Agilent Adds HDMI Measurement Solution

Sept. 20, 2006

Agilent Technologies has dveloped an integrated sink, source, and cable test solution for the new High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.3 standard. The system is used for manual and automated HDMI physical-layer compliance tests, as well as for margin-test and characterization for R&D and manufacturing. Target customers include consumer electronics manufacturers, semiconductor supplies, and cable manufacturers. Key elements of the new solution include Infiniium oscilloscopes, a time domain reflectometer (TDR), a ParBERT-based Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) signal generator, extensions to the test automation software (N5990A), and HDMI-specific accessories, including the new N1080A series Test Point Access (TPA) Assembly adapters. The Infiniium oscilloscope software (N5399A) provides an integrated equalizer as well as jitter-separation capabilities for accurate total-jitter extrapolation. For more information, visit the web site at: www.agilent.com.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.