Verigy Semiconductor Test Newsletter
September 2009
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methodologies, innovations, events, and news
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Technical Notes
Solving MIPI D-PHY Transmitter Test Challenges

Test Methodologies
Mixed Signal Lecture Series: DSP-Based Testing Fundamentals 17 - Signal to Noise Ratio

Q&A
MIPI D-PHY vs. MIPI M-PHY

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Technical Note

Solving MIPI D-PHY Transmitter Test Challenges
MIPI stands for “Mobile Industry Processor Interface”, which provides a flexible, low-cost, high-speed interface solution for communication links between components inside a mobile device. With more than 100 companies backing this emerging standard, MIPI is expected to be widely adopted for smart phones and similar application-rich networked devices, as well as in personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other consumer electronics. This paper, which complements another one published in the December 2008 issue of go/semi newsletter, elaborates the transmitter test solution for the MIPI D-PHY standard.  acro_icon, 836 KB


Test Methodologies

Mixed Signal Lecture Series: DSP-Based Testing Fundamentals 17 - Signal to Noise Ratio
In some cases, calculating Signal to Noise Ratio using FFT is not possible or gives inaccurate results. This article discusses calculating Signal to Noise ratio in the time domain. The strategy is to separate the signal from the noise. Estimation of the fundamental signal is the key.  acro_icon, 690 KB

Q&A

Question: "What's the difference between MIPI D-PHY and MIPI M-PHY?"
DigRF v4 is the recently introduced successor of DigRF v3. DigRF v4 uses MIPI M-PHY as physical layer. How does MIPI M-PHY compares to MIPI D-PHY?  acro_icon, 20 KB.


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Verigy Announces "Call-for-Ideas" for it's VOICE 2010 Conference

Verigy Announces VOICE 2010 Conference for Customers and Partners


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