Anritsu Collaborates with Allion Labs to Validate Thunderbolt™ 5 / USB4® 2.0 Receiver Performance Tests

2024/09/02
The Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A helps establish Rx test capabilities, significantly shorten the validation time

Anritsu and Allion Labs have announced a partnership to validate Thunderbolt™ 5 (USB4® 2.0) receiver (Rx) performance tests. Leveraging Anritsu’s Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A, Allion Labs offers efficient validation test services for clients, including chip developers, laptop manufacturers, and server developers. This collaboration effectively shortens the validation time and accelerates time-to-market for products.

Anritsu's Signal Quality Analyzer MP1900A is a multi-channel Bit Error Rate (BER) tester that provides comprehensive high-speed interface validation capabilities on a single platform. It has been certified by industry organizations such as Intel, USB-IF, PCI-SIG, Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort VESA. Its modular design and flexible expandability meet users' testing needs for next-generation high-speed interfaces.

Brian Shih, CTO at Allion Labs stated, "Anritsu offers an ideal testing solution for advanced Thunderbolt™ 5 (USB4® 2.0) technology, helping to accelerate market development and promotion. Building on the legacy of Thunderbolt™ 4, this solution will play a critical role in advancing Thunderbolt™ 5 in the market."

Ivan Chen, General Manager of Anritsu Taiwan, added, “We are honored by Allion Labs’ continued trust in Anritsu's advanced validation capabilities. This collaboration not only shortens Allion’s validation time for Thunderbolt™ 5 products, but also strengthens their competitiveness in the high-speed testing market.”

About Allion Labs
Allion Labs is an international engineering testing and consulting service provider and the first laboratory in the industry to introduce the concept of "AI automated smart testing". Headquartered in Taiwan, with branches in North America, Europe, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Japan, and South Korea, it is the certified test laboratory authorized by many well-known international standards bodies including USB-IF, HDMI, VESA, PCI-SIG, Thunderbolt, Bluetooth SIG, Wi-Fi Alliance, Matter and Thread. Allion Labs provides a variety of user scenario simulation services, product performance evaluation, quality management, interoperability and various AI automation solutions, to meet the engineering consultant needs of “Faster”, “Easier” and “Better” at all stages of product development.

About Anritsu
Anritsu Corporation (www.anritsu.com) is a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions. The company’s philosophy engages customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance applications, as well as multidimensional service-assurance solutions for network monitoring and optimization. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for 5G, M2M, IoT, as well as other emerging and legacy wireline and wireless communication markets. Anritsu sells in over 90 countries worldwide with approximately 4,000 employees.

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