Test & Measurement
Tektronix acquire high-speed communication test specialist Picosecond Pulse Labs
Tektronix has acquired Picosecond Pulse Labs helping Tektronix to acquire abilities in test equipment to support 100G/400G optical data communications research and development. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Picosecond Pulse Labs is based in Boulder, Colorado, offering product
2 min readExclusive oscilloscope for power supply design
Yokogawa has made available an oscilloscope which can capture voltage and current waveforms precisely for testing power measurement problems in power supply design. This new scope features 12-bit resolution with 100 MS/s sampling and 20MHz bandwidth helping accurate measurement of inverter pulse
3 min read1 GSa/s and 2 Mpts of waveform memory DSO from B&K
B&K Precision has announced its new 2510 Series handheld digital storage oscilloscopes (DSO) both for general electronics and industrial applications. With a sampling rates 1 GSa/s and 2 Mpts of waveform memory, these portable scopes provide floating measurement capabilities combined with built-in
1 min readPocket size 200 MHz oscilloscope from Pico
Pico Technology has released a new USB oscilloscope series called 2000 Series, that occupy about the area of a passport and are only 19 mm (three-quarters of an inch) thick. With a bandwidth spec up to 200 MHz and an arbitrary waveform generator, these scopes offer features and performance of a tra
3 min readAgilent separates life sciences and electronics biz
Agilent Technologies plan to bifurcate into two separate companies, one for life sciences, diagnostics and applied markets and other for electronics and semiconductor test tool and design software industry. The company with the name Agilent will own Life sciences, diagnostics and applied market
2 min readSingle platform for emulation and verification of communication protocols
GL Communications Inc. has announced its single platform software solution for Emulation and Verification of Communication Protocols. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Karthik Ramalingam, Senior Manager for Product Development of the Company said, “GL's Message Automation & Protocol Simulation (MAPS) i
4 min readAeroflex releases multi-strategy test gear for India’s automotive sector
Aeroflex Limited has announced at Productronica India that it is introducing its 5800 Series ATE system to the Indian automotive manufacturing market with the appointment of iNETest Technologies India Pvt. Limited for distribution and sales of this product in India. The Aeroflex 5800 Series is a
5 min readAnritsu introduces improved handheld base station tester
Anritsu has introduced the MT8220T BTS Master, which includes a standard GPS receiver, enhanced two-port dynamic range, faster LTE scanner, and expanded spectrum analysis capability, in a design that is thinner and lighter than previous models. MT8220T BTS Master offers line sweeping, comprehensi
3 min readAgilent Integrates Gradient' thermal analysis feature in its EDA tool
Agilent has introduced a version of Gradient's technology integrated within its EDA software for designing RFICs and MMICs. "After we selected Gradient's technology and launched an integrated solution last year, our customers responded so enthusiastically we decided to expand our relationship w
1 min readNewly opened All Measure Technologies to sell test gear in India
Are you looking for thermal imaging instruments, clamp meters, touch free thermometers, and any such electrical and electronics and engineering test tools in India. Here's announcement of opening of a new company called All Measure Technologies in Mumbai, which is going to sell test and measuring in
2 min readIBM's SiGe RF front end chip tech for Tektronix' 70GHz scopes
Tektronix said its 70 GHz real-time oscilloscopes to feature IBM's latest 9HP silicon-germanium (SiGe) chip-making process. Tektronix says "Operating at speeds up to 350 GHz, 9HP is the first SiGe technology in the industry featuring the density of 90nm BiCMOS and delivers higher performance, low
2 min readAgilent adds new retimer models for analyzing Gb data moving from chip to chip
Agilent Technologies has introduced the latest addition to its repeater model library for quickly and accurately solving the challenge posed by signal distortion in the multigigabit-per-second regime. The retimer solution, available in the Advanced Design System 2013 Transient Convolution Elemen
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