Articles by Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. announces 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 four-port PNA-X into a high-performance nonlinear...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announces the new PXB MIMO Receiver Tester for quicker, more accurate test of Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) receivers earlier in the design cycle. Providing the best simulation of real-world conditions available on the market today, the PXB significantly reduces development cycle time. The new instrument transforms MIMO test...

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced SystemVue 2008, a new electronic design automation (EDA) platform for electronic system-level (ESL) design. The new platform cuts physical layer (PHY) design time in half for high-performance communications algorithms and system architectures, for both wireless and aerospace/defense applications. The new SystemVue 2008 platform goes beyond...

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions announced a strategic alliance to deliver industry-leading RF and microwave components and Multi-Chip Module solutions for aerospace, satellite and military applications using Agilent’s monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). “Agilent is fully committed to helping today’s engineers create the best products for the...

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the HiSIM_HV Model Extraction Package for advanced high voltage metal oxide semiconductor (HVMOS) device models. The package, for use with Agilent’s Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) software platform, provides an easy-to-use, efficient and customizable method for measuring and extracting accurate...

A selection from Agilent’s “Ten Things You Should Know About MIMO” are presented in this paper, with the intention of giving the user an overview of the operation of MIMO technology and test methodology. Each item uses an example to highlight the impact on the radio system or associated test. A poster that summarizes all ten points is available from Agilent on request (order information can be found at the end of this paper).

While third-generation wireless communication systems based on W-CDMA are being deployed all over the world, the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) has initiated a project for the long-term evolution (LTE) of this cellular technology to ensure its competitiveness well into the future. This white paper describes the physical layer...

The process for developing advanced Radar and EW systems often begins with component design and system simulation using software tools, which is followed by prototyping the design and evaluation using test instrumentation. In the past, there has been minimal connection between the software simulations and hardware prototype evaluation because...

Announces a Technical Solutions Brochure for 3GPP LTE

The IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, generally referred to as WiMAX, specifies air interfaces for broadband wireless access (BWA) systems. The standard is expected to energize the BWA industry and create opportunities to deploy systems in applications that were previously cost-prohibitive. WiMAX enables multiple services in a wireless metropolitan area network...