The PathWave Software Suite now enables engineers to remove computational limitations across the workflow with cloud processing clusters to improve designs and device reliability while reducing project risk. Keysight is launching five new and enhanced software solutions that leverage the power of cloud processing to address computational limitations throughout the design process. Now equipped with […]
Signal quality analyzer gets expanded PCIe receiver test capabilities
The MP1900A BERT Signal Quality Analyzer-R now has expanded PCI Express (PCIe) receiver test capabilities to support emerging PCIe 6.0 designs using PAM4 32-Gbaud technology. With the upgraded high-quality waveform performance of the PAM4 pulse pattern generator (PPG) MU196020A, the MP1900A can conduct PCIe receiver tests on high-end servers, high-performance computers, 400 GbE communications equipment, […]
T&M upgrades support coherent module, silicon photonics test applications
VIAVI has released six major enhancements to the LightDirect family of modules for the MAP-300 test platform, which was introduced last year, with specific focus on supporting coherent module and silicon photonics test applications. · New high power, C+L band, continuously tunable laser module, the mTLS-C1, the most compact on the market for its performance […]
Rohde & Schwarz wins coveted 2020 Leap Award
Winners of the LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) in the category of test & measurement include Rohde & Schwarz with its R&S RTP high-performance oscilloscope. The LEAP Awards honor innovative product technology in 12 categories. As determined by 14 industry judges hailing from institutions such as Steris Corp., the University of Missouri, and […]
Advanced 500-MHz scopes provide 1mV/div min input range, digital trigger system
The Teledyne Test Tools T3DSO2000A Oscilloscopes are available in two-channel and four-channel versions with analog bandwidths from 100bMHz to 500 MHz. Each model offers a maximum sample rate of 2 GSa/sec and a maximum memory depth of 200 Mpts in half-channel mode. The T3DSO2000A series employs a new generation of high-speed display technology that provides […]
VNA test cables sport flex life exceeding 100,000 cycles
A new series of highly flexible VNA test cables are designed to address a range of demanding test and lab applications. Fairview Microwave’s new high-frequency VNA test cables display excellent electrical properties such as exceptional phase stability of ±6° at 50 GHz and ±8° at 70 GHz, as well as VSWR of 1.3:1 at 50 […]
First 256-GSa/sec arbitrary waveform generator with 65-GHz analog bandwidth
The M8199A is the first 256 GSa/sec arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) with 65-GHz analog bandwidth. It sits in a compact two-slot AXIe module. Making this development possible is a new digital-to-analog converter application-specific integrated circuit (DAC-ASIC) that translates memory data into an analog signal. In addition, Keysight created a new package that avoids soldering sensitive […]
Protocol analysis system for PCIe 5.0 hosts 16 lanes
The first 16-lane protocol analysis system for PCI Express 5.0 operates at 32 Gbps per lane. The VIAVI Xgig 5P16 Protocol Analyzer delivers detailed traffic analysis and jamming capabilities, enabling test and validation to meet the most demanding performance needs of emerging compute-intensive applications such as 400 Gigabit Ethernet, artificial intelligence (AI), IoT and hyperscale […]
Instrumentation handles active electronically scanned array radar testing
New test and measurement setups handle transmit-receive-module (TRM) performance validation in modern active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars found in the global aerospace and defense industry. Typical TRM test cases can be covered with a single Rohde & Schwarz network analyzer as a turnkey solution, such as the R&S ZNA. If higher performance–such as the […]
Automotive Ethernet channel-test software checks for garble-free communications
Next-generation ADAS systems require camera and radar systems with high resolution, which require increased speed and bandwidth. Automotive Ethernet enables faster data communication to meet the demands of today’s vehicles and the connected vehicles of the future. However, the channel or link in a system can create a point of failure and as such must […]