Test & Measurement
November launch date for Agilent T&M spin-off
Keysight Technologies, the electronic measurement spin-off from Agilent Technologies will become a separate company in November this year. Keysight will officially come into existence from August 1 this year. It will trade as a subsidiary of Agilent for one quarter in order to demonstrate a quarter of earnings for the New York Stock Exchange.
Agilent T&M spin-off to be named Keysight Technologies
Agilent Technologies has revealed Keysight Technologies as the name of its test and measurement business that it plans to spin off in early November 2014. The name Keysight has been chosen to convey the ability to see what others cannot, offering the critical or key insights to understand and unlock the changing technology landscape. The new company’s tagline, “unlocking measurement insights for 75 years,” commemorates the...
GoldenGate opens way to faster large-signal analysis
Agilent Technologies now has the latest release of GoldenGate, its RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software. It provides RFIC designers with easy-to-use EVM-, BER- and ACPR-type measurements and enables quick analysis and diagnosis of problem areas in large-signal analysis. Additionally, it offers a number of new capabilities to reduce simulation time and increase design efficiency.
Generator features selectable reduced source impedance
An easy-to-use, stand-alone generator for slow damped oscillatory wave testing in single phase equipment up to 270V and 16A has been unveiled by Teseq. The NSG 3040-SOW is in compliance with current testing standards IEC/EN 61000-4-18 and ANSI C37.90.1. It is designed for use by power stations, substations, electric meter manufacturers, relays and switch manufacturers as well as EMC testing labs that already use Teseq equipment. It enables ...
AMETEK buys EMC test specialist Teseq
AMETEK has acquired the Teseq Group, a leading manufacturer of test and measurement instrumentation for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing, for $92m. Headquartered in Luterbach, Switzerland, the privately held company has annual sales of approximately $53 million. Teseq manufactures a broad line of conducted and radiated EMC compliance testing systems and RF amplifiers for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, cons...
Thermoelectrical cooler enhances MPCC devices
Hamamatsu Photonics has expanded and enhanced its range of semiconductor detectors, featuring photon counting capability, with the introduction of the brand new S12576-050 and S12577-050 multi-pixel photon counter devices (MPPC). The new devices utilise a Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode structure for ultra-low-level light detection, and a two-stage thermoelectric cooler, operating down to -25oC.
More CAN and more analogue means more applications
Providing engineers with the higher number of CAN channels required for the prototyping of advanced controls systems for electric/hybrid drives, dSPACE announce the release of the MicroAutoBox II. With increased analogue I/O channels, the compact prototyping system addresses the requirements for advanced emission control applications for combustion engines.
ALD equipment users in next generation 3D capacitors
SiSTEM Technology says that the Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) equipment it supplies from Picosun is being used in the fast, cost-efficient mass production of next generation 3D capacitors, as part of an EU development programme. These devices will be suitable for use, for example, in pacemakers and other implantable medical devices, electric cars, and highly efficient memories for computers and mobile devices.
Tool suite replete with new features
IAR Systems has unveiled a new version of its state machine tool suite IAR visualSTATE. Version 7.2 includes several new features for further simplifying large design projects for embedded applications based on state machines, as well as updated user guides and a new license management system.
E-Band MMC power detector operates over 71 to 86GHz frequency range
Hittite Microwave’s new E-Band MMIC power detector is targeted at communications systems, test equipment, sensors and general purpose RF detection over the 71 to 86GHz frequency range. The HMC7447 power detector provides a linear output voltage over a -0.5 to +23.5dBm input power range with low insertion loss of 0.45 dB and typical input return loss of only 19.5 dB.