
The solution includes a DSA91304A Infiniium oscilloscope, USB 3.0 test fixture, an error detector and pattern generator based on the J-BERT N4903B high-performance serial BERT, and the N5990A automation test software platform from Agilent’s partner BitifEye Digital Test Solutions. The J-BERT’s internal SJ and SSC generation eliminates the need for external signal and noise generators required in previous USB 3.0 test setups. Agilent unveiled the new J-BERT capabilities at the USB-IF Compliance Workshop in Portland, Ore., Nov. 2-4, 2009.
“Agilent is involved in the development of a full array of high-speed digital communication specifications. We help companies meet compliance testing requirements and address the challenges presented by those technologies,” said Allen Chang, general manager of Agilent Taiwan Electronic Measurements Group. “Agilent develops tools in the physical, data link, and protocol layers to help companies meet the challenges posed by the USB 3.0 standard.”
“Agilent’s USB 3.0 test solution offers reliable and repeatable test results, enabling us to quickly and accurately test our designs, and thus pass compliance tests,” said Chi Chang, vice president of ASMedia’s R&D division. “The Agilent USB 3.0 test solution also lets us smoothly validate the signal integrity and perform stress tests on our USB 3.0 devices. We are happy to choose Agilent as our long-term technology partner for high-speed, high-performance digital IC test solutions.”
ASMedia announced its first USB-IF certified SuperSpeed USB product -- the ASM1051 USB 3.0 to SATA controller. The controller, which is the first in Taiwan, has been widely adopted in large-size storage devices, offering much higher data-transfer rates as compared to USB 2.0 devices.
“ASM1051 represents a significant milestone for ASMedia Technology,” said Weber Chuang, senior associate vice president of ASMedia Technology. “The advanced device allows users to fully leverage the wide bandwidth of the next-generation SuperSpeed USB specification. ASMedia Technology promises to continually enhance our product capabilities and provide high-quality, turn-key solutions.”
Benefits of the Agilent USB 3.0 test solution for transmitter and receiver test include:
- comprehensive and accurate transmitter and receiver design and characterization test capability;
- customer investment protection due to signal generation and analysis capability for the bus standards USB, PCI Express®, SATA and DisplayPort testing; and
- easy, accurate and fast compliance testing.
Additional information about Agilent’s USB 3.0 compliance test solution can be viewed at www.agilent.com/find/usb. High-resolution images are available at www.agilent.com/find/usb_images.
A backgrounder on USB technology and Agilent’s solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/usb_backgrounder.
Additional information about Agilent’s USB 3.0 receiver test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/usb3_rx_test.
View the recorded webinar “How to Handle USB 3.0 Physical Layer Test Requirements” at www.agilent.com/find/dptwebcasts.
About USB
USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. The USB-IF was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of Universal Serial Bus technology. The Forum facilitates the development of high-quality compatible USB peripherals (devices), and promotes the benefits of USB and the quality of products that have passed compliance testing. USB 3.0 is also known as SuperSpeed USB. More information can be found at www.usb.org.
Agilent’s Digital Test Standards Program
Agilent’s solutions for digital applications are driven and supported by Agilent experts who are involved in various international standards committees. We call it the Agilent Digital Test Standards Program. Our 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. Our involvement in these standards groups and their related workshops, plugfests and seminars enables Agilent to bring the right solutions to the market when our customers need them.
About ASMedia Technology
Founded in March 2004, ASMedia Technology Inc. is a leading fabless IC design company focusing on high-speed analog IC designs. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, ASMedia Technology’s stockholders include heavyweight computer companies such as Asustek Computer Inc. and GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., with more than 80 percent of company staff developers and engineers. ASMedia provides solutions for picture-quality digital photo frame controllers, PCI Express (PCIe) signal switch ICs, HDMI level shifters, and SSD controllers and USB 3.0 controllers. The company has become the vendor of the leading motherboard providers and branded OEMs, such as ASUS, DELL, ECS, Gigabyte, Lenovo, HP, LG, Liteon, MSI, Sony, and Toshiba. Information about ASMedia is available on the Web at www.asmedia.com.tw.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 17,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2009. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
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