As data rates of mobile bus system increase, the edge speed of the signal gets faster, thus requiring higher bandwidth probe solutions.
At the same time, many systems deploy a continuously variable termination mechanism,
switching the termination impedance back and forth between low and high impedance, in order to save the power consumption in devices.
This requires a higher speed probing solution with high input impedance profile over wider frequency range for low probe loading.
This is common signal behavior in high-speed mobile communication technologies typically deployed in DDR/LPDDR and MIPI.
The MX0023A InfiniiMax RC probe provides the best of both worlds – high bandwidth and low loading,
offering up to 25 GHz bandwidth and RC input impedance profile for extremely low midband loading necessary to address modern high-speed probing requirements. It also provides a wide variety of flexible connectivity solution,
covering today’s emerging signaling standards such as DDR5/LPDDR5 and other high-speed signal debug and validation test needs.
“RC” (red trace): traditional resistance – then capacitance impedance profile
“RCRC” (blue trace): High DC impedance, moderate mid-band impedance
Each indiviual InfiniiMax RC probe amplifier contains its own frequency repsonse data.
As with the InfiniiMax III and III+ probe amp, the unique s parameter of the InfiniiMax RC probe amp is stored in the probe amp and
is used with the s parameters of the various probe heads to further flatten the magnitude and phase response of the probe for high accuracy measurements.
A proprietary ASIC technology is utilized for the InfiniiMax RC probe to accommodate the highest performance needs and is unmatched by any product in the market. The technology enables an auto-switchable 1:1 and 4:1 attenuation ratio of the probe for superior noise performance,
while maintaining the maximum 25 GHz bandwidth. At 1:1 attenuation ratio,
the probe provides 25 nV/√(Hz) of excellent spectral noise density referred to the input of the probe,
which is comparable to the market leading InfiniiMax II 1169B/68B probes.
Keysight’s InfiniiMax RC probe supports a wide variety of high-speed probing applications with an extensive line-up of probe heads and accessories.
Continuing the probe head topology pioneered by Keysight in the InfiniiMax I and II probe systems,
three new probe heads are provided to accommodate multiple use models.
The MX0100A and MX0106A offer an exceptionally wide operating temperature range of -55 °C to +150 °C,
making them ideal for environmental testing of a wide variety of high-speed devices.