Category: Technical

Which Gen6 Breaker do I choose?

PCIe Gen6 is here, and building test equipment for it is NOT simple. The signal integrity challenges require us to use the best possible materials and RF switches. Gen6 compatible switches are expensive, so we’ve designed a range of...

Posted: 31st March 2025

USB-C Power – Every trace tells a story

USB-C Power - Every trace tells a story [caption id="attachment_7551" align="alignleft" width="185"] Only $15, but unbranded and unknown[/caption] There are many options for power measurement, and getting the right balance of features, accuracy, automation, and usability is a...

Posted: 10th January 2025

FIRE! The critical flaw with EDSFF Cables

FIRE! The critical flaw with EDSFF Cables EDSFF x4 drives are rapidly gaining popularity in the industry, and this means more testing. There is a key risk when bench testing drives, and it can lead to a fire...

Posted: 30th October 2024

How do you pass the OCP power measurement spec?

How do you pass the OCP power measurement spec? The OCP (Open Compute Platform) is rapidly expanding and a wider range of vendors are signing on. Are you working on an OCP NIC device for example, or an...

Posted: 9th October 2024

The cost effective way to debug SSD sidebands

The cost effective way to debug SSD sidebands When debugging an SSD or similar device, there are various things that can go wrong on the interface between the host and device. Here we’ll see a simple way to...

Posted: 29th May 2024

My dishwasher’s eco mode did NOT save energy!

My dishwasher's eco mode did NOT save energy! Here at Quarch, we set out to answer the ultimate question about dishwasher energy consumption. How much energy do we save using Eco Wash? Fortunately, we had the perfect line...

Posted: 25th April 2024

3 Reasons for testing pin-bounce with hot-swap

3 Reasons for testing pin-bounce with hot-swap Pin bounce, or contact bounce, is an effect seen when plugging or removing a connector. Instead of transitioning from disconnected to connected cleanly, we see a ‘bounce’. It can cause a...

Posted: 19th April 2024

Gen5 vs Gen6 PCIe: What do you need to know?

The evolution of PCI Express (PCIe) has been instrumental in driving the performance of modern computing. When comparing Gen5 vs. Gen6 PCIe, there are some significant changes that you should be aware of. (more…)

Posted: 25th January 2024

What do you need to test CXL?

What is CXL? Compute Express Link (CXL) is a high-speed CPU interconnect designed to accelerate next-generation data centre performance. It is an open standard technology that enables high bandwidth, low latency data communication between the CPU and workload accelerators,...

Posted: 31st May 2023

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