Nano- as a prefix refers to the order of magnitude involved in a specific discussion. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. Comparing a nanometer to a meter is like comparing the size of a marble to the size of the earth. At 100 nanometers and less, quantum effects become pronounced, and this is […]
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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 […]
