DocumentCode :
2713915
Title :
An Active Test Fixture Approach for Testing 28 Gbps Applications Using a Lower Data Rate ATE System
Author :
Moreira, José ; Roth, Bernhard ; McCowan, Callum
Author_Institution :
Advantest, Boeblingen, Germany
fYear :
2012
fDate :
19-22 Nov. 2012
Firstpage :
264
Lastpage :
269
Abstract :
With some applications already requiring data rates above 12.8 Gbps (e.g. 28 Gbps) and given the fact that the current fastest ATE pin electronics card available in the market can only reach 12.8 Gbps, there is a challenge to provide an ATE based solution for these data rates. Since the market for these applications has not justified until now the development of a 28 Gbps ATE pin electronics card, we propose in this paper an active test fixture approach to test application requiring data rates in the 12.8 Gbps to 40 Gbps range using available pin electronics channels with a maximum data rate of 12.8 Gbps together with SiGe MUX and DEMUX modules, frequency multipliers, frequency dividers, band pass filters and amplifiers. This solution does not require any external instrumentation or any modification of the ATE system. We will present results at 28 Gbps using a proof of concept prototype in a loop back configuration. We will also discuss how to address the test fixture design challenges at these data rates.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; amplifiers; band-pass filters; frequency dividers; frequency multipliers; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit testing; ATE pin electronics card; DEMUX module; SiGe; active test fixture approach; amplifier; band pass filter; bit rate 12.8 Gbit/s to 40 Gbit/s; data rate ATE system; frequency divider; frequency multiplier; loop back configuration; pin electronics channel; test fixture design; Band pass filters; Clocks; Consumer electronics; Fixtures; Jitter; Phase noise; Voltage measurement; 28 Gbps; ATE; Active Test Fixture; DEMUX; MUX;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Test Symposium (ATS), 2012 IEEE 21st Asian
Conference_Location :
Niigata
ISSN :
1081-7735
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4555-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1081-7735
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ATS.2012.33
Filename :
6394212
Link To Document :
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