Test Equipment
Electromagnetic Simulation Software Minimizes Design Timescales
June 20, 2011 4:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsA major new release of the well-known Opera electromagnetic design software from Cobham Technical Services greatly improves the speed and accuracy of simulation by extending the flexibility of finite element analysis meshin
Vector Network Analyzer Delivers Enhanced Capability
June 7, 2011 3:24 pm | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies introduced the newest member of its popular ENA Series of network analyzers, the E5072A vector network analyzer.
Test System Enables Faster and More Robust M-PHY Design and Validation
June 6, 2011 6:02 am | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsThe Agilent MIPI M-PHY test suite helps design engineers turn on, debug and validate all layers of their M-PHY devices, including physical and protocol layers, at speeds up to 5.8 Gb/sec.
System Offers a New Level of Realism in Testing and Evaluation of Advanced Radar and EW Systems
June 2, 2011 4:48 am | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies announced a range of cutting-edge capabilities that enable economical testing and evaluation of advanced radar and electronic-warfare (EW) systems.
New Solution Identifies How Applications Affect Networks
May 31, 2011 9:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsMu Dynamics announced the introduction of Mu Studio 6, presented as the only testing solution capable of immediately and accurately recreating multiple types of applications to determine how they impact networks.
Phase Noise Synthesizer Suits High-Density Signal Constellation Applications
May 19, 2011 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave announces the release of a new ultra-low phase noise synthesizer IC. The HMC704LP4E has been designed for best phase noise and lowest spurious content possible in an integrated synthesizer.
Network Analysis Device Delivers Wider Dynamic Range and Short Measurement Times
May 19, 2011 4:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe R&S ZNB and R&S ZNC from Rohde & Schwarz inaugurate a new generation of vector network analyzers, with a dynamic range up to 140 dB and a sweep time of 4 ms with 401 points and excellent stability.
Compact System Tests EMC Signals Up to 6 GHz
May 18, 2011 2:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTeseq has introduced the new ITS 6006 (Immunity Test System) for radiated EMC emissions testing over an extended 80 MHz to 6 GHz frequency range in a wide variety of EMC applications.
Return to Zero - Catch-22 Circuit
May 13, 2011 8:15 am | Articles | CommentsReturn to Zero is a funny comic strip for engineers, with lab humor, odd situations, and exploding circuits that of course makes a sport out of solving the trickiest of engineering problems.
Agilent Easter Egg
February 28, 2011 3:32 am | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of the EEVBlog, Dave finds an Easter Egg in the new Agilent 2000/3000 series Scopes.
Cheating is what makes the MATLAB programming contest fun
February 23, 2011 9:36 am | by Ned Gulley, MathWorks | Blogs | CommentsActually, we don't call it cheating. But it's hard for some people to shake the notion that borrowing code from your fellow contestants is wrong. In fact, it's not only okay, it's practically required.
How to Use an Oscilloscope and Signal Generator as a Component Tester and Curve Tracer
February 14, 2011 3:58 am | Videos | CommentsIn this video, BK Precision demonstrates how to measure component signatures using a digital storage oscilloscope, signal generator, and a solderless breadboard.
Electric Measurement Tutorial Part II
January 28, 2011 7:01 am | Videos | CommentsLearn about basic electrical measurements, the characteristics of various sensors, how to use sensors to measure the most common types of electrical and physical quantities, and the signals that they represent.
Handheld Loop Calibrator can Measure and Simulate DC Voltaage, Current, and Frequency
December 30, 2010 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe MultiCal 15 from E Instruments is compact, rugged hand-held mA/V (Loop) calibrator that can measure and simulate DC Voltage, DC Current, & frequency.
Stand-Alone Data-Lgging System Touts Flexibility
December 29, 2010 11:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe LogMessage system from CAS DataLoggers is designed to record data for applications such as remote monitoring, product testing, quality and reliability testing, process monitoring, research and development and fault analysis.
True-rms AC-DC Clamp Meter has a Detachable Jaw
December 29, 2010 9:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsFluke, a global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced the latest member of its innovative family of clamp meters: the Fluke 365 Detachable Jaw True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meter.
1 GHz and 1.5 GHz Probes Include Active Circuitry
December 29, 2010 6:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsTwo new active-circuitry Tetris probes from Pico Technology offer high bandwidth in a compact and lightweight housing, and are ideal for testing densely-packed high-speed circuits.
Talkin’ LTE
December 1, 2010 9:59 am | by Andreas Roessler, Rohde & Schwarz | Blogs | CommentsUMTS Long Term Evolution, short LTE, is the technology of choice for the majority of network operators worldwide, providing mobile broadband data and high-speed internet access to their subscriber base. Due to the high commitment LTE is understood as the innovation platform for the wireless industry for the next decade.
Test system extends capabilities of the ASL platform
November 4, 2010 8:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsLTX-Credence Corporation today announced the introduction of the ASLx, a new test system extending the capabilities of the ASL platform, the most successful low cost analog and mixed signal test platform in the market.
Agilent Technologies Awarded $35 Million Contract by U.S. Army for Microwave Signal Generators
October 21, 2010 6:17 am | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $35 million contract by the U.S. Army. Under the terms of the contract, Agilent will deliver up to 1,600 MXG microwave analog signal generators over seven years, to the Army as part of its Test Equipment Modernization (TEMOD) program.
The benefits of Real-Time Test in Embedded System Design
October 21, 2010 5:31 am | by Richard McDonell, NI DEveloper Zone - www.zone.ni.com | Blogs | CommentsAs embedded devices become more ubiquitous and complex, embedded design and test engineers are facing significant challenges to streamline the design and test processes of embedded systems and devices.
Ethernet Data Acquisition Module Touts Accuracy
October 14, 2010 5:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe DT8824 ultra-high resolution Ethernet (LXI) data acquisition module for test and measurement from Data Translation uses ISO-Channel protection, with each analog input galvanically isolated from any other with its own return path.
iPad Unit Conversion App Serves Scientists, Engineers, Technicians, and Students
October 11, 2010 5:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsAppoTize announced the release of the iPad application Convert2 – TechPro for iPad, a professional unit conversion program for scientists, engineers, technicians and students
Hardware virtualization and multicore CPUs featured at electronica 2010
October 7, 2010 4:37 am | News | CommentsInternational semiconductor manufacturers will present multicore CPUs and associated virtualization software and design approaches at the electronica 2010 trade fair to be held from November 9 to 12 at the Munich Trade Fair Center.
Sage Electronic SmartProbe Demo at the 2010 ESC
October 1, 2010 5:22 am | Videos | CommentsSmartProbe for AMD platforms enables a developer to comprehensively and efficiently evaluate and manipulate the inner workings of the processor, chipset and peripherals.
