High-performance scope series adds 13-GHz and 16-GHz models

By Carolyn Mathas, contributing writer

Tektronix, Inc. announced the expansion of its DPO70000SX Series Performance Oscilloscope , adding 13-GHz and 16-GHz models. The new models provide access to the high sample rate and low noise floor of Tektronix’s highest-performance family of oscilloscopes at lower bandwidth levels and at more affordable prices.

With the new models, these high-end capabilities are available to lower-speed interfaces such as USB, Display Port, HDMI, LPDDR, MIPI C-PHY, and D-PHY, as well as PCI Express Gen 3 and SATA legacy server storage applications used in consumer, automotive, and military/aerospace.

Features include four 50-GS/s sample rate input channels that synchronize up to four scopes for a total of 16 input channels. An UltraSync architecture offers precise data synchronization and convenient operation across multi-unit systems for applications requiring more than four channels.

The Tektronix UltraSync architecture provides the configuration flexibility necessary to easily add acquisition channels and maintain channel-to-channel timing accuracy.

The DPO70000SX Series is supported by compliance applications packages that offer the industry’s fastest throughput for standards including USB, Display Port, HDMI, DDR, LPDDR, MIPI, SATA, and PCI Express. The oscilloscopes work seamlessly with Tektronix signal sources such as the BSX Series BERTScope, AWG70000B, and AWG5200 arbitrary waveform generator, providing end-to-end solutions for transmission and receiver testing.

The low profile of the DPO70000SX series fits in a single 3U rackmount space. Stacking two oscilloscopes in the same space as a single standard bench oscilloscope is also an option.