- Keysight's early access to PCIe CEM test tools enables AMD to reach 64 GT/s for next-generation server CPUs
- PCI Express® supports AI accelerator technology and networking, significantly improving data transfer, speed, and power efficiency
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) announced that it helped AMD accelerate the testing of electrical compliance for PCI Express® (PCIe) specification for pre-production AMD server CPUs. By providing early access to beta software, Keysight enabled AMD to develop and test a PCI Express technology-capable server motherboard operating at up to 64 GT/s. The server was shown for the first time at the PCI-SIG Developer's Conference June 11-12 in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Keysight M8040A 64 GBaud High-Performance BERT and UXR0592A 59 GHz UXR-Series Oscilloscope offer a high-performance transmitter test and receiver test validation platform for PCIe 6.0 technology.
PCIe 6.0 is the latest version of the high-speed interface that connects components inside servers and computers. With speeds of up to 256 GB/s using 16 lanes, PCIe 6.0 is designed to enable faster data transfer, lower latency, and better energy efficiency. These improvements make it a key enabler for the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies supporting the development of more advanced and efficient AI applications. The performance of PCIe 6.0 over PCIe 5.0 represents a significant improvement and a critical requirement for servers to easily interface with accelerator modules used in AI applications, as well as next-generation deployments of 802.3dj Ethernet communications.
Keysight provided AMD with early access to its CEM test tools, including Keysight's 64 GBaud High Performance BERT and Keysight's 59 GHz UXR-Series Oscilloscope and pre-compliance software. These tools enabled AMD to characterize, tune, and validate its server platform using pre-release beta code, helping ensure its hardware met performance expectations before industry-wide test tools were officially released.