Articles by MWJ Staff

Catalog Update

Test and Measurement Catalog The Agilent T&M catalog has a long standing history of being a valuable customer reference tool. This 343-page new edition gives customers unmatched insight into new products, solutions and services, along with additional valuable resources. Available now. Download as a PDF at http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5990-6626EN.pdf. Agilent Technologies...
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New Products

6 to 18 GHz, 3 W Amplifier AML announces the immediate availability of a high power broadband amplifier model AML618P4202. This amplifier operates over 6 to 18 GHz with industry best DC to RF efficiency. Output P1dB is +35 dBm (3 W) minimum. Gain is 42 dB minimum with...
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March 2011 Web Exclusives


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Cadence Enhances Unified Custom/Analog Flow to Boost Productivity at Nodes Down to 20nm

In Addition to DFM and Power Capabilities, New Virtuoso Enhancements Deliver Big Productivity Gains for Complex Custom, Analog and Mixed-Signal Design
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced major enhancements to its Virtuoso®-based custom/analog flow, boosting productivity across the entire flow from initial design specification to final GDSII and for process nodes down to 20 nanometers. The expanded custom/analog flow--spanning design, implementation, and verification--includes methodology improvements to help designers manage design parasitics,...
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The MWJ Puzzler - March 2011

TesT & MeAsureMenT Download the Puzzler (PDF) Across 3 ENOB (4 words) 5 A technique used with oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to reduce noise and effectively increase resolution and dynamic range 7 A load-pull technique that uses a separate coherent signal source to stimulate the source or load side...
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Web Update

LTE Videos Gain greater insight into LTE design and test with the new 24/7 Agilent LTE Videos page. The site is designed to give information about LTE test for greater understanding, more rapid development and design into this complex technology. To view the videos, visit www.agilent.com/find/LTEvideos , or go...
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New Products

PXI RF Combiners The 3060 Series RF combiners are PXI modules designed specifically for RF component and radio terminal system test. They are high performance RF conditioning modules supplied in a compact single-slot 3U PXI package. The series is comprised of four different modules each addressing a particular application:...
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The Book End

An Engineer’s Guide to Automated Testing of High-speed Interfaces Jose Moreira and Hubert Werkmann Providing a complete introduction to the state-of-the-art in high-speed digital testing with automated test equipment (ATE), An Engineer’s Guide to Automated Testing of High-speed Interfaces focuses exclusively on this increasingly important topic. The book covers...
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NI Offers RF Measurement Fundamentals Webcast Series

New series of educational webcasts highlights measurment techniques and instruments for RF and microwave characterization.

RF Measurement Fundamentals Webcasts Series

The rapid integration of wireless connectivity into products demands that today’s test engineers understand a breadth of RF and wireless test techniques, from performing EVM and ACLR measurements to addressing complex MIMO applications.

View this series of webcasts
on demand to learn the fundamentals of making and optimizing RF measurements.


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