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Anritsu Co. introduces new options for its MS271xB series that take advantage of the economy microwave spectrum analyzers’ best-in-class phase noise of -110 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset (typical, 800 MHz) and make it easier to integrate the instruments into legacy manufacturing environments. The MS271xB series has been designed...

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. announced that Vishay Semiconductor Italiana S.p.A. , a high power products division of the company, has been chosen to be one of the eight initial corporate participants in the Turin Polytechnic Institute's new Business Research Center. Located in the Institute's extended campus area known as the...

Anritsu Co. introduces the MT8860C WLAN Test Set, a fully integrated test solution that performs high-speed radio layer measurements on WLAN chip sets. The MT8860C combines the capabilities of a power meter, spectrum analyzer, and vector signal generator to provide designers and manufacturers with a single instrument that performs...

Keithley Instruments Inc. , a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announced a set of signal creation and analysis tools that extend its RF test capabilities to include WiMAX signal testing. Keithley’s new solution is built on a next-generation hardware platform that makes it simple and inexpensive to...

Labtech Microwave , who recently underwent a significant re-branding exercise to reinforce the particular values of the company with the aim of differentiating itself in an increasingly competitive environment, will showcase the re-branded business with a refreshed offering to delegates attending this year’s MTT-S IMS exhibition in Atlanta, GA....

Tektronix Inc. , a provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced the new SA2600 handheld Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer that includes DPX™ waveform image processor technology that provides a live RF view of the spectrum. DPX is now also available on the H600 “RF Hawk” handheld unit originally introduced...

Hittite Microwave will introduce the HMC700LP4E, the first in a new series of integrated fractional-N synthesizers designed to cover a wide range of applications particularly those sensitive to phase noise and signal jitter. This innovative fractional-N synthesizer features a 16 bit fractional divider, 24 bit delta-sigma modulator, 14 bit...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced nonlinear vector network analyzer (NVNA) capability for its PNA-X microwave network analyzer, establishing a new industry standard in RF nonlinear network analysis from 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz. Requiring minimal external hardware, the Agilent NVNA software effectively converts a 4-port PNA-X into a high performance...

Introduction UWB technology is quickly gaining acceptance as a wireless technology with outstanding characteristics. To understand UWB, we begin with a look at its origins and its growth to date. History Early radios like Guglielmo Marconi’s spark gap design (1896) marked the beginning of Impulse Radio (IR) communications. Inspired...