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:
- Qualcomm Quick Charge
- USB 2.0 & USB 3.x Hosts, Embedded Hosts, Hubs, Peripherals, and Silicon
- USB Type-C and Type-A Cable Assemblies and Connectors
- USB Power Delivery 3.0 Chargers and Silicon
- HDMI 2.1 and 1.4b and HDCP 1.2 and 2.3* Sources, Sinks, Repeaters. HDMI Cables (1.4b and Premium) including 2.1 cables Pre-compliance and Connector qualification
- HDMI 1.4b and Premium Cables, and 2.1 Cables and Connector Pre-compliance qualification
- DisplayPort
- Thunderbolt
- Serial ATA (SATA)
*Please visit the GRL-Philips HDMI ATCs page for more information and ordering instructions.
GRL provides Independent Testing, Pre-Compliance, and Self-Certification supporting multiple high speed connectivity standards including:
- PCI Express
- SAS
- DDR
- MIPI
- SD Card/UHS-II
- Electrical and Optical characterization of IEEE 802.3 and OIF-CEI Networking & Backplane Standards up to 400G Ethernet including 56G/100G PAM4, Base-CX/KR/KX, and XAUI/CAUI/CAUI4/CDAUI/200GAUI; SFP28/QSFP28; CEI 25G+; and Infiniband.
For all of these technologies, GRL provides a range of compliance testing services including:
- Electrical Compliance
- Protocol/Link Layer
- System/application level Functionality & Interoperability
- Cable and Backplane VNA/TDR Characterization & Compliance
GRL’ Engineering Services are backed by a full suite of state-of-the art Test Equipment including High Speed scopes, BERT’s, AWG’s, VNA/TDR’s, Protocol exercisers & analyzers, and Interoperability test beds. We constantly invest in updating our equipment capabilities.
GRL’s test facilities are conveniently located in major hardware development centers around the world. Click here for a list of GRL’s worldwide locations.
“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 also provides a range of services “Beyond Compliance” to stress test and discover the true performance of your design:
- IC Stress (Characterization) Testing & Analog/SERDES design and tuning
- Protocol & Application Stress Testing
- Extended Interoperability testing
GRL Official Compliance Testing & Logo Program Certification Programs
GRL offers Official Compliance Testing & Logo Certification for the following technologies:
| Technology | Certification Test Areas |
 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/ |
  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:
