Interposer card from Teledyne Lecroy for analysis of SSDs

Teledyne LeCroy has made available of an interposer card for analysis of M.2 Solid State Disks (SSDs) that utilize the new M.2 specification and PCI Express (PCIe) protocols developed by the PCI-SIG. The M.2 Interposer Card, which is used with Summit Protocol Analyzers, enables PCIe bus traffic between a system board or tablet and a M.2/NGFF connector on a SSD device to be monitored, captured, and recorded for protocol analysis. The M.2 interposer will support analysis for PCIe host interfaces such as SATA Express (AHCI/PCIe) and NVM Express (NVMe) at data rates from 2.5 GT/s up to 8 GT/s, and lane widths of x2 and x4. "Focusing on PCIe storage devices and systems testing, Teledyne LeCroy has put together a compelling solution for developers. The M.2 Interposer is not only effective in tapping high speed signals in the system but it also is flexible enough to support 22mm SSD devices providing great value for developers," said John Wiedemeier, Product Marketing Manager in the Protocol Solutions Group, Teledyne LeCroy. "This probing solution will support SATA Express devices today and will support high speed NVMe SSD devices when they become available." "The M.2 SSD module provides a compact storage form factor for new computing systems, and can accelerate the transition to PCI Express attached SSDs," said Jim Pappas, Director of Technology Initiatives, Intel Corporation. ...