Articles by Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced Option 028 to its PNA-X Series of microwave network analyzers. The new option allows highly accurate, source-corrected noise figure measurements of amplifiers, frequency converters and mixers up to 50 GHz. The PNA-X, configured with Option 028, is the only network analyzer in the industry to...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it will demonstrate the latest design and test innovations for advanced RF and microwave research, development and manufacturing at the 2010 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), May 25-27, at the Anaheim Convention & Exhibition Center, Booth 924. “Agilent’s design and test solutions provide...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of key enhancements to its 89600 Vector Signal Analysis (VSA) software that is used by cellular communications and wireless networking R&D engineers around the world. Version 12 of the 89600 VSA software features enhancements in LTE, HSPA+ MIMO and EDGE-Evo analysis, hardware connectivity...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the Infiniium 90000 X-Series oscilloscope family with industry-leading, real-time bandwidth of 32 GHz. Ten new models range from 16 to 32 GHz and are bandwidth upgradable. These new scopes deliver the lowest noise and have the lowest jitter measurement floor in the industry, ensuring superior...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of Version 8.0 of its Educator's Corner CD-ROM. The CD contains information on more than 100 ready-made teaching topics, including modulation, phase shift, RF, filters, distortion, amplifier characterization, basic measurements, digital basics and physical measurements. Educators will appreciate the downloadable lab procedures and...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the 81180A arbitrary waveform generator, a new generation of instrument that bridges the trade-off between bandwidth and bits. The 8118A is a new class of instrument, an arbitrary waveform generator that provides greater bandwidth and higher resolution. Until now, engineers had to decide between the...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a plug-in module for its industry-leading 86100C digital communications analyzer (DCA) that allows engineers to simultaneously test multiple optical signals. Simultaneous analysis of multiple optical signals provides two key benefits. First, testing several single-lane devices in parallel can dramatically reduce the effective cost of transceiver...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its Advanced Design System (ADS) software has been selected by Paratek Microwave for use in development of tunable antenna modules for the mobile handset market. The accuracy, capacity and performance offered by ADS aid Paratek in the design of optimized modules as well as...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it recently demonstrated how new advanced measurement applications embedded in the Agilent N9030A PXA signal analyzer are used to test radio frequency (RF) transmitters. The demonstrations took place at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The advanced measurement applications test a variety...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a new line of system-level design and verification products for 3GPP LTE physical layer (PHY) design at Mobile World Congress 2010. In addition to its traditional test and measurement products, Agilent now provides predictive products and algorithmic references for the SystemVue platform that are consistent...