STEPg1 is a 12Gbps high speed serial link in Intel’s 16th generation core and future products. STEPg1, an Intel patented technology, utilizes Pulse Width Modulation of the positive and negative pulses for transmission of serial data and thus results in an increased number of bits per cycle. STEPg1 is a time domain encoded protocol which works with a reduced supply voltage. Prodigy Technovations has developed fully automated electrical measurement software to validate the electrical and protocol layer specification of STEPg1 interface.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can purchase Prodigy Technovations solutions by submitting a
Request a Quote on our website or by emailing us at contact@prodigytechno.com. Based on
your requirements - such as protocol, data rates, and validation stage - our team will
recommend the appropriate analyzer, exerciser, or electrical validation solution along
with the required configuration.
Prodigy supports a broad range of serial bus and high-speed
interfaces used in semiconductor and embedded systems. These include PCIe, UFS, I3C,
eMMC, SD, SPI, QSPI, UART, and other serial interfaces. In addition, our tools support
application and management layer protocols such as MCTP, SPDM, NVMe-MI, and PLDM over
I3C, enabling full-stack validation.
Yes. Prodigy offers evaluation programs where engineers can test
the tools in real validation environments. This includes use cases such as protocol
decoding, traffic generation, error injection, and conformance testing. Evaluations are
guided by our technical team to ensure your specific validation challenges are
addressed.
Yes. Prodigy tools provide Python-based APIs and automation
capabilities that enable repeatable validation workflows. Engineers can implement
regression testing, automated traffic generation, protocol conformance checks, and
long-duration stress testing as part of their validation pipelines.
Yes. Prodigy offers oscilloscope-based protocol decode and
electrical validation software, allowing correlation between physical layer signal
behavior and protocol-level events. This is critical for debugging signal integrity
issues, timing violations, and link stability in high-speed interfaces.
Prodigy solutions support the complete validation lifecycle
including IP design validation, protocol emulation, silicon validation, conformance
testing, and system-level debug. These tools are widely used for interoperability
testing, error injection, and corner-case validation across semiconductor, storage,
automotive, and data center applications.