SemiProbe (www.semiprobe.com) has expanded its modular Probe System for Life (PS4L) portfolio to include a two stage wafer drive system, the M-12 configuration. The new design allows users to move rapidly across huge wafers to effectively position the device by locking down the coarse stage and making fine micrometers adjustment. Its theta and precision Z […]
Test Equipment
Heidenhain introduces No-Drift Absolute Gauging Packag
Heidenhain Corporation (www.heidenhain.com), a subsidiary of Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH and a manufacturer of precision control and measurement equipment, has coupled the ND 2100G Gage-Chek metrology readouts with the Acanto absolute length gauge to develop an effective combination suitable for fixed gauging applications. Providing the benefits of an optical encoder, the Acanto absolute length gauge […]
Agilent unveiled new PrecisionProbe software for oscilloscopes
Agilent Technologies Inc. (www.agilent.com) has unveiled a new software for its Infiniium 90000 X-Series and 90000A Series oscilloscopes, the PrecisionProbe software. This new software provides the oscilloscope automatic characterization and correction capabilities, eliminating the need for external equipment. The analysis delivered by this new software significantly improves measurement margins allowing engineers to make accurate measurements. […]
Modern oscilloscopes feature time saving technologies
As one of the most used test equipment, modern oscilloscopes have evolved to provide more capabilities and features that allow engineers and designers to save precious time in designing and debugging processes. Oscilloscope manufacturers nowadays have integrated this famous device with time saving technologies such as large displays, fast update rates, function generators, mixed signal […]
Infiniium 90000 X-Series oscilloscope suitable for MIPI M-PHY transmitter conformance testing
Agilent Technologies Inc. (www.agilent.com) has announced a comprehensive MIPI M-PHY test solution that consists of protocol analyzers and exercisers, oscilloscopes, and bit error-rate testers (BERTs) that uses custom M-PHY stimulus software. Specifically designed for mobile computing customers, the company’s new solution suite aims to help design engineers turn on, validate and debug all layers of […]
How to achieve accurate oscilloscope measurements?
The oscilloscope is one of the most important test equipment devices that engineers use almost everyday. There are times, however, when the measurements taken using this device are not as useful or accurate as they might otherwise be. Thus, it is important to take some simple precautions to ensure that the measurements taken are useful […]
Tektronix meets design goals with IBM’s SiGe technology
Tektronix (www.tek.com) has announced that its validation of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) based in 8 HP silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS Specialty Foundry technology from IBM (www.ibm.com) has exceeded its target specifications for the development of a new range of performance oscilloscope capable of over 30 GHz bandwidth across multiple channels while reducing noise in older […]
LeCroy WaveSurfer 42MXs-B
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) has unveiled an oscilloscope from the family of WaveSurfer MXs-B and MSO MXs-B Oscilloscope that offers bandwidth of 400 MHz and a real-time sampling rate of up to five GS/s — the WaveSurfer 42MXs-B. This dual channel oscilloscope comes with a large 10.4-inch color touch screen display. Its Wavestream Fast Viewing mode offers […]
Basic concept of an oscilloscope
The oscilloscope is one of the most famous and used items of test equipment, as it allows signal voltages to be displayed on a screen in a two dimensional format. This enables test and design engineers to understand the operation of a circuit while viewing the waveforms on the screen. Thus, the scope offers far […]
LeCroy launches the fastest probe
LeCroy (www.lecroy.com) has launched the fastest probe in the market today with the new WaveLink probe. Offering bandwidth of 25 GHz, this new differential solder-in probe is well-matched with the company’s WaveMaster 8 Zi series of oscilloscopes, which feature a maximum bandwidth of 30 GHz. Using the WaveMaster 825Zi oscilloscope and the WaveLink D2505 differential […]