Introducing Atlas 2014 PCB Insertion loss test system

New Features Featuring support for SPP, SET 2 SEIL & SET 2 DIL 2

New Features Atlas 2014 Introduces: • Support for SPP testing • Integrated environment for SPP / SET 2 DIL / Impedance Shortens training time. • Built in multiple waveform view • Support for 20 GHz, 30 GHz and 50 GHz sampling modules • New ergonomic ESD safe probe housings for SET 2 DIL test • Snapshot – for archiving and recreation of test results • Compliant with IPC-TM-650 2. 5. 5. 12 3 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Support for SPP insertion loss measurement technique Integrated waveform view display –

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New Features SPP Impedance pre screening Built in waveform view allows user display expanded

New Features Atlas SPP: • An SPP test comprises: • A series of thorough impedance pre-screening tests • (Test for line taper / impedance imbalance) • Above tests performed on both a long and short line in both forward and backward directions. • Followed by: • Alpha (loss) / Beta (phase) tests / Calculation of Effective Er • Compliant with IPC-TM-650 2. 5. 5. 12 7 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Atlas SPP: • The following sequence of screens step through a typical SPP test: • Pre-screening – Waveform windowing – Alpha (loss) and Beta (phase) measurements. • The very first slide of the sequence explains the coupon layout and typical connectors used. 8 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Typical SPP coupon connectors and terminology Legend denoting length and impedance of long line. in this case 11 cm (110 mm) and 85 Ohms differential. Legend denoting length and impedance of short line. in this case 4 cm (40 mm) and 85 Ohms differential. Short line forward connectors. 9 Short line backward connectors. Long line forward connectors. Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013 All connectors typically Molex surface mount SMA. Each connector fitted to the board with screws sized to the thickness of the coupon Long line backward connectors.

New Features Step 1 Pre screen impedance long line forward direction 10 Copyright ©

New Features Step 2 Pre screen impedance long line backward 11 Copyright © Polar

New Features Step 3 Pre screen impedance short line forward 12 Copyright © Polar

New Features Step 4 Pre screen impedance short line backward 13 Copyright © Polar

New Features Step 5 SPP test long line 14 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Step 6 SPP test short line 15 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Processed result screen Click on any individual result for detail view 16

New Features Pre-Screen Z differential impedance test Differential impedance measured forward / backward and

New Features Pre-Screen Odd impedance Short & long line odd impedance and balance test

New Features Even signal impedance pre screen Even signal impedance and balance test 19

New Features Pre-Screen one side of line pair (single ended) Single ended pre-screen of

New Features Pre-Screen second side of line pair (single ended) Single ended pre-screen of

New Features Raw Time domain transmission impulse waveforms Raw and unprocessed impulse waveforms as uploaded from the sampling oscilloscope prior to mathematical conditioning for FFT processing. Note the reduction in impulse height on the long line impulse owing to signal losses. Hence the name “Short pulse propagation” 22 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Windowed TDT Impulse response display Mathematically processed TDT waveform data per IPC-TM-650 prior to FFT extraction of loss and phase information. 23 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Spectra display The spectra display is an indication of how much energy remains in the short and long line at any given frequency. The upper frequency of the measurement is limited by the signal power being large enough compared to the noise in the system for the math to “dig out” the ratio of power in the long line to that in the short line. . 24 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Alpha (insertion loss display) Alpha* is the measured insertion loss. This is similar to the “loss” graph seen on the Polar Si 9000 e. SPP denotes loss in d. B/cm (10 mm). Pass fail criteria are set in the test editor according to the limits laid down by the OEM. (*Alpha is the attenuation of the transmission line when driven and terminated by a matched load) 25 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Beta (phase shift in Radians per cm) Beta* (the phase shift) displays the phase shift of the transmission line (in Radians per 10 mm). Phase angle increases with frequency and is directly related to propagation velocity (Vp = C/Sq root effective Er). Phase display is “unwrapped” displaying the constant increase in phase angle. (In the Si 9000 e you will see phase displayed in a “wrapped” sawtooth format which is a convenient way of displaying an ever increasing angle on a graph scale). As with Alpha, Beta denotes the phase shift of the line when driven and terminated with a matched impedance. 26 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Effective dielectric constant The ability to extract the phase along with an accurate knowledge of the line length gives the ability to calculate the effective dielectric constant at any given frequency. This result shows the typical characteristic of PCB laminates with a higher Er at low frequencies – gently sloping to a much smaller reduction in effective Er as the frequency rises. 27 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Atlas SPP: • The previous sequence has walked you through the testing process for SPP • The following two slides show simple it is to setup an SPP test with Atlas 2014. 28 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features SPP Pretest setup Simple yet flexible configuration for SPP test and pretest.

New Features SPP insertion loss setup Simple yet flexible configuration for SPP test and

New Features Atlas 2014 Featuring support for SPP SET 2 SEIL & SET 2

New Features Ergonomic ESD safe probe housing for SET 2 DIL GGB probe 32

New Features Atlas test snapshot facility Tests may be saved and archived as “Snapshot files” complete with full waveform data. Snapshots may be recovered at any time for future reference. 33 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Atlas 800 SET 2 DIL & SPP Protection unit Intelligent protection of sampling heads in the production environment Active management of probe discharge state and connectivity. 34 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

New Features Supporting product for insertion loss: • Si 9000 e • Speedstack Si

New Features Atlas 2014 Supporting: • SPP • SET 2 SEIL • Bidirectional SET 2 DIL • Impedance • Compatible with Tektronix DSA 8300 / DSA 8200 / TDS 8000 and 20 GHz, 30 GHz or 50 GHz TDR sampling heads. • Operates under XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8 36 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2013

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