The new DataStudio design-to-test data analytics solution provides the foundation for a modern, secure, scalable engineering data infrastructure and applications, accelerating the pace of innovation for wireless, semiconductor, and electronics innovators. Consistent with the need to fast-track product development, DataStudio bridges critical data across the semiconductor design and test workflow. DataStudio Specification Compliance Manager (SCM), […]
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The up side of under sampling
A digital signal can be derived from the original time-varying, continuous analog signal by creating a sampled sequence of quantized values. It is intuitively evident that the fidelity and resolution of this quantized signal is based upon the number of samples taken per unit of time. Harry Nyquist published an early version, later further formalized […]
Measuring and using static electricity
Many moons ago, a future member of our editorial staff was playing with his very first multimeter. He was a farm kid. One of his first experiments was to put the negative lead of the meter on a ground rod and the positive lead on one of the metal bands used to reinforce the interlocking […]
Coaxial cable myths and misunderstandings
In this age of misinformation, you can add coaxial cable to the list of items for which it is easy to get steered wrong based on internet searches. Much of the bogus online commentary about coax relates to cable loss, cable impedance, and standing waves. Here are a few basics that may help sort the […]
The difference between the Faraday effect and Faraday’s law of induction
Michael Faraday is probably best known for his law of induction. But he also discovered the Faraday Effect in 1845 which states that light and electromagnetism are related phenomena. Faraday asserted that, in fact, light is a form of electromagnetism, anticipating James Clerk Maxwell by nearly two decades. Faraday stated that when a solid or […]
Software bundle helps engineers optimize test systems
The Test Workflow subscription bundle for automating test systems expands engineers’ access to the software needed to design and automate a test or measurement system through a single software license. With engineers firmly planted at the center of digital transformation, they need to build better, higher performing products faster than ever before. To help them […]
Cable jacket stripper operates from a hand drill
With operational efficiency and safety top priorities for cable engineers, Ripley Tools has developed the UtilityTool US16 drill operated jacket removal device. The first-of-its-kind tool is set to transform the stripping of power utilities cables and is available now. Expertly designed for use in the energy sector, the UtilityTool US16 enables engineers to remove outer […]
Going parabolic: The difference between a Ronchi, Foucault, and a Caustic test
Amateur astronomers like to build their own telescopes, sometimes to the point of even grinding the objective mirrors. This is doable, but involves purchasing the mirror blank plus various grades of grinding abrasives, polishing compounds and specialized tools. The lens must have a precise parabolic profile. It takes special test instruments to figure out whether […]
Tool preps fiber-optic cable in multiple diameters
The innovative MSAT-X tool offers engineers unrivalled flexibility for cable preparation. The MSAT-X, part of the Miller range, is the first buffer tube shaver of its kind and is set to future-proof toolkits worldwide. The MSAT-X has been designed and manufactured to offer engineers unrivalled flexibility of use. The midspan tool can be used across […]
The difference between LED and OLED displays
Despite some initial difficulties, it is reasonable to think that OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays will replace LCDs, making possible low-power flexible screens relatively inexpensive to manufacture. OLEDs have several advantages. For one thing, they can be made onto a suitable substrate by means of silk screen-printing or an inkjet printer. Roll-to-roll vapor deposition […]
