Company Profile

SyntheSys Research is an innovator in high speed signal integrity test and measurement solutions for both electrical and optical communications. We are leading the evolution of test by changing the way design engineers utilize test and measurement on the bench with a new instrument class, the BERTScope™.

SyntheSys is committed to reducing the overall cost of test, providing solutions that improve productivity with greater test and measurement capability in less test time. Focused on customers who are leading the next generation of high speed serial data transmission development, we are first to market in key areas to meet the most rigorous test standards:

• Giving engineers the insight they need to solve the toughest signal integrity problems quickly
• Direct correlation of bit errors to eye diagrams for faster time to insight
• Innovative telecom jitter measurements for compliance and debug

Company Heritage

SyntheSys Research was established in 1989 by the Waschura brothers, with engineering roots in signal integrity research. With a legacy in the disk memory, digital video test, and satellite businesses, SyntheSys has pioneered innovative bit error analysis techniques into award-winning instruments. Dr. Lutz Henckels was appointed CEO of SyntheSys Research in 2004, to lead SyntheSys through the next generation of signal integrity research and design. We have the expertise and talent needed to lead the next wave of high speed communications test and measurement.

Venture capital funded and supported by Advent International, SyntheSys is delivering innovative solutions to market at record pace. We possess important intellectual property and world-class R&D ability, coupled with product generation marketing, to maintain competitive leadership in the field of high speed communications. We have successful products and are currently expanding our worldwide sales organization and manufacturing capacities to continue to capture increasing market share.

The Markets

SyntheSys Research is focused on the computer, storage, enterprise and telecommunications market segments where faster clock speeds and new architectures are requiring greater efficiencies at higher bandwidths. The latest CMOS technologies are enabling 10 Gb/s development and beyond.

The faster data rates are requiring a shift from parallel to serial to alleviate bottlenecks. Higher speed (>1 Gb/s) electrical components, serial links and interfaces are being developed for computer memory, buses, and backplanes, including Serial ATA (SATA) and PCI Express® II and III standards. Design engineers are testing new electrical and optical storage, enterprise and telecommunications components, transceivers and network equipment, including OIF CEI, 4x, 8x, and 16x Fibre Channel, and 10G, 40G, and 100G Ethernet standards.

The Customers

SyntheSys Research has a global sales organization and an established customer base of leading edge developers including AMCC, Ciena, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, IDT, Infineon, Intel, LSI, Lucent, Marvell, Maxtor, Samsung, and Seagate.