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News Release from: Tektronix | Subject: P6960 and P6980
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 July 2004
Novel probing technology aids high-speed
design
The P6960 and P6980 are high-density connectorless probes using new D-Max probing technology for the TLA700 Series of logic analysers.
The P6960 and P6980 are high-density connectorless probes using new D-Max probing technology for the TLA700 Series of logic analysers The new D-Max probing technology surpasses that of competing products with a similar profile by enabling leading channel density and signal integrity
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Oct 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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As circuit boards continue to shrink in size, these test points must be reduced proportionately without adding costs to the prototype.
Furthermore, it is critical that the method of accessing signals itself does not itself impact the measurement outcome.
Designers exploring advanced digital architectures have turned to the industry's technology leader, Tektronix, for a solution to these challenges.
The result is the pioneering D-Max probing technology, which dispenses with cumbersome connector housings while enhancing the reliability of the connection and minimising the footprint - and the cost - of onboard probing.
"These new products continue a tradition of innovation and leadership that began when Tektronix introduced the industry's first true connectorless probes, the P6860 and P6880 in 2002, which have become a de facto industry standard among digital designers confronting cutting-edge measurement problems", says Dave Ireland, European Business Development Manager for the Tektronix Logic Analyser Product Line: "Our new P6960 and P6980 probes incorporate D-Max probing technology to provide the industry's highest pin density and lowest loading in a tiny footprint".
"The new products will help today's innovators develop ever-faster serial buses and smaller digital systems".
Aimed at digital designers who must address today's multigigahertz bus speeds and commensurately tighter circuit design tolerances, the new probes provide the industry's densest channel count per unit area.
They situate 34 clock and/or data channels in a footprint that is 61% smaller than that of its predecessor and significantly smaller than any other offering in the market.
Most importantly, the small size and high density permit shorter traces and easier routing to probing sites, further conserving circuit board real estate.
Using the new D-Max probing technology, the P6960 and P6980 connectorless probes incorporate a durable new interconnect technology that ensures positive contact to board-mounted pads.
The P6960 is a 34-channel probe, with single-ended data and differential clocks.
The P6980 is also a 34-channel probe, but in addition to acquiring the clock signals differentially it also acquires the data channels differentially.
The differential data-acquisition capabilities make the P6980 probe suitable for the acquisition of very high speed signals. Request a free brochure from Tektronix ...
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