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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...

The coaxial to rectangular waveguide transition is one of the most important devices used in microwave and millimeter-wave circuits. Especially at millimeter-waves, a waveguide-to-coaxial adapter is one of the most often used components for efficient electromagnetic wave transmission and high power handling. Although many types of adapters are available...

The emergence of new wireless standards and the growing adoption of wireless radios in the consumer world have created new RF test challenges for engineers. With consumer devices using more radios and engineers performing more RF measurements than ever before, it has become increasingly clear to the industry that...

Multiple-In, Multiple-Out (MIMO) antenna techniques promise to deliver exceptionally high data rates over new wireless technologies such as LTE and LTE-Advanced. However, the increase in attainable data rates brought about by MIMO technology is based on taking advantage of several channel characteristics that were inconsequential to legacy technologies. These...

To characterize Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, a number of typical tests are used. These tests check how quickly a receiver can fix its position after it is switched on, or how accurately the calculated position matches its actual position. Users normally perform a complete series of tests...

Active Spectrum has introduced low-loss, tunable filter modules in the 225 to 6000 MHz bands, using a proprietary tunable resonator to implement a filter with wideband tuning, low insertion loss (1.0 dB typical) and high RF power handling capability (> 20 W). The tunable filters show significantly improved insertion...

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...

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:...

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...

Accel-RF Corp. announced the successful shipment and installation of two advanced semiconductor reliability test systems to customers in Asia. The systems were delivered in Q4 of 2010 with installation completed in early January 2011. Shipped to both government research and commercial entities, these systems will be instrumental in the...