Electronic Design

Bit-Error-Rate Testers Face Ethernet Speed Challenges

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. The bit error ratio (BER) is defined as the probability that a bit is received in ...
Electronic Design

1.5 Gb/s BER Tester Shows Where And When Errors Occur

In addition to detailed bit-error rate (BER) tests and measurements, the BA1500 BitAlyzer shows where and when the errors occur. Error location analysis includes bit-errors, block errors, and ...
EDN

BER testers include many tools for high-bit-rate serial-data analysis

Agilent says its N4900-series serial BER (bit-error-ratio) testers are the first such instruments to provide built-in true-differential, 50Ω inputs and outputs, CDR (clock-data recovery), and enhanced ...
EDN

DisplayPort adds testing twists

DisplayPort lets PC graphic ICs and cards communicate to digital monitors or other display devices over a high-speed serial link. As with all serial buses, you must test DisplayPort components and ...
TechRepublic

Bit Error Rate Simulation Using 16 QAM Technique in Matlab

Bit Error Rate Simulation Using 16 QAM Technique in Matlab In this paper, the authors introduce the Bit Error Rate (BER) simulation using 16 QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) in Matlab. Bit error ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Overcoming Signal Integrity Challenges Of 112G Connections

One of the big challenges with 112G SerDes (and, to a lesser extent, all SerDes) is handling signal integrity issues. In the worst case of a long-reach application, the signal starts at the ...