Validating and Debugging DDR2, DDR3 SDRAM Designs
- Comprehensive Test solution from Analog to Digital Validation for All DDR Versions
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Memory Design and Validation
Chip/Component Design
Precise understanding of circuit behavior under range of
conditions
Margin testing
System Integration
Signal integrity and timing analysis, discovery of issues
under nominal conditions
Debug interoperability issues
Embedded Systems
Easy test setup
Quick pass/fail results
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DDR Test Challenges
Signal Access & Probing
– Easy-to-use / reliable connections
– Bandwidth & Signal Integrity
– Affordable
Isolation of Read/Write bursts
– Triggering or Post-Processing
Complexity of JEDEC Conformance Tests
– Parametric timing/amplitude measurements
– Vref / Vih / Vil, Derating
Results Validity / Statistics
Effective Reporting / Archiving
Advanced Analysis
– Characterization
– Debug
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Fast & Accurate instrument solutions
DDR, DDR2 & DDR3 SDRAM Solutions
Signal Path
Characterization and
Circuit Board Verification
DSA Sampling Oscilloscopes
Analog & Electrical Debug
Digital Validation & Debug
SDRAM Probing Solutions
DPO/DSA real time scopes &
software
Verify correct design and
circuit board performance
Signal integrity measurements
TLA Logic Analyzers with Nexus
& FuturePlus
Technology memory supports
Verify and debug command
sequence, timing, data, and
more
Easy and reliable physical
connection with minimal
loading
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Tektronix DDR Test Solutions
Path Characterization
& Circuit Board
Verification
Analog
Validation & Debug
Digital
Validation & Debug
DSA8200 sampling
oscilloscope
DSA70000 Probing
and measurement
Software
TLA7000, Memory
support and probing
solutions
DSA8200 sampling
oscilloscope
DSA70000 Probing
and measurement
Software
TLA7000, Memory
support and probing
solutions
DSA8200 sampling
oscilloscope
DSA70000 Probing
and measurement
Software
TLA7000, Memory
support and probing
solutions
DDR
266MHz
333MHz
400MHz
DDR2
400MHz
533MHz
667MHz
800MHz
1066MHz
DDR3
800MHz
1066MHz
1333MHz
1600MHz
1867MHz
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Problem: verify correct design and performance
Path Characterization & Circuit Board Verification
Characterize board/DIMM with TDR and
S-Parameters
Frequency-domain characterization of reflections
and loss in a network
Quantitative insight into the causes of
signal integrity problems
Measurements:
Impedance measurements
Insertion & Return Loss
Frequency domain crosstalk
transmissions
path
reflections
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Verify correct design and circuit performance
Path Characterization & Circuit Board Verification
DSA8200 Sampling Oscilloscope with TDR and
S-parameter generation software
Performance
Over 70GHz sampling bandwidth & lowest Jitter floor
Improved impedance measurement accuracy and
resolution (Z-Line)
1M record length enables measurements of long
interconnects at higher frequency
Efficiency & Simplicity
Emulate channel effect on jitter & noise using
TDR/TDT or S-parameter description
Automated procedures minimize errors & reduce test
time
Complete analysis tasks in minutes not hours
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Tektronix DDR Test Solutions
Path Characterization
& Circuit Board
Verification
Analog
Validation & Debug
Digital
Validation & Debug
DSA8200 sampling
oscilloscope
DSA70000 Probing
and measurement
Software
TLA7000, Memory
support and probing
solutions
DSA8200 sampling
oscilloscope
DSA70000 Probing
and measurement
Software
TLA7000, Memory
support and probing
solutions
DSA8200 sampling
oscilloscope
DSA70000 Probing
and measurement
Software
TLA7000, Memory
support and probing
solutions
DDR
266MHz
333MHz
400MHz
DDR2
400MHz
533MHz
667MHz
800MHz
1066MHz
DDR3
800MHz
1066MHz
1333MHz
1600MHz
1867MHz
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