[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]nritsu Company, as part of its commitment to develop innovative test solutions to meet the needs of signal integrity engineers, announces a working cooperation with Wild River Technology. The two companies are collaborating to provide test solutions that meet the rigorous test requirements associated with high-speed serial data interconnects, SERDES testing, cables, and backplanes used in Next Generation Networks (NGNs).

As part of the cooperation, Anritsu has introduced the Wild River Technology CMP-28 and CMP-32 Channel Modeling Platforms (CMPs) as complements to the Anritsu VectorStar™ MS4640B Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) series. Together, the CMP platforms and VectorStar provide a means of accurately verifying measurement-simulation correlation for signal integrity engineers and designers working on high-speed systems ranging from 6 to 32 Gbps data rates. CMP-28 is aimed at developers working up to 28 Gbps and CMP-32 for rates up to 32 Gbps.

Users make S-parameter measurements of the CMP platform structures with VectorStar and then compare the results with the predictions of a 3D-EM simulator based on the supplied dimensional and dielectric properties of the structures. Together, the CMP platform and VectorStar enable signal integrity engineers to have fewer design cycles through validation of measurement-simulation correspondence and have greater confidence in first-turn design success. This removes the need to develop custom channel modeling platforms, improves the designer’s confidence and speeds time-to-market.