Characterizing a MEMS switch for High-speed SerDes Interfaces (Teledyne LeCroy - Menlo Micro Webinar)

September 18, 2024

Characterizing a MEMS switch for High-speed SerDes Interfaces

Menlo Micro - Teledyne LeCroy Webinar Featuring Professor Eric Bogatin

Overview:

In many test applications, high bandwidth signals must be switched between Tx and Rx devices while maintaining high isolation and without introducing stub effects or degrading the signal quality. A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch that is electrically transparent would be the ideal solution.

See how Professor Eric Bogatin electrically characterizes a Menlo Micro MEMS switch for use in PCIe, Ethernet, Fiber Optic Transceivers, USB, MIPI and other high-speed serial links up to 64 Gb/s, using a network analyzer.

Topics covered in this webinar:

• Topology of a MEMS switch
• Fundamentals of network analyzer operation
• Challenges of measuring S-parameters on small devices
• S-parameter results
• Interpreting S-parameter results for stated applications

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MM5620 Loopback Eye-Diagram
Measurements at 64 Gbps