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San Jose, Calif. — Altera Corp. has announced XLoom Communications Inc. is leveraging its Stratix II GX FPGA signal integrity development kit to provide a unique bit error rate (BER) testing environment that reduces costs and lab space while providing an energy savings. The FPGA-based development board enables XLoom to test its chip-scale optoelectronic interconnect modules more cost-effectively compared to traditional BER testing equipment.
Providing a closer representation of actual customer conditions, the Stratix II GX FPGA signal integrity development kit delivers a more than 90 percent savings over traditional BER testers that cost as much as $100,000. In addition, the small footprint of the Stratix II GX development kit helps maximize lab space while delivering a significant reduction in energy consumption and minimizing set-up and support time for engineers, Altera said.
XLoom implemented the BER testing procedures using Stratix II GX development boards for the design and production of its AVDAT 4X optical 10GbaseCX4 transceiver.
The company expects a savings of more than one million dollars in equipment and energy costs and a savings of more than 400 square feet of lab space by year end with the implementation of 10 to 15 Stratix II GX FPGA boards.
Altera's transceiver signal integrity development kits featuring Stratix II GX FPGAs are available now.
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