Teradyne launches new PHY performance testing instrument
The company says its new UltraPHY 224G product addresses emerging data rates in the datacentre and silicon photonics markets, and, together with its UltraPHY 112G instrument, delivers comprehensive, high-speed performance testing for current and next-generation interfaces
Teradyne has announced the release of its new UltraPHY 224G instrument for its UltraFLEXplus semiconductor test platform. The company describes the new product as a breakthrough in high-speed PHY performance testing that extends its portfolio beyond the UltraPHY 112G instrument already in production and adopted by a number of customers. Both solutions are designed for the UltraFLEXplus, and leverage Teradyne’s IG-XL software for ease of adoption.
UltraPHY 224G, developed by Teradyne with MultiLane modules, aims to deliver bench-quality signal generation and measurement for production testing. Designed to meet strict hardware and software standards, Teradyne says the instrument sets a new benchmark for test density and the signal fidelity required by next-generation semiconductor interfaces.
“With the introduction of Teradyne UltraPHY 224G, we are extending our portfolio to meet the most demanding next-generation PHY test requirements,” said Roy Chorev, vice president and general manager of compute test division at Teradyne. “Customers can be confident that their UltraPHY investments support both today’s and tomorrow’s chiplet-based architectures, advanced packaging, and KGD workflows.”
According to Teradyne, UltraPHY 112G is optimised for today’s high-speed standards, while UltraPHY 224G extends the performance envelope to address emerging data rates in the datacentre and silicon photonics markets. Both instruments are designed to co-exist in the same UltraFLEXplus platform, giving customers flexibility to test a broad range of current and future high-speed interfaces.
UltraPHY 224G provides 8 full-duplex differential lanes plus 8 Rx-only differential lanes per instrument, Teradyne says, supporting data rates up to 112G NRZ and 224G (112 Gbaud PAM4) using a DSO + BERT architecture. The company adds that, like its UltraPHY 112G, the UltraPHY 224G is extremely scalable, with support for multiple instruments per UltraFLEXplus platform and the flexibility to extend to emerging advanced modulation formats as the industry evolves.
