Test & Measurement News & Content

73rd ARFTG Conference

May 1, 2009

Automatic Radio Frequency Techniques Group (ARFTG) is a technical organization interested in all aspects of RF and microwave test and measurement. ARFTG was originally set up in 1972 to help the end user get the most from the latest generation test and measurement equipment. This was exemplified by the...

Aeroflex Adds Test Capabilities to Avionics Test Set

April 30, 2009

Aeroflex

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Aeroflex announced it has added IFF test modes 1, 2 and TACAN as standard features to the IFR 6015 Ramp Test Set, the company’s next generation of avionics test equipment. Compact, lightweight and weatherproof, the IFR 6015 is a battery-powered portable unit designed to test the operation of aviation...

Agilent's ADS EDA Software Expands Role in Skyworks' RF Module Design

April 30, 2009

Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA

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Agilent Technologies announced an expansion of the use of its Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software at Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. The two companies have customized the ADS platform for an integrated and efficient design-for-manufacturing flow. The expansion enables rapid...

April ARMMS Attracts Attention

April 28, 2009

ARMMS

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The programme for the April ARMMS Conference , which was held at Milton Hill House, Steventon, UK, covered a rich diversity of subjects in the RF and microwave sector, presented by speakers representing leading players from both industry and academia. The two-day event was sponsored by The Technology Academy,...

Anritsu Offers Zero Percent Interest Financing for Test Equipment Solutions

April 24, 2009

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Greener Wireless: Non-linear Analysis Applied to Wireless Device Characterization

April 23, 2009

Darren McCarthy, Tektronix and Wally Arceneaux, Mesuro

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ETSI Goes 4 It in China

April 20, 2009

ETSI

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Links between European and Chinese technology experts have been strengthened as the result of a new commercial agreement between the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR), which is part of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. This 100 per cent...

SUSS MicroTec Test Systems Chosen for Laboratory

April 20, 2009

SUSS MicroTec

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SUSS MicroTec Test Systems has received purchase orders for test equipment that will enable the development of next-generation integrated circuits, including CMOS transistor scaling to the 16 nm node and beyond and the investigation of the reliability characteristics of high-k dielectrics. The partnership with SEMATECH , a global consortium...

Rohde & Schwarz Support EDGE Evolution

Rohde & Schwarz releases a new software option for its vector and baseband signal generators to support EDGE evolution signals (EGPRS2).

April 20, 2009

MWJ Staff

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TestBench
April 2009

Rohde & Schwarz has released a new software option for its vector and baseband signal generators to support EDGE evolution signals (EGPRS2) allowing tests at the physical layer for this evolution of GSM/EDGE. The option permits configuration of the signals directly in the signal generator without the need for an external PC. The EDGE evolution functionality is also available with the R&S WinIQSIM2 simulation software solution.