Alphawave Semi and Teledyne LeCroy announced the unveiling of PCI Express 7.0 signal generation, transmission, and measurement collaboration at DesignCon in Santa Clara, CA. This launch is the culmination of Alphawave Semi and Teledyane LeCroy's collaborative efforts, with results that push the boundaries of signal transmission and measurement technologies. These results accelerate the deployment of PCIe 7.0 technology for data-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) workloads for hyperscaler and data infrastructure applications.

The technical presentation will showcase Alphawave Semi's Input/Output Buffer Information Specification algorithms interface (IBIS-AMI). This interface is integral to predicting the transmitter output performance of the Alphawave Semi 128 Gigabit per second (Gbps) DSP-based Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes), using Teledyne LeCroy's WaveMaster® 8650HD 65 GHz, 12-bit high-definition oscilloscope (HDO®) and QualiPHY® compliance test software for PCIe 7.0. Results will show that the Alphawave Semi 128 Gbps SerDes, when measured with the Teledyne LeCroy 12-bit, 65 GHz oscilloscope, passes all expected PCI-SIG® PCIe 7.0 electrical base and compliance tests, including: Transmitter jitter; Pulse response; Signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio (SNDR). Following the technical session presentation, attendees can experience a live demonstration at Booth 1249 in the DesignCon exhibition hall to witness firsthand the simulation and transmitter test validations for PCI-SIG PCIe 7.0 electrical base, compliance test specification requirements.

The technical session and demonstration will be the first to demonstrate a correlation between models and measurements for 128 GT/s data transfers using a 65 GHz oscilloscope. This will play a vital role in supporting the development of the PCIe 7.0 compliance program.