Standards Compliance & Certification
GRL’s Standards Compliance & Certification Services
Designing a “compliant” design has become more and more challenging as data rates escalate and designs and test setups and methodologies become ever more complex. GRL takes a leading role in enabling new and emerging technologies, working closely with early adopters, standards committees, and leading test equipment manufacturers to develop test methodologies and provide early test solutions.
GRL stays at the forefront of these technologies and provide our customers with “insiders” know-how and hands-on expertise.
GRL offers Official Compliance Testing & Logo Certification for the following technologies:
USB
USB Power Delivery
Qualcomm Quick Charge
Qi – BPP
Wireless Charging BPP
SD Card
DisplayPort
HDMI
Premium Cable
DisplayHDR
Thunderbolt
SATA
Click here for more details on GRL’s Official Compliance Testing & Logo Certification programs.
GRL also provides Independent Testing, Pre-Compliance, Custom Testing and Self-Certification supporting multiple high speed connectivity standards including:
- 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.
GRL Official Compliance Testing & Logo Program Certification Programs
GRL offers Official Compliance Testing & Logo Certification for the following technologies:
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 GRL Approved to Provide Compliance Test Services for Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0. |
GRL provides Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 compliance testing with support of new key features such as USB Power Delivery’s Programmable Power Supply (PPS). PPS enables fast, efficient charging by allowing the phone to intelligently decide the optimal voltage and current levels and effectively communicate with the charger. Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 also adds various safety enhancements and allows for cooler charging.For more information on Qualcomm Quick Charge Certification, please visit /qualcomm-quick-charge/ |
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GRL’s Qi services currently 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. |
  GRL offers deep USB expertise and works especially closely with the USB silicon ecosystem. |
Cables and Connectors (A, C), Peripherals (devices), Hubs, Systems (Hosts), Power Delivery Chargers, and Silicon:
USB Pre-Compliance test services are also available. Login to register your product for USB certification testing here. Click here to learn more about GRL’s latest USB Power Delivery and USB Type-C Test Solutions. |
 GRL is a member of the HDMI Forum and offers deep expertise and a range of Certification and Pre-Certification services. |
HDMI 2.1 & 1.4b, HDCP 1.2 & 2.2 for Sources, Sinks, Repeaters, Cables, and Adapters:
Please visit the GRL-Philips HDMI ATCs page for more information and ordering instructions. |
 GRL is the leading contributing lab for DP compliance test development and works with all key players in the DP standard. |
DP 1.4 Sources, Sinks, Cables, Adapters, & Hubs:
DisplayPort over USB Type-C (DP Alt Mode) logo Certification testing services are also available. |
GRL was the first certification lab in the world qualified by Intel Corp. and has been a key contributor to the development of the Thunderbolt ecosystem. |
Thunderbolt 3 and earlier Devices (AV, Storage, and PCI Express Expansion) & HostsMac and Windows platforms
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 GRL is the only SATA certification lab that is a member of the LSI-SandForce Trusted Program. |
SATA Gen3 Devices, Hosts, and Building Blocks:
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GRL Independent Testing
GRL helps customers needing independent compliance test reports and lab measurements to assist them in selling their product and winning new business. GRL supports Independent testing, Pre-Compliance, and Self-Certification services supporting multiple high speed connectivity standards including:
| Technology | Compliance Test Areas & Services |
 GRL’s team has a deep history in PCIe supporting PCI-SIG committees, workshops, and adopters across the ecosystem. |
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:
PCIe Logo 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. |
 GRL offers deep DDR expertise and addresses probing and test setup challenges. |
DDR 5/legacy Hosts & DIMMs, and Universal Flash Storage (UFS) designs:
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 GRL is a member of the MIPI Alliance and offers deep test & design capabilities. |
MIPI D-PHY, M-PHY, & C-PHY DSI, CSI, and DigRF designs:
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 GRL is the leading contributing lab for flash memory interface transition to high speed serial. |
UHS-II Hosts & Devices:
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 GRL offers deep SAS expertise including challenging Receiver PHY Conformance. |
SAS 4.0 (24G) and earlier Devices, Hosts, Expanders, Backplanes, and Cables:
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    GRL offers deep expertise addressing PHY layer conformance for Networking & Backplane Technologies. |
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.:
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