Standards Certification & Compliance
GRL provides Official Compliance Testing & Logo Certification for USB, HDMI, and other standards.
GRL provides Independent Testing, Pre-Compliance and Custom Testing for PCI Express, IEEE 802.3, DDR, MIPI and more.
See details below.
USB and Power Delivery
GRL offers deep USB expertise and works especially closely with the USB silicon ecosystem. Offerings include compliance, certification and debug.
Cables and Connectors (A, C) , Hosts, Host Silicon, Embedded Hosts, Peripherals ( Devices ), Hubs , Hub Silicon:
- USB4 Electrical Compliance
- USB 3.2 & 2.0 Electricals
- USB 3.2 & 2.0 CV/Functional
- USB 3.2 & 2.0 & Interoperability
- USB 3.2 Link Layer
USB Pre-Compliance test services are also available.
Power Delivery Products
- Sources
- Sink
- DRP
- E-marker Cables
USB and Power Delivery Extended Interoperability Testing services are also offered.
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Qualcomm Quick Charge
GRL is Approved to Provide Compliance Test Services for Qualcomm Quick Charge 5.0. Offerings include compliance, certification and debugging.
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 5.0 compliance
- Testing with support testing of new key USB Power Delivery’s Programmable Power Supply (PPS)
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
- Debugging
Qi Wireless Charging
GRL is a member of the Wireless Power Consortium and offers deep expertise and a range of Qi Certification, pre-Certification services and test solution. GRL is an Authorized Test Lab (ATL) for Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) Qi logo certification. GRL’s Qi services support the WPC’s “Qi Wireless Power Transfer System”, with Base Power Profile (BPP) up to 5W, using WPC-validated test equipment and following the mandated product certification procedures.
Qi compliance, pre-compliance testing services and debugging:
- Compliance test services for 1.2.4 Qi BPP PTx and PRx devices
- 1.3 Qi BPP/EPP pre-compliance testing
- Authentication
- Safety and Foreign object detection tests
Contact GRL for your pre-certification and Qi logo certification needs
SD Card
UHS-II Hosts & Devices:GRL is the leading contributing lab for flash memory interface transition to high speed serial.
Offerings include compliance, certification and debugging.
- Transmitter Signal Quality
- Receiver Jitter Tolerance
- Impedance Matching
- UHS-II Protocol Test Tools & Services
- SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program
COMPACT FLASH ASSOCIATION
- CF Express Electrical Compliance Test Service
- CF Express Protocol Compliance Test Service (PCI Express Protocol)
- CF Express VPG (Video Performance Grade) certification
- CFast Electrical Compliance Test Service
- CFast Protocol Compliance Test Service
DisplayPort
GRL is the leading contributing lab for DP compliance test development and works with all key players in the DP standard.
DP 1.4 and DP over USB Type-C (DP Alt Mode) logo Certification, pre-compliance and debugging services for Sources, Sinks, Cables, Adapters, & Hubs:
- Electricals at all rates (RBR, HBR, HBR2, HBR3)
- Link Layer & EDID
- Interoperability
- Multi-Stream (MST) and other optional DP features
GRL offers DisplayHDR certification tests including normal HDR tests for LCD displays and true black tests for OLED displays. We can help you optimize your product's performance through HDR compliance testing and debug.
HDR certification tests and pretests:
- DisplayHDR 400
- DisplayHDR 500
- DisplayHDR 600
- DisplayHDR 1000
- DisplayHDR 1400
- DisplayHDR 400 True Black
- DisplayHDR 500 TrueBlack
- DisplayHDR 600 TrueBlack
- DisplayHDR 1000 TrueBlack (Pre-test only)
HDMI 1.4b & 2.1 HDMI Premium Cable
GRL is a member of the HDMI Forum and offers deep expertise and a range of Certification, Pre-Certification and debugging services.
HDMI 2.1 & 1.4b, HDCP 1.2 & 2.2 for Sources, Sinks, Repeaters, Cables, and Adapters:
- Electrical Compliance and Protocol Compliance
- Interoperability (not required for certification)
- 4K2K, 3D, and other optional HDMI features
Please visit the GRL-Philips HDMI ATCs page for more information and ordering instructions.
PCI Express
GRL’s team has a deep history in PCIe supporting PCI-SIG committees, workshops, and adopters across the ecosystem. Offering include compliance and debug.
PCIe 5.0, 4.0 and earlier Base (ASIC) and CEM (System) Specification Pre-Compliance & Characterization for IC’s, End Point (device), Root Complex (Host/System), Backplanes, and Connectors:
- Transmitter & Receiver LinkEQ Electricals & Rx Jitter Margin
- Tx Pre-emphasis Level Verification & RefClk Jitter
- Return Loss/Insertion Loss
- PLL Peaking and Bandwidth
- Transaction & Link Layer (PTC)
- Configuration Space (CV)
- PCIe Protocol Layer Analysis, Debugging & Stress Testing
PCIe Integrators List (IL) Certification is available only at the PCI-SIG workshops. Work with GRL to ensure compliance before you attend the workshop, or debug compliance-related issues.
Besides PCIe BASE and CEM form factor, the testing can be done on the following form factors:- U.2
- U.3
- M.2
- EDSFF
- miniSAS
- Custom connectors
Thunderbolt
GRL is the worldwide 1st Thunderbolt™ Certified Lab by Intel and Apple since 2012. Thunderbolt 4 can tunnel DisplayPort, PCI Express, USB 3.2 with its transfer data rate up to 40Gbps (20Gbps x2) through USB-C with the PD capability.
Thunderbolt™ 4 Systems and Devices Compliance Test and debug.
Tests include the following:
- Thunderbolt Transmitter & Receiver & Return Loss Electrical Test
- USB 3.2 Electrical Test
- DisplayPort Electrical Test
- PCI Express Electrical Test
- Thunderbolt Function Interoperability Test
- For Thunderbolt Device Certification, it should get certified for both Windows and macOS at the same time.
Contact GRL for more details
SATA
GRL is the only SATA certification lab that is a member of the LSI-SandForce Trusted Program. Offerings include compliance and debug.
SATA Gen3 Devices, Hosts, and Building Blocks:
- Electricals (PHY/TSG/OOB, RSG, Rx/Tx)
- Digital
- Interoperability
- Mechanical
Automotive Connectivity and Charging
“Compliance with Confidence” for Connected Car Technology
GRL collaborates closely with IC vendors, Tier 1 suppliers, and standards bodies to enable new and emerging connected car technologies. GRL helps automotive HW developers confidently deploy robust, interoperable products and technologies that meet the rigorous demands of automotive applications including sensors, networking, safety, power management, and in-vehicle infotainment.
Official Certification, Conformance, Interoperability, and troubleshooting for Connected Car Technologies:
- USB, USB Type-C®
- Networking – GigE over Plastic Optical Fiber (GEPOF), 10/100/1000 Automotive Ethernet
- Display/infotainment – MIPI, DisplayPort, embedded DP, HDMI
- Power and Charging – USB Power Delivery, Qualcomm QuickChargeTM 5, Qi Wireless
Our Connected Car Services & Solutions include:
- Official Certification, Conformance, Interoperability and troubleshooting (see below)
- Characterization of embedded microcontrollers, transceivers, and other components and subsystems
- Passive & Active Cables, Optical components, and interconnects SI validation and design consulting
- Debugging and Troubleshooting services for complex systems or components
- Custom Test Methodology and compliance programs
- Custom Test Automation Solutions
- Signal and Power Integrity Test and Consulting
JEDEC
GRL offers deep DDR expertise and addresses probing and test setup challenges.
DDR 5/legacy Hosts & DIMMs, and Universal Flash Storage (UFS) designs:
- JEDEC Signal Quality tests
- DDR Functional and Custom tests
- Test Methodology, Setup & Probing Consultation
- Memory Bus Design Consultation & Validation
MIPI
GRL offers deep MIPI test & design and debug capabilities in partnership with Keysight Technologies.
For MIPI D-PHY, M-PHY, & C-PHY DSI, CSI, and DigRF designs, GRL offers:
- Transmitter Electrical Conformance
- Receiver Electrical Conformance
- Test Methodology, Setup & Probing Consultation
Serial Attached SCSI
GRL offers deep SAS expertise including challenging Receiver PHY Conformance.
SAS 4.0 (24G) and earlier Devices, Hosts, Expanders, Backplanes, and Cables:
- Receiver & Transmitter PHY Conformance
- Return Loss/Insertion Loss
- SAS Digital Conformance & Stress Testing
- Test Methodology & Setup Consultation
Electrical and Optical characterization of IEEE
Optical Internetworking Forum
GRL offers deep expertise addressing PHY layer conformance for Networking & Backplane Technologies. Offerings include standard compliance and debug.
Electrical and Optical characterization of IEEE 802.3 and OIF-CEI Networking & Backplane Standards up to 400G, including 56/112Gb/s PAM4, Base-CX/KR/KX, and XAUI/CAUI/CAUI4/CDAUI/200GAUI-4 and 400GAUI-8; 10GBASE-T; CEI 25G/56G; and Infiniband.:
- PHY Conformance
- Characterization for SERDES/IC
- Hosts
- Backplanes
- Network Adapters
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GRL also provides Independent Testing, Pre-Compliance, Custom Testing and Self-Certification supporting multiple high speed connectivity standards including:
- Automotive Connectivity & Charging
- PCI Express
- DDR
- MIPI
- SD Card/UHS-II
- SAS
- Electrical and Optical characterization of IEEE 802.3 and OIF-CEI Networking & Backplane Standards up to 400G, including 56/112Gb/s PAM4, Base-CX/KR/KX, and XAUI/CAUI/CAUI4/CDAUI/200GAUI-4 and 400GAUI-8; 10GBASE-T; CEI 25G/56G; and Infiniband.
“Beyond Compliance”
Often early designs do not pass compliance or certification testing. GRL provides deep engineering Debugging Support across multiple domains to help you quickly diagnose root cause and achieve compliance or certification and get your product out to market quickly and with confidence.
GRL has extensive capabilities and expertise to test “beyond compliance” and get your product out to market quickly and with confidence:
- Debugging support to help you quickly troubleshoot and diagnose root cause.
- Stress testing – physical, protocol, and application layer.
- Extended interoperability testing – GRL maintains an extensive test bed of products from a broad range of manufacturers and chipsets.
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