Keysight Technologies today announces a new PCIe 7.0 Receiver (RX) Test application, growing its PCIe 7.0 portfolio to enable end-to-end transmitter and receiver validation. The receiver’s test application targets the emerging challenge of receiver validation performance at 128 GT/s for next-generation computers, AI, and data centre applications.
PCIe base specification releases continue to shorten and the PCIe 7.0 standard moves towards adoption. Engineers face rising challenges in validating receiver performance. These challenges are caused by a lack of test equipment for receiver testing, along with the increasingly complex stress signal calibration requirements.
At 128 GT/s, PCIe 7.0 receiver validation has become a defining hurdle for the industry. Reliable validation testing ensures the least risk and interoperability as the ecosystem scales. Keysight’s receiver test solution enables engineers to validate devices with confidence.
The combination of M8050A BERT family, M8042A 120 Gbaud pattern generator and M8043A error analyser forms the receiver dress testing. This enables accurate signal generation and analysis for ASIC validation.
Complimenting the hardware, the new N5991PB7A software helps in accelerating the receiver validation process by simplifying the calibration and control of PCIe 7.0 receiver stress signals. Advanced automation capabilities enable accuracy in ASIC receiver characterisation.
Combining the hardware and the software formulates a comprehensive PCIe 7.0 receiver test solution that aligns the validation workflow and improves measurement accuracy with ASIC development reliability in common clock mode.
The Key benefits of the new receiver stress calibration for PCIe 7.0 :
- Accelerates Receiver Bring-Up and Validation: Automated PCIe 7.0 RX workflows reduce manual setup and enable faster results.
- Reduces Compliance Risk at 128 GT/s: Specification-aligned, stressed-signal generation exposes receiver weaknesses initially, minimising last-stage rework.
- Compliments End-to-End PCIe 7.0 Test: When combined with Keysight’s PCIe 7.0 TX test solution, engineers gain comprehensive transmitter and coverage.
