1. Introducing Atlas 2014 PCB insertion loss test system July 2014 V14:07 Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014

2. 2 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 – featuring support for SPP, SET2SEIL & SET2DIL

3. 3 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 introduces: Support for SPP testing Integrated environment for SPP / SET2DIL / Impedance Shortens training time. Built in multiple waveform view Support for 20GHz, 30GHz and 50GHz sampling modules New ergonomic ESD safe probe housings for SET2DIL test Snapshot – for archiving and recreation of test results Compliant with IPC-TM-650 2.5.5.12

4. 4 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 v14:07 introduces key 2 nd gen enhancements: Support for SPP testing with emulated IFNs Save time – money – and increase signal / noise ratio Effective Er and phase added to SET2DIL Many SPP enhancements. CSV Excel format result export for SPP Compliant with IPC-TM-650 2.5.5.12

5. 5 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Support for SPP insertion loss measurement technique Integrated waveform view display – allows user to drill down for more detailed waveform analysis.

6. 6 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 New cursor function dynamic readout New cursor function provides linked readout of all active displayed results.

7. 7 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 SPP test from / test to – autoset limits Test from / test to limits auto set in SPP mode.

8. 8 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas SPP An SPP test comprises: A series of thorough impedance pre-screening tests (Test for line taper / impedance imbalance) Above tests performed on both a long and short line in both forward and backward directions. Followed by: Alpha (loss) / Beta (phase) tests / calculation of effective Er Compliant with IPC-TM-650 2.5.5.12

9. 9 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas SPP Helpful Atlas screens guide users through completing a typical SPP test: Pre-screening – Waveform windowing – Alpha (loss) and Beta (phase) measurements. Atlas walks users through the SPP test components – that can be performed in any order

10. 10 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas’ helpful graphical guides lead users through SPP testing Clear on-screen instructions, tailored for both hardware and software IFNs, guide users through SPP tests, which can be completed in any order

11. 11 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Processed result screen – click any graph for magnified view Click on any individual result for detail view

12. 12 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Effective Er – from v14:07also on SET2DIL The ability to extract the phase along with an accurate knowledge of the line length allows you to calculate the effective dielectric constant at any given frequency. This result shows the typical characteristic of PCB laminates with a higher Er at low frequencies – gently sloping to a much smaller reduction in effective Er as the frequency rises.

13. 13 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 SPP Pretest setup Simple yet flexible configuration for SPP test and pretest. Setting up an SPP test is a snap with Atlas’ SPP pre-test and insertion loss test editor Autoset Test From / Test To.

14. 14 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 SPP insertion loss setup Choose between hardware and software IFNs

15. 15 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 SPP insertion loss setup Auto line fit for Alpha regression – new from 14:04.

16. 16 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 Featuring support for SPP SET2SEIL & SET2DIL Impulse forming networks for SPP test..

17. 17 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 featuring support for SPP test with emulated IFNs Emulated IFNs are a unique Polar Atlas feature. Software emulated IFNs... Improved ease of use Reduced costs Better signal / noise ratio

18. 18 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Software emulated IFNs… Enable test on substrates of up to 24” Atlas 2014 featuring support for SPP test with emulated IFNs

19. 19 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Ergonomic ESD safe probe housing for SET2DIL GGB probe

20. 20 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas test snapshot facility Tests may be saved and archived as “Snapshot files” complete with full waveform data. Snapshots may be recovered at any time for future reference.

21. 21 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 800 SET2DIL & SPP Protection unit Intelligent protection of sampling heads in the production environment Active management of probe discharge state and connectivity.

22. 22 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Sample SPP & SET2DIL deskew package Set of 5 “known good” SET2DIL coupons for initial SET2DIL deskew Sample SPP coupon.

23. 23 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Supporting product for insertion loss: Si9000e Speedstack Si CGen Si Supports SET2DIL & SPP coupons

24. 24 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 Supporting: SPP SET2SEIL Bidirectional SET2DIL Impedance Compatible with Tektronix DSA8300 / DSA8200 / TDS8000 and 20GHz, 30GHz or 50GHz TDR sampling heads. Operates under XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8

25. 25 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 Correlation with Si9000e / VNA / SPP /SET2DIL SPP SET2SEIL Bidirectional SET2DIL Impedance Compatible with Tektronix DSA8300 / DSA8200 / TDS8000 and 20GHz, 30GHz or 50GHz TDR sampling heads. Operates under XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8

26. 26 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 correlation with Si9000e / VNA / SPP /SET2DIL The requirement of the ATLAS insertion loss correlation study was to assess the correlation between the following single ended and differential test methods and modelling techniques: Vector Network Analyser – 4 Port Differential and 2 Port Single Ended SPP (Short Pulse Propagation) test method as specified in IPC TM-650 Test Methods Manual using Polar Instruments ATLAS Insertion Loss Test System (v14.04) SET2DIL (Single Ended TDR to Differential Insertion Loss) / SET2SEIL (Single Ended TDR to Single Ended Insertion Loss) as specified in IPC TM-650 Test Methods Manual using Polar Instruments ATLAS Insertion Loss Test System (v14.04) Polar Instruments Si9000e Insertion loss GHz PCB transmission line field solver – from design data and sectioning data measured with Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

27. 27 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 correlation with Si9000e / VNA / SPP /SET2DIL Assess the correlation between the use of hardware Impulse Forming Networks (IFN) and software emulated IFNs London UK – National physical laboratory provided the traceable VNA test results (equivalent of USA NIST)

28. 28 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 correlation with VNA / SPP /SET2DIL SPP SET2SEIL Bidirectional SET2DIL Impedance Compatible with Tektronix DSA8300 / DSA8200 / TDS8000 and 20GHz, 30GHz or 50GHz TDR sampling heads. Operates under XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8

29. 29 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 correlation with VNA / SPP /SET2DIL SPP SET2SEIL Bidirectional SET2DIL Impedance Compatible with Tektronix DSA8300 / DSA8200 / TDS8000 and 20GHz, 30GHz or 50GHz TDR sampling heads. Operates under XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8

30. 30 New Features Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014 Atlas 2014 correlation with Si9000e / VNA / SPP /SET2DIL Conclusion: The charts of combined data show that up to the measured bandwidth of 20GHz the correlation between VNA, SPP and SET2DIL is excellent. Application note AP8186 gives more information www.polarinstruments.com/support/si/AP8186.html

31. Thank you Copyright © Polar Instruments 2014

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