Test & Measurement
Design, test characterisation solutions prepared for Paris
Keysight Technologies is heading to European Microwave Week in Paris ready to demonstrate a wide range of design, test and characterisation solutions. Keysight has been a twelve-year platinum sponsor of the event, and it will have technical experts on hand to discuss and demonstrate the latest high-performance hardware and software solutions.
Function generators tackle 150MHz segment
The AFG3000C Arbitrary/Function Generator Series from Tektronix has been extended with two 150MHz models (one or two channels). Slotting between existing 100MHz and 240MHz models in the Tektronix AFG3000C lineup, the new AFG3151C and AFG3152C deliver 25 per cent more bandwidth and 59 percent more output zone with +/-5 V DC offset at the same price as competitive offerings in this segment.
Tools aid hydrogen-powered racing car development
IAR Systems is proud to announce that its world-leading development tools have helped Forze, a student foundation at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, to develop their hydrogen-powered racing cars. Thanks to its strong code optimisations and easy-to-use interface, IAR Embedded Workbench has helped the team to accelerate the development cycle and to get their cars into production faster.
Cloud-based solution cuts DAS installation costs
SkyBridge Tools is a cloud-based trace judgment solution for tower and in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) installations developed by Anritsu. It reduces costs and improves ROI. Serving as a data warehouse for contractors who are installing or modifying equipment for network operators, SkyBridge Tools saves time, reduces rework, and makes timely payment more likely by automating the trace judgment process.
Paris platform for comprehensive T&M line up
Rohde & Schwarz will take advantage of European Microwave Week in Paris (Sept 7-10) to present its T&M highlights for the highest frequencies. The company will showcase its new R&S FSWP phase noise analyser and VCO tester for the first time in Europe. The new R&S FSWP phase noise analyser and VCO tester allows users to measure the spectral purity of signal sources such as generators, synthesisers or voltage-controlled oscillators.
SoC test system offers high performance & scalability
DA-Integrated has installed a V93000 Smart Scale SoC test system from Advantest. DA-Integrated’s selection of the V93000 Smart Scale system is based on the tester’s high performance and scalability, its widespread use at outsourced semiconductor assembly and test foundries and its compatibility with the previous P1000 test system, legacy equipment from Advantest’s 2011 acquisition of ATE supplier Verigy.
High speed memory test card supports up to 16Gb/s
Advantest has introduced the fastest fully integrated memory test card in history, the HSM16G. The card extends the high-speed testing capabilities of the company’s V93000 HSM series of testers to native 16Gb/s for at-speed testing of ultra-fast memory ICs. Advantest's ATE solution supports device engineering, debugging and volume production of today’s highest speed GDDR5 and future GDDR5X ICs, with parallel data busses up to 16Gb/s.
Visual inspection stations suit component manufacturing
FSInspection has announced the availability of a complete line of high-magnification visual inspection stations for mechanical component manufacturing and contract machining applications. Designed for today’s industrial markets, the series includes the HDMag High-Magnification Visual Inspection Station, X-Mag Machine Vision Station and PKMag 50 Portable Visual Inspection Device.
Tablet & smartphone range is safe in hazardous areas
SKF has launched a suite of tablets and smartphones for use in hazardous areas, in industries such as oil & gas, refining, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Mobile workers will now be able to take this kind of technology, which is often pre-loaded with a host of SKF condition monitoring and productivity apps, into previously inaccessible areas.
Transmitter calculates the dew point temperature
Measuring CO2, temperature and relative humidity and calculating the dew point temperature, the EE800 transmitter has been introduced by E+E Elektronik. Versions with the Modbus RTU or BACnet MS/TP interface also calculate absolute humidity, mixing ratio, specific enthalpy, frost point temperature and partial water vapour pressure. They can be easily integrated into a bus system for building automation or automatic indoor climate control.