David Maliniak

Technical Marketing Communications Specialist, Teledyne LeCroy. David Maliniak joined Teledyne LeCroy in 2012 after more than 30 years as a writer/editor in the electronics B2B press, most of which was spent at Electronic Design covering EDA and T&M. David earned a B.A. in journalism from New York University.

Introduction to PCIe 4.0 Electrical Compliance Test

January 31, 2018

David Maliniak

Now in its fourth generation, which sports data-transfer rates up to 16 Gb/s, Peripheral Component Interface Express standard (PCI Express, or PCIe) requires challenging physical-layer test requirements (Figure 1). We've covered electrical compliance test for PCIe 3.0 in some detail, but with the test specifications for PCIe 4.0 rounding into shape, it's time for a deep dive into electrical compliance test for this ubiquitous peripheral interface protocol.

DDR Memory Interface Basics

July 5, 2017

David Maliniak

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In this DDR 101 introductory piece, learn about the fundamentals of a DDR interface and some basics of physical-layer testing.

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