Keysight Technologies, Inc. has had a test tool validated for the FiRa 2.0 Certification release, covering physical layer conformance testing. 

Keysight Technologies outbid rival Viavi Solutions to buy Spirent Communications for about 1.16 billion pounds ($1.46 billion), winning a battle over the U.K. telecoms testing firm's expertise in automation.

Keysight Technologies, Inc., is collaborating on the new NVIDIA 6G Research Cloud platform, which includes the NVIDIA Aerial Omniverse Digital Twin

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and ETS-Lindgren announce an industry-first over-the-air (OTA) test solution for devices supporting the narrowband non-terrestrial networks (NB-NTNs) technology.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has been selected as the Test Partner for the Deutsche Telekom Satellite NB-IoT Early Adopter Program, providing an end-to-end NB-IoT NTN testbed.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) infrastructure ecosystem with the introduction of the Keysight AI Data Center Test Platform.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. is enabling Intel to develop and validate mMIMO beamforming designs for use in Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) with Open RAN Studio, accelerating the adoption of Open RAN architectures by mobile network operators.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that the RFPro EM simulation software is now certified by Intel Foundry for design engineers targeting Intel 18A process technology.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has joined other industry leaders and key AI stakeholders in a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. 

At Mobile World Congress 2024, Keysight will highlight how to expand wireless communications reach with NTNs, achieve extreme next-generation connectivity and pioneer 6G research with AI and ML. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has extended the number of its test cases available for the Skylo Technologies non-terrestrial network (NTN) certification program to 21.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. gained approval for the industry’s first 3GPP Rel-16 5G NR single and multiple PMI test cases for 16 and 32 element transmitters operating on the FDD and TDD bands.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announces that the RFPro EM simulation software, part of the Keysight EDA  ADS integrated tool suite, is now certified by Samsung Foundry for design engineers targeting its 8 nm LPP process. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. received an $18.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to integrate and deliver two EWTS systems with sustainment support consisting of software patch management, field engineer support, non-critical spare parts, critical spare parts and storage.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announces that Arbe has selected the E8719A Radar Target Solution (RTS) to test the Arbe 4D imaging radar chipset for automotive applications.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and MediaTek have successfully completed 5G NR and 5G RedCap interoperability development testing based on the 3GPP Release 17 standard. 

Keysight collaborated with Metanoia to verify the low physical layer 5G O-RU JURA Platform using the end-to-end Keysight Open RAN Studio solution.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has validated the first protocol conformance test case for 3GPP Rel-17 standards for non-terrestrial networks using narrowband IoT technology.

At productronica 2023, Keysight will demonstrate its portfolio of solutions designed to accelerate innovation in electronic manufacturing.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announces that SWISSto12 has selected the Keysight Payload Test System (PTS) to validate the RF payloads of its first HummingSat geostationary satellite, Intelsat 45.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. introduces the new Phased Array Antenna Control and Calibration solution, enabling satellite designers developing active electronically scanned arrays for satcom.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Ettifos have successfully conducted a 3GPP Rel-16 Sidelink radio conformance test between the Ettifos SIRIUS 5G-V2X sidelink platform and Keysight's advanced test equipment, paving the way for 5G-V2X advancements.   

Keysight Technologies, Inc, Synopsys, Inc. and Ansys announced a new reference flow for the TSMC N4PRF, the semiconductor foundry's advanced 4 nm RF FinFET process technology. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Synopsys, Inc. are partnering to provide IoT device makers with a comprehensive cybersecurity assessment solution to ensure consumers are protected when devices are shipped to market.

At EuMW 2023, Keysight will be showcasing solutions that accelerate RF innovation for applications from space and automotive to 5G/6G and IoT in booth 107A.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and MediaTek have collaborated to verify that MediaTek's 5G modem technology supports 5G NR and IoT technologies based on the 3GPP's Release 17 ( standards for non-terrestrial networks.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. is enabling the University of Stuttgart to conduct foundational research essential to development of new ICs for 6G technology with the new Keysight 6G Vector Component Analysis (VCA) solution.

Keysight has built the first MIMO OTA dynamic channel model test and user equipment performance validation system with China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL) based on CTIA requirements for 5G NR FR1.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. gained approval for the industry's first 5G NR Release 16 (Rel-16) power saving test cases for demodulation and radio resource management (RRM) in the n78 frequency band. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has submitted the first protocol conformance test case for 3GPP Release 17 standards for non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) using narrowband IoT technology. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced support for the voluntary national standard for consumer IoT cybersecurity labeling program unveiled by the Biden-Harris Administration at the White House. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Skylo Technologies have signed a MoU extending Keysight's cellular testing expertise to NTNs by using Skylo's test cases to create a certification program.

Keysight Technologies, Inc showcased its open radio access network (Open RAN) validation leadership by collaborating with 14 industry partners to demonstrate Open RAN deployment readiness testing at the O-RAN Spring 2023 Global PlugFest organized by the O-RAN ALLIANCE.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced its intention to acquire the entire share capital of ESI Group SA (Euronext Paris Symbol: ESI) at a price per share of 155 euros in cash. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. recently enabled Quectel to verify that its IoT wireless modules support the latest 5G RedCap and NTN features by establishing end-to-end data call connections using the Keysight S8711A UXM 5G Test Application. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announces that Samsung Foundry has adopted the new Keysight IC-CAP Model Generator to accelerate the creation of circuit libraries, a key component of process design kits for Samsung's advanced RF semiconductor process technologies.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has achieved Qualcomm® Development Acceleration Resource Toolkit (QDART) validation for the Qualcomm® QRU100 5G RAN Platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that its PathWave Test Executive for Manufacturing Developer Version now supports automated RF calibration and verification testing for the Autotalks LTE V2X and DSRC chipsets.

Keysight World: Innovate, Keysight Technologies, Inc.'s annual vision conference for technology leaders, engineers and innovators, kicks off on June 20 with actionable insights into 5G, 6G, SDVs, NTNs and digital healthcare.

Through the project leadership of Keysight Technologies, the 6G-SANDBOX project signed an agreement to establish an Open Innovation Laboratory with the European Space Agency to advance the integration of satellites with terrestrial 5G and 6G networks.

At IMS2023, Keysight’s technical experts will highlight microwave and RF innovations to help customers accelerate 5G and pioneer 6G in booth 835.

Built on the Keysight PNA-X Vector Component Analyzer solution, the demonstration characterizes a Nokia PA developed for use in 6G D-Band wireless communications systems and designed to operate with a low EVM.

Keysight Technologies, Inc has obtained a FiRa™ Consortium validation for its automated UWB PHY Conformance Test Tool, enabling device makers and chip designers to quickly test the physical layer conformance of their FiRa UWB-based products.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has joined the TSMC Open Innovation Platform® (OIP) 3DFabric Alliance, which was formed recently by TSMC to accelerate 3D IC ecosystem innovation and readiness. 

Keysight has enabled ritt7Layers to join the O-RAN ALLIANCE community of OTICs in the Asia-Pacific region to provide O-RAN certification and badging for Open RAN components.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. gained approval for the industry's first 5G NR RedCap conformance test cases for use with Keysight's 5G network emulation conformance test platform. 

Synopsys, Inc., Ansys and Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of the new 79 GHz mmWave RF design reference flow for the TSMC 16 nm FinFET Compact Technology (16FFC). 

Keysight Technologies and  Future Technologies are collaborating to offer solutions encompassing the design, deployment, delivery and operations of dedicated 5G private networks.

To assist European-based mobile operators and network equipment manufacturers with verifying the interoperability and performance of their Open RAN solutions, Keysight is launching its first complete Open RAN testing laboratory for Europe at the company's Milan office in Italy.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has enabled ArrayComm to obtain the first O-RAN ALLIANCE Fronthaul Certificate of Conformance for its O-DU with the Keysight Open RAN Architect (KORA) solutions.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has validated the performance and design of an Astella 5G Open RAN mmWave small cell base station using the end-to-end KORA solutions in compliance with 3GPP standards.

At the 2023 5G Challenge, Keysight's KORA solutions will be used in the CableLabs 5G Lab to test edge-to-core O-RAN subcomponents, verifying interoperability and measuring performance.  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. introduces the new Iterative Learning Control (ILC) test method that significantly shortens digital pre-distortion (DPD) test times for power amplifiers (PAs).

Keysight Technologies and McGill University have successfully demonstrated a world record 1.2 Tbps and 1.6 Tbps O-Band coherent transmissions operating over 10 km using DFBs for both the carrier and local oscillator.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has signed a three-party agreement with NTT DOCOMO, Inc., and NTT to advance the development of key technologies expected to drive the innovation necessary for 6G.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) to advance 6G technology design and development.

Keysight Technologies, Inc and Samsung Electronics' System LSI Business have teamed up to demonstrate 5G NR non-terrestrial networks  enabling satellite-to-smartphone data connections at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that DSP Research, a certification and test laboratory, recently selected Keysight's 5G device test solutions to deliver RF regulatory certification services in Japan.

At Mobile World Congress 2023, Keysight's technical experts will highlight the advanced solutions that are helping customers accelerate the wireless evolution. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it brings advanced solution expertise to four projects that are a part of the 6G Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU), a research and innovation program co-funded by the European Union.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the company joins forces with 16 organizations to create 6G-SANDBOX, a pan-European testbed for 6G experimentation and validation of 5G-Advanced and 6G capabilities. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it has collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to establish an end-to-end 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connection with aim to accelerate 5G NTN technology to provide affordable broadband connectivity in remote areas.

Keysight Technologies, Inc announced that its Keysight University program has introduced a credential program to recognize learner completion of technology-related courses and boot camps.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that it is first to gain Global Certification Forum (GCF) validation of a 5G location based services (LBS) Assisted Galileo (A-Galileo) test case by combining 5G NR and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that Samsung Foundry has adopted the Keysight E4727B Advanced Low-Frequency Noise Analyzer (A-LFNA) for measurement and analysis of flicker noise (1/f noise) and random telegraph noise in semiconductor devices.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. is first to enable laptop vendors to verify Arm-based 5G PCs powered by Windows on Snapdragon® Compute Platforms with integrated software-centric test solutions.

The 5G market represents a significant opportunity for device manufacturers, particularly for smartphones. Jumpstarting device acceptance testing in the labs of device manufacturers is easier said than done, though. Solutions exist that address the challenges, including leveraging developed and flexible conformance test solutions, network emulation and power analyzers and virtual drive testing.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it will demonstrate the latest design and test solutions for components and systems used in 5G communications, IoT and aerospace and defense applications that solve the toughest engineering challenges. Read more

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the Keysight Test Platform 195 is the first and only test platform that includes RF NB-IoT and CAT-M validated test cases together in the Global Certification Forum (GCF).

Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Spreadtrum Communications announced the Spreadtrum-Keysight Innovation Center, located in Shanghai. The Center further strengthens the strategic partnership between the two companies, first announced in 2016.Read more

Keysight Technologies Inc. and Samsung Electronics Corp. announced a technology collaboration on 5G development and testing. Keysight and Samsung have entered into a technology collaboration to enable design and deployment of 5G devices to support early operator trials. The initial focus of the partnership is on 5GTF specifications (www.5gtf.org). Future collaboration will include work being done in 3GPP NR.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it is collaborating with ZTE to assist them in the test and measurement of critical 5G key technologies, including mmW communications, new PHY, massive MIMO and BTS beamforming prototypes. Keysight will help ZTE accelerate 5G product time to market by providing industry-leading products and solutions, for example, UXA mmW signal analyzes, AXIe modular ultra-broad bandwidth signal generation and analysis systems, and system level prototype solutions.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it will showcase its latest software-centric design and test solutions for LTE-A, 5G, IoT and Connected Car technologies at Mobile World Congress 2017, Hall 6, Stand 6G10, Barcelona, Feb. 27 – March 2. Keysight is an active participant in many influential wireless standards bodies and leading 5G global initiatives. Keysight also collaborates with industry-leading companies and academia to enable the next-generation of wireless communications systems.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will exhibit its latest high-speed digital solutions at DesignCon 2017, Booth 725, Santa Clara Convention Center, Feb. 1-2. Keysight's technical experts and application engineers will demonstrate the most advanced design and test solutions, developed for solving today's most difficult high-speed digital measurement challenges. Keysight is proud to be the host sponsor of DesignCon 2017.

Keysight Technologies Inc., with the University of California San Diego (www.ece.ucsd.edu) announced the world’s longest bidirectional phased-array link in the 60 GHz band. At a link distance of 300 m, the 32-element array achieved a data rate of greater than 2 Gbps over all scan angles up to ±45 degrees. Data rates were 4 Gbps at 100 m and 500 Mbps at 800 m over most scan angles. Initial tests by a leading wireless provider suggest the system can deliver content to eight homes at a time at up to 300 m.

Keysight Technologies Inc. and CommSolid demonstrated the successful completion of a NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) connection with the Keysight E7515A UXM base station emulator and wireless test set during Vodafone’s Innovation Days 2016. Establishing a Cat-NB1 device link was the result of a collaboration between Keysight and CommSolid. The Keysight UXM is the world’s first wireless test set to demonstrate connectivity with an NB-IoT device that complies to the standards.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced the availability of a battery-drain analysis solution that delivers insight into critical applications for the energy, automotive and medical device industries. Keysight is the only company that offers this integrated solution for accurate battery-drain analysis and provides the needed testing information required to manage the wide dynamic-current-range utilized by these devices.

Keysight Technologies Inc. and ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Turkey, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership on research and development of 5G communication technologies. Both parties are committed to working together on 5G enabling technologies—especially on active antenna systems and remote radio heads, as well as prototype verification platform integration and characterization capabilities, with a goal of enhancing future 5G wireless communication innovations.

Keysight Technologies has collaborated with Virginia Diodes, Inc. (VDI) to create a 1.5 THz measurement solution for Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate a wide range of design, test and characterization solutions at European Microwave Week 2016, ExCel Exhibition Centre, Booth E2, London, Oct. 4-6. For the first time, Keysight will sponsor the Defense and Security Forum. This includes having its technical experts on hand to discuss and demonstrate the latest innovative solutions in hardware and software design and test. This is the 13th year Keysight has been a platinum sponsor of European Microwave Week.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it has added new capabilities to its Propsim F32 channel emulator. These capabilities enable manufacturers and mobile operators to efficiently verify the performance of devices and network equipment with LTE-Hotspots and Indoor (LTE-Hi) small cell and LTE-Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) dual connectivity technology support.

Keysight Technologies will to demonstrate the its latest RF/uW, signal/power integrity, high-speed digital design solutions at EDI CON USA 2016, taking place Sept. 20-22 at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Mass.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that Mark Wallace will succeed Guy Séné as head of Keysight's global sales organization on Nov. 1, 2016. Séné will remain as an advisor through the end of the company's first fiscal quarter, Jan. 31, 2017, when he will retire.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it has extended its industry-leading One-Stop Calibration Services, to include non-Keysight equipment, reinforcing the company’s commitment to support complete test systems.

Keysight Technologies Inc. outlined its commitment to the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Initiative, an industry consortium led by US Ignite and focused on creation of four, city-scale testing platforms.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it has joined the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance. As a member of NGMN, Keysight will work closely with the growing community of innovative global mobile network operators, manufacturers and research institutes involved with 5G development and deployment.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced the newest release of its high-performance, Advanced Low-Frequency Noise Analyzer (A-LFNA), which is designed to make fast, accurate and repeatable low-frequency noise measurements. The release features a new user interface and tight integration with Keysight’s WaferPro Express software—a platform that performs automated wafer-level measurements of semiconductor devices.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced its Signal Optimizer software—the industry’s first and only all-in-one software for calibration, signal creation and signal analysis of 5G candidate waveforms. By simplifying calibration and the critical design tasks related to 5G signal creation and analysis, the software enables R&D engineers to focus more time on being first-to-market with their own designs.

Keysight Technologies Inc. and National Applied Research Laboratories (NAR Labs), Taiwan, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership on research and development of 5G communication technologies. Both parties are committed to working together on the 5G enabling technologies as well as prototype verification and evaluations with a goal of enhancing future Taiwan wireless communication innovations.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a Gen 3 PXIe chassis and set of Gen 3 system components designed for complex, high-performance applications. Doubling the system bandwidth, the new products improve data streaming for capture/playback applications, such as 5G and electronic warfare. The Gen 3 products also provide a superior platform for large multi-channel and multi-chassis PXIe test systems for applications, such as MIMO and PA/FEM.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced its first PXI Express source/measurement unit, the M9111A, purpose-built for design validation and production test of next-generation power amplifiers and front-end modules supporting cellular and wireless connectivity formats.

Keysight Technologies Inc. and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announced a plan to launch a Keysight software development center to accelerate Keysight’s transformation into a software-centric solutions provider. Keysight has chartered the center to develop next-generation software for use in the design and test of electronic products being created by Keysight’s customers around the world.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced new collaborations with China Mobile on key 5G technologies. This includes channel measurement and modeling and massive MIMO over-the-air (OTA) testing.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate the latest design, simulation and test solutions for wireless communications and aerospace & defense at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS2016), Booth 1239, San Francisco, Calif., May 24-26.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that the Keysight T4010S conformance test system is now the leader in the number of validated GCF 3CA LTE test cases and band combinations of any test platform.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced an improved version of the FFT option, now available on the U5303A PCIe 12-bit high-speed data acquisition card. This card features two channels and a sampling rate from 1 GS/s to 3.2 GS/s.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced an E-Band Signal Analysis Reference Solution to provide low-cost millimeter wave analysis capability for applications in the 60-90 GHz range. The reference solution is based around the 10-bit ADC Infiniium S-Series oscilloscope to provide 2.5 GHz of high-fidelity, millimeter wave frequency analysis bandwidth.

The Keysight CX3300 Series Device Current Waveform Analyzer is a new category of instrument and is ideally suited for researchers struggling with high-speed transient current measurements during advanced device characterization and engineers working to reduce power/current consumption in low-power devices.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced the N2839A differential browser head for use with InfiniiMax I/II Series probe amps, bringing the measurement fidelity of a solder-in probe head to hand-held browsing. When used with the InfiniiMax II 1169A probe amplifier, the N2839A gives users 12 GHz of bandwidth, making this the world’s most usable hand-held browser solution for measuring high-speed differential or single-ended signals.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a cost-effective reference solution for creating multi-emitter signal environments used for electronic warfare (EW) simulation and test. The Multi-Emitter Scenario Generator Reference Solution, another in a series of Keysight Reference Solutions, is based on multiple coherent N5193A UXG agile signal generators.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a technological breakthrough for building the world’s highest-bandwidth oscilloscopes with the successful turn-on of chipsets that take advantage of Keysight’s leading edge Indium Phosphide (InP) semiconductor technology. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced the newest release of its industry-leading device modeling and characterization software suite: Integrated Circuits Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) 2016, Model Builder Program (MBP) 2016, and Model Quality Assurance (MQA) 2016. The software release provides designers characterizing and modeling semiconductor devices with further advances in modeling and characterization efficiency.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it will demonstrate the industry’s first integrated, millimeter wave design validation and manufacturing solution for 802.11ad standard at Mobile World Congress, Hall 1, Booth 1E10, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Feb. 22-25.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a partnership with SGS in Taiwan for LTE-A 3DL CA conformance test cases validationfor GCF and PTCRB approval.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. introduced the latest release of its powerful Advanced Design System (ADS) software, ADS 2016. The software improves design productivity and speeds circuit and electromagnetic simulation performance. ADS 2016 provides new RF printed circuit board, laminate, module, and silicon RFIC products, as well as technologies, capabilities and other enhancements.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced new X-Series signal analyzers that provide significantly enhanced capabilities for developers creating next-generation devices. Most notable is a multi-touch user interface (UI) that streamlines measurement setup and creates a solid foundation for new solutions. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the new design of Keysight products built on a platform of exceptional user experience, with advances in multi-touch user interface and an environmentally responsible build and re-use model. The contemporary, new look complements the company’s uncompromised history of quality and craftsmanship.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the latest release of its industry leading, affordable RF simulation and synthesis software, Genesys 2015. Designed for circuit and system designers, the software features breakthrough Keysight Sys-Parameters that enables RF system simulation with off-the-shelf component datasheets; and comprehensive RF circuit synthesis to enable the industry’s fastest realization of RF systems and circuits.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that CEPREI Laboratory has successfully adopted the Keysight EEsof EDA E4727A Advanced Low-Frequency Noise Analyzer(A-LFNA) for measurement and analysis of flicker noise (1/f noise) and random telegraph noise (RTN) during its reliability studies of semiconductor devices including MOSFETs, HEMTs and TFTs.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that the Keysight UXM Wireless Test Set is now fully integrated and supported by WaveStudio, MVG’s OTA dedicated measurement software suite. As an integral part of MVG’s OTA measurement solution, the UXM has been used to provide support for carrier aggregation; an important LTE-A feature that requires advanced test and measurement.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced the Keysight Distinguished University Program; a program designed to identify and acknowledge educational excellence in creating industry-ready engineers. The program provides a strong level of cooperation and support between each participating University and Keysight. The program also creates a process to engage students in industry-related projects based on the latest technologies.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced the addition of GSM, GPRS, EGPRS and TD-SCDMA, HSPA test capabilities to the E7515A UXM wireless test set. With these enhancements, UE developers can validate their multi-format LTE devices within a single UXM test set.

Keysight introduced measurement application software designed to help engineers quickly and accurately measure and quantify PAM-4 (pulse amplitude modulation with four amplitude levels) signals. The software is used with the Keysight S-Series, 90000A, V-Series, 90000 X- and Z-Series real-time oscilloscope platforms and the 86100D DCA-X Infiniium sampling oscilloscope.

Keysight Technologies is the first test and measurement company to achieve the silver status SC21 Award for its hardware and support services. SC21 is a U.K.-based change program designed to accelerate the competitiveness of the aerospace & defense industry by raising the performance of its supply chains.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced multi-module synchronization for its M9703B AXIe high-speed digitizer/wideband digital receiver– increasing the total number of streaming and recording channels available with the M9703B. The new bundles options (-CB1/-CB2) enable multichannel phase coherent digital down conversion (DDC) which has applications in 5G, radar and satellite communications, and aerospace & defense.

Keysight Technologies Inc., in collaboration with The University of California San Diego (UCSD), has demonstrated the world’s first 64 (8 x 8) and 256-element (16 x 16), 60 GHz silicon wafer-scale phased-array transmitter with integrated high-efficiency antennas for Gbps communications at 100 to 200 meters. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced the enhanced U8903B audio analyzer with new Bluetooth® audio measurement capabilities. The Bluetooth option enables the U8903B to make high-performance Bluetooth audio testing for R&D, quality assurance and production tests in the consumer and professional audio and wireless communication industries.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a four-level pulsed amplitude modulation (PAM-4) capabilityfor the Keysight EEsof EDA Advanced Design System (ADS) Channel Simulator. The introduction of this capability further advances Keysight’s leadership position in IBIS-AMI SerDes channel simulation.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced an extension to the IntegraVision family of power analyzers, the first in the industry to combine high-accuracy power measurements and touch-driven oscilloscope visualization in a single instrument. The Keysight IntegraVision PA2203A 4-channel power analyzer gives R&D engineers working on three-phase power devices an intuitive tool that delivers the dynamic views they need to see, measure and prove design performance.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced the TS-8989 Body and Safety Electronics Reference Solution, a ready-to-go PXI-based solution for testing body and safety control modules in the automotive electronic test space.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that Fraunhofer Research Institution for Microsystems and Solid State Technologies EMFT (Fraunhofer EMFT) is the first low-frequency noise measurements reference center able to demonstrate the Keysight EEsof EDAs E4727A Advanced Low-Frequency Noise Analyzer in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI).

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a new organizational structure designed to align the company’s activities with the development of customer solutions. The organizational changes include the creation of a centralized Corporate Planning and Technology team, and a move to three customer-focused business groups – the Communications Solutions Group, the Industrial Solutions Group and the Services Solutions Group.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced a 50 GHz frequency extension to the M9393A PXIe performance vector signal analyzer (VSA), providing frequency coverage previously unseen in modular instrumentation. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced the first software plug-in for the M8070A system software for M8000 Series BER test solutions. The Keysight M8085A MIPI C-PHY receiver test solutionis designed for engineers in semiconductor and IP vendor companies who need to perform conformance and margin tests.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate its latest hardware and electronic design automation (EDA) software solution releases at EPEPS 2015, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Booth 3, San Jose, Calif., Oct. 25-28. Keysight is a silver-level sponsor of the event.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it will demonstrate innovative test solutions at the Automotive Testing Expo (www.testing-expo.com/usa), Suburban Collection Showplace, Booth 2008, Novi, Michigan, Oct. 20-22. These solutions help automotive design and test engineers deliver the power efficiency and the functional safety expected in the vehicles of today and tomorrow.

 Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate its latest RF circuit, system and 3-D electromagnetic design and electro-thermal simulation software solutions at the Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium (CSICS 2015), Sheraton New Orleans, Booth 601, New Orleans, Oct. 11-14. Keysight EEsof EDA is a silver-level sponsor of the event. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced the VXT PXIe vector transceiver, a fully calibrated instrument module that provides vector signal generation and analysis in four slots. With accelerated measurements and deep software, the VXT is purpose-built for rapid solution creation and faster throughput in manufacturing test of wireless components and “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced its donation of Keysight EDA software to Chungnam National University (CNU) in Daejeon, South Korea, as part of the Keysight EEsof EDA University Educational Support Program. This is the third software donation this year, following earlier donations to South Korea’s Sogang and Dongguk Universities, and is intended to help CNU foster well-rounded electronics engineering experts.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced a wireless power transfer analysis option for its E5072A, E5061B, and E5063A ENA series network analyzers. With this software option, the ENA Series network analyzers are now able to effectively address the needs of emerging wireless power transfer (WPT) markets.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced five new frequency options for its E5063A ENA series network analyzerand set the E5063A’s new starting price at $10,000. With these new options and price, the E5063A now offers the best balance between price and performance. This allows passive component manufacturers to satisfy business and technical requirements.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it is collaborating with the University of Bristol on 5G millimeter-wave research. The two organizations are already deeply involved in the 5G ecosystem in Europe and the U.S. and now will be working closely together on multiple 5G millimeter-wave technologies. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. added six millimeter-wave models to its family of FieldFox handheld analyzers. The flagship model is the industry’s first handheld combination analyzer to provide coverage to 50 GHz. With more built-in capabilities than similar analyzers, FieldFox can replace three or four single-function instruments – benchtop or handheld – that are typically used for maintenance and troubleshooting of systems that operate at or above Ka-band frequencies.

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it has purchased Electroservices Enterprises Ltd, a U.K. company specializing in test equipment service and solutions. Based in Telford, Electroservices provides a broad range of electrical, mechanical and physical calibration, repair and asset management services to a large number of defense, telecom and industrial customers. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced two photovoltaic array simulators, the N8937APV and N8957APV, to help engineers develop, verify and maximize the performance of inverter maximum power point tracking algorithms and circuits.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate a wide range of design, test and characterization solutions at European Microwave Week 2015, Palais des Congrès, Booth E 110, Paris, Sept. 8–10.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that more than 200 universities in North America are now participating in the Keysight EEsof EDA University Educational Support Programs, which provide several thousand students with EDA software licenses. As a result, more students than ever are returning to school this fall with the tools necessary to become industry-ready engineers. 

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of the high-fidelity digitizer application option for its U5303A 12-bit PCIe® digitizer. 

Keysight Technologies is hosting a complimentary 5G Symposium on Sept. 3. Keysight technical experts will discuss the test and metrology challenges regarding current and future 5G standards development, technical requirements, tools and solutions.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Anite. Keysight paid approximately $600 million in cash for Anite – a leading supplier of software solutions for wireless research and development – in a deal that supports Keysight's strategy to grow in wireless and expand its software offerings.

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) as an option for its standards-compliant MXE EMI receiver. Adding RTSA to an MXE enables test labs to observe and diagnose transient and wideband emissions during electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance and precompliance testing. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. affirmed its technology leadership in 5G wireless research with the introduction of the 5G channel sounding Reference Solution. The new Reference Solution is designed for accelerating advanced research of millimeter-wave 5G channel models and includes ultra-broadband and MIMO, key requirements to measure the millimeter-wave channel and validate new air interface standards.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced its collaboration with NTT DOCOMO INC., Japan’s largest mobile service provider, on development of next-generation 5G wireless communication systems. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced a new version of its U1092A AcqirisMAQS Multichannel Acquisition Software. This application, providing unique features for massively multichannel acquisition systems, evolved together with all Keysight’s latest technologies, including the newly introduced M9709A AXIe 8-bit high-speed digitizer.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced significant updates to its Signal Studio for LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD (N7624B) and TDD (N7625B) software. Both signal-creation tools now support key features of 3GPP Release 12 (Rel-12), accelerating time-to-market for developers of user equipment (UE) and evolved NodeB (eNB) base transceiver stations (BTS) designed to achieve greater spectral efficiency, higher data rates and more-robust links in heterogeneous networks (HetNets).

Keysight's CXA-m signal analyzer, with a built-in tracking generator, now has 3, 7.5, 13.6 and 26.5 GHz options, making it the industry’s first modular stimulus response measurement solution and providing the industry’s highest tracking generator frequency coverage. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KT Corp. on May 20 at the KT R&D Center in Korea. The two companies will collaborate on 5G wireless communications and other related areas of interest.Read more

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that Asygn, a company specializing in mixed-signal design and verification, and Kalray, a fabless semiconductor company developing many-core processors, have successfully used the Keysight EEsof EDA simulation tool suite to validate PCI Express (PCIe®) Gen3 serial links on Kalray’s MPPA TurboCard2.

Keysight to pay $606 million for U.K. software-centric supplier that enables the design and validation of chipsets, mobile devices and network equipment.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced ISO CAN FD (controller area network with flexible data rate) decoding and triggering for its InfiniiVision 4000 and 3000T X-Series oscilloscopes. The new capabilities improve engineers' efficiency in debugging the ISO 11898-1 standard CAN FD, as well as the original non-ISO CAN FD protocol. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. demonstrated the Advanced Design System (ADS) Electro-Thermal Simulator at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2015, Booth 739, Phoenix, May 17-22. The solution provides accurate, temperature aware IC simulation results by using device temperatures that take into account thermal coupling and thermal characteristics of the RFIC/MMIC component packaging.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced new enhancements to the E7515A UXM wireless test set to address leading-edgeLTE-A carrier aggregation (CA) test requirements. New capabilities include support for downlink 4CC1, 256 QAM, and LTE-U with up to three unlicensed carriers, as well as FDD-TDD mixed CA and uplink intra- and inter-band CA measurements.Read more

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it has worked with MediaTek on the release of a manufacturing test solution for the MediaTek MT6735 mobile chipset, based on the Keysight E6640 EXM wireless test set. The MT6735, released in October of 2014, is an LTE 64-bit mobile SoC platform with integrated modem, RF and CorePilot™ technology, for use by global operators targeted at the emerging mid-range smartphone market called, Super-mid. The MT6735 builds upon MediaTek's existing LTE platform by adding CDMA2000 to create WorldMode modem capability.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate the latest RF, microwave and mmWave design and measurement solutions for R&D, manufacturing and service at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Booth 739, Phoenix, May 17-22.

Keysight Technologies Inc. unveiled WaferPro Express 2015, a measurement software platform for the automated characterization of wafer-level devices and circuit components.

Microlease, along with Keysight Technologies, the University of Portsmouth, the University of Southampton Science Park and the Future Solent Green Growth Programme have invested £500,000 in two centres of excellence to support innovation and start-up companies in the Southampton and Portsmouth region of the UK.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced the N8834A MultiScope application, which enables engineers to connect multiple Infiniium real-time oscilloscopes to make up to 40 time-correlated analog channels available for signal acquisition.

Microlease has been selected as an authorized distributor in the UK by Keysight Technologies Inc.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced N7660B Signal Studio for multi-emitter scenario generation (MESG). The software provides aerospace/defense engineers with performance-optimized, Keysight-validated multi-emitter signals that they can download to one or more Keysight N5193A UXG agile signal generators for effective testing of electronic countermeasures (ECM) systems.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced continuous simultaneous acquisition and readout (CSR) for its U5303A 12-bit PCIe digitizer. In addition, complete data recording software applications are available, such as digitizer streaming (application option CB0) and digital down-converter streaming (application option CB1).

Keysight Technologies Inc. and FIME announced that the EMVCo global technical body has qualified the latest version of the FIME Radio Frequency (RF) test bench based on Keysight´s T1141A Test Set.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. affirmed its technology leadership in 5G wireless research with their mmWave channel-sounding measurement demonstration at Mobile World Congress. Channel sounding for the mmWave frequency band is one of the critical steps required to enable 5G data rates, spectrum flexibility and ultra-broad bandwidth.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced new capabilities for the EXM wireless test set.The capabilities were added to address the latest technology evolutions in wireless communications with support for WLAN 802.11p, 802.11ah, 802.11ac Wave 2 Measurements, and Bluetooth® 4.2. The EXM now can make the measurements required to efficiently manufacture today’s and tomorrow’s Internet-of-Things wireless devices.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that its E6650A EXF wireless test set for femtocell now supports high-volume manufacturing test for designs using Broadcom Corp.’s BCM617xx series small cell chipsets. The EXF one-box tester delivers the speed, performance and scalability today’s manufacturers need to quickly ramp up production and lower its cost-of-test.

Keysight Technologies announced the E5080A ENA which offers the industry’s best combination of RF measurement performance and speed, enabling a tenfold improvement in test time. The new ENA uses the Keysight PNA- and PXI-Series software architecture, making it easier for engineers to take measurements across multiple Keysight VNAs.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics(TUSUR). The goal of the partnership is to organize the Center of Competence that will develop teaching and research programs to advance students' understanding of RF and microwave technologies.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that China Telecom Corp. Test labs (GSTA) in Guangzhou, China has selected the T3111S NFC Conformance System for near-field communications (NFC) device acceptance test.

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced N1930B Physical Layer Test System (PLTS) 2015, the latest release of its premier signal integrity test software for designing and validating high-speed digital interconnect.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced an all-new insight seminar series to help engineers hone their test and measurement skills. The series includes two free seminars, one focused on advanced measurement theory and techniques, the other on core benchtop-instrument measurements

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced expanded capabilities for the E7515A UXM wireless test set. The new features address the rapidly evolving 3GPP LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation advancements.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that it has received three awards for its recently introduced M937XA PXI Vector Network Analyzer.

Keysight Technologies Announces "Dream Bench" sweepstakes. Engineers, scientists, and technicians involved with electronic test and measurement are invited to take three minutes and enter into a drawing with a chance to win one of 11 valuable prizes.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. introduced InfiniiVision 3000T X-Series digital-storage and mixed signal oscilloscopes with intuitive graphical triggering capability. This new oscilloscope series delivers capacitive touch screens and zone triggering to the mainstream oscilloscope market for the first time.

Featuring silicon RFIC interoperability with Cadence’s Virtuoso, GoldenGate-in-ADS and a host of capabilities intended to increase design efficiency, the Keysight EEsof EDA software, ADS 2015, is changing how silicon RFIC and multi-technology module design is performed.

Keysight Technologies announces availability of  new MIMO insights poster.  The Keysight poster, “Ten Things You Should Know About MIMO” is designed to provide greater insight into multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) test technology used in R&D through integration and manufacturing.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that Frost & Sullivan has recognized Keysight with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in Instrumentation Software for excellence in capturing the highest market revenue within its industry.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the largest in-kind software donation in its longstanding relationship with the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced comprehensive pulsed radar analysis software. The new 89600 VSA software’s pulse analysis option (BHQ) is used in radar and electronic counter measure applications for capturing and analyzing threats and jamming responses.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that they have joined the NYU WIRELESS university research center as a key sponsor of the fundamental groundwork that the research center is laying for a new generation of wireless technologies, also known as 5G.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced the largest in-kind software donation in its longstanding relationship with the Georgia Institute of Technology. Keysight’s latest in-kind donation is valued at approximately $120 million (book value) over three years and will comprise Keysight EEsof EDA software, support and training. The donation is being given as part of the Keysight EEsof EDA University Alliance program.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it co-hosted a 5G and millimeter-Wave (mmWave) workshop with Kwangwoon University Radio Research Center, Seoul, South Korea. The 5G event, held in October, was the first co-hosted event in the region with over 190 in attendance. The event theme ‘‘Taking 5G from Vision to Reality” focused on 5G and mmWave research, solutions and technologies.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that Gregg Peters, vice president and general manager, Keysight Component Test Division, was recently appointed as the first chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) Corporate Advisory Council (CAC). 

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced that Sharp Communication Compliance (SCC) Ltd., an independent test laboratory that focuses on testing for the wireless communications industry, selected the Keysight T1111S Bluetooth® RF platform for use in its RF classic and low energy test lab.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will provide single vendor service solutions for a broad range of multi-vendor products. The services include calibration of physical, dimensional and optical products; training; and company-wide support.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced frequency-extension upgrades for its PXA, MXA and EXA  X-Series signal analyzers. Currently, no other manufacturer provides the opportunity to upgrade frequency range after the initial purchase of a signal analyzer. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced frequency-extension upgrades for its PXA, MXA and EXA X-Series signal analyzers. Currently, no other manufacturer provides the opportunity to upgrade frequency range after the initial purchase of a signal analyzer. With this offering, users can extend the frequency of their existing instrument to the maximum available frequency of the analyzer model.

The “Solutions for RF Power Amplifier Test” application noteprovides insight into making faster, repeatable RF power amplifier tests with envelope tracking and digital pre-distortion using a range of test system techniques, and modular signal generation and analysis.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced sponsorship of the B4G MIMO Lab, part of National Taiwan University’s (NTU) High-Speed Radio Frequency and mmWave Center. Keysight also announced that is has joined the B4G/5G Technology Forum. The lab is one of the projects at the center aiming to develop key components used in Beyond 4G and 5G mobile communication systems.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it has received SC21 (Supply Chains for the 21^st Century) Silver Award status by the ADS Group, a U.K. aerospace, defense, security and space trade organization. The award presentation was held at the Finmecannica-Selex ES Edinburgh facility in Edinburgh Scotland. Phil Curnock, head of supply chain at the ADS Group; Keysight’s SC21 sponsors Amanda Smith, head of asset management; and Fern Scott, procurement manager for Airbus Defence and Space Limited, presented the award to Keysight Technologies U.K.

Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate solutions that improve automotive engineers' efficiency in debugging controller area network with flexible data-rate (CAN FD) and single-edge nibble transmission (SENT) serial buses at the Automotive Testing Expo, Suburban Collection Showplace, Booth 12024, Novi, Michigan, Oct. 28-30. 

 Keysight Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate its latest RF circuit, system and 3D electromagnetic design and simulation solutions at the Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium (CSICS 2014), Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, San Diego, California, Oct. 19-22. Keysight EEsof EDA is a silver-level sponsor of the event. 

The “Solutions for RF Power Amplifier Test” and “Solutions for Implementing Envelope Tracking in Power Amplifiers” are the newest in the series of Keysight Power of Wireless application notes designed to provide a better understanding into the intricacies of the continuously evolving wireless industry and to help users accelerate development of their products.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the N5193A UXG agile signal generator, an off-the-shelf instrument that enables highly realistic and scalable threat simulations for aerospace/defense applications. The UXG is also a dependable slide-in replacement for the legacy fast-switching local oscillators (LOs) often used in large, dedicated simulation systems.

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of new signal processing firmware for its family of U53xxA PCIe digitizers. The new firmware (option -TSR) allows simultaneous capture and transfer of acquired data in triggered applications. 

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced the E6650A EXF wireless test set, the industry’s first one-box tester dedicated to femtocell manufacturing.  

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. added a 65-GSa/s, 20-GHz modular instrument to its portfolio of arbitrary waveform generators. The new high-speed, wide-bandwidthM8195A arbitrary waveform generator allows engineers to generate digital, multilevel (e.g. PAM4, MIPI C-PHY) signal scenarios and test their electrical and optical links with complex modulated signals up to 32 GBaud and beyond. This makes the M8195A the most versatile signal generator in the industry. 

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that its FieldFox handheld combination analyzers provide a precise and comprehensive solution for satellite ground station maintenance in the aerospace/defense and commercial markets. 

 Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced it will demonstrate a wide range of new, high-performance flexible test solutions at the European Microwave Week 2014, Oct. 7–9, Rome, Fiera di Roma, Booth F100. The test solutions are used by engineers for designing and testing components for radar systems, antennas and next-generation wireless devices. 

 Keysight Technologies introduced the N7614B Signal Studio for Power Amplifier (PA) Test; an all-in-one, general-purpose test suite designed to help engineers improve PA efficiency through support for crest factor reduction (CFR), envelope tracking (ET) and digital pre-distortion (DPD) technologies. 

 Agilent Technologies Inc., announced that Smarter Micro has selected the Agilent PXIe modular vector signal test solution to accelerate the development of its latest  reconfigurable multimode, multiband power amplifier. 

 Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its 5G test summit with Future Mobile Communication Forum explored the status of next-generation 5G wireless communication systems. The June 24 forum in Beijing focused on the challenges test and measurement manufacturers face to support this rapidly evolving technology as well as the progress of research in the field. 

 Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the industry’s most accurate test solution for characterizing USB 3.1 receivers. 

Keysight Technologies Inc. introduced a multi-channel antenna calibration reference solution for calibrating and characterizing large, multi-channel phased-array antennas during integration and manufacturing.  

 Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the LTE/LTE-Advanced multi-channel PXI-based test solution, which accelerates the setup of multi-channel test system configurations and enables engineers to gain deeper insight into complex carrier aggregation and spatial multiplexing MIMO designs. 

 Agilent Technologies Inc. announced an agreement to collaborate with China Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. Research Institute (CMRI) on the next–generation 5G wireless communication systems. China Mobile is the world’s largest mobile network operator and a market leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless network development. 

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that AT4 wireless authorized test lab will use Agilent’s T3111S NFC Conformance Test System to test NFC Forum LLCP and SNEP protocols.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a family of basic AC power sources that deliver stable, reliable power for testing electronic devices during design and manufacturing. The new Agilent AC6800 Series includes four models from 500 to 4000 VA output power, all with the quality and capability required for basic testing. 

 Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its SystemVue 2013.08 Service Pack 1 supports co-simulation with the Questa functional verification platform from Mentor Graphics. System architects and FPGA designers are now able to cross-validate RF and DSP architectures directly, saving research and development time, as well as design iterations in high-performance applications, such as radar and communications. 

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that the Agilent B1530 Waveform Generator/Fast Measurement Unit (WGFMU) was used by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to make ultrafast measurements of negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) degradation in deeply scaled high-K metal gate (HKMG) CMOS devices for a wide variety of DC and AC stress tests.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Cascade Microtech, Inc. announced a strategic alliance to provide fully configured and validated RF measurement solutions that streamline wafer-level semiconductor measurements  while delivering guaranteed configuration, installation and support.

Focus on the latest developments in microwave technology at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium 2014 in Tampa, Florida, June 1-6. Join the world's largest gathering of RF/uW professionals in workshops, short courses, paper presentations, and panel sessions. Stop by Booth 1133 to discover the difference Agilent solutions can make in helping you achieve breakthrough results.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announces the latest release of  Genesys 2014, its industry-leading, affordable RF simulation and synthesis software. Designed for circuit and system designers, the Agilent EEsof EDA software features breakthrough modulated RF analysis as well as enhancements to its powerful, custom-filter direct synthesis technology.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will attend IMS 2014 (Booth 1133), June 1-6, in Tampa, Fla. The company will demonstrate over 20 of its newest design and measurement solutions.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of a powerful new automatic fixture removal (AFR) option for its PNA Series network analyzers. Previously available only in Agilent’s Physical Layer Test System (PLTS) software, the error-correction technique is the industry's fastest, easiest way to accurately measure non-coaxial devices, saving engineers time and money.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its EXM wireless test set now supports 4x4 True MIMO capability for WLAN design and validation, with up to four TRXs testing multiple-input, multiple-output antenna characteristics simultaneously. This capability further advances the gigabit era for WLAN evolution, especially the rapidly evolving 802.11ac technology.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the Agilent  E4990A and  E4991B impedance analyzers, specifically designed for R&D, quality assurance and inspection engineers characterizing and evaluating passive electronic components, semiconductor devices and materials. The analyzers provide unparalleled accuracy and the best performance in the industry with flexible frequency options, all at an affordable price.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced two new interposer solutions for testing DDR4 and DDR3 DRAM designs with a logic analyzer. Both interposer solutions provide fast, accurate capture of address, command and data signals for debugging designs and making validation measurements.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that GIT Japan Inc., a provider of advanced interface technologies between people and information, and a competence center for ultrawideband (UWB) chipset and module development, has selected Agilent EEsof EDA’s Advanced Design System (ADS) electronic design automation platform for complete GaAs/GaN- and silicon-based RFIC/MMIC implementations.

Auriga announced that Agilent Technologies Inc. has designated Auriga Microwave a Global Solutions Partner, Agilent's highest level status for their Solution Partner program.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a series of enhancements for its MXA and EXA X-Series signal analyzers. The enhancements are ideal for engineers performing wireless communications and general-purpose testing at various phases of the product life cycle, from R&D and design verification to manufacturing and installation.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced an enhancement to the Agilent 14585A control and analysis software for advanced power supplies, adding support for the N7900 Advanced Power System (APS) dynamic DC power supplies.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its acquisition of electrothermal analysis technology from Gradient Design Automation, the maker of HeatWave electrothermal analysis software. Agilent EEsof EDA now has sole ownership of Gradient’s core technology and will serve customers of both the integrated Advanced Design System softwaresolution and Gradient’s HeatWave solution.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate its latest PXI Functional Test System, plus boundary scan and latest inline in-circuit test systems, at NEPCON EMT China 2014 (Booth 1G60), April 23-25, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of the option RTR, the industry’s first real-time spectrum recorder and analyzer application example for real-time spectrum analyzers (RTSAs).

Agilent Technologies Inc. and FIME, a secure-chip consulting and testing provider, announced the availability of test systems based on the EMV® Contactless Level 1 Specification for mobile payments.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the addition of disturbance analyzer capabilities as a standard feature of its N9038A MXE EMI receiver. For discontinuous-disturbance measurements, the MXE simplifies and automates data collection, analysis and report generation.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the successful validation of its T3111S NFC Test System for NFC Forum Analog testing.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the industry’s first LTE-A uplink 4x4 MIMO signal generation solution designed to enable R&D engineers to verify FDD and TDD LTE-A Evolved Node B receivers. The solution comprises N7624B/25B Signal Studio for LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD/TDD software with newly added support for UL 4x4 MIMO.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will work with the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, to provide an enhanced learning experience for engineering students using Agilent’s BenchVue software.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the Agilent EEsof EDA E4727A Advanced Low-Frequency Noise Analyzer—a next-generation hardware and software system for measurement and analysis of flicker noise and random telegraph noise (RTN).

Agilent Technologies Inc. will show test and measurement solutions at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition, March 11-13 in San Francisco, CA. Agilent is the only T&M vendor offering solutions along the entire value chain of the Web 2.0—from components through data centers to telecom, addressing the latest technologies such as silicon photonics and coherent, multi-carrier transmission.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its 89600 VSA software has been enhanced with custom IQ modulation analysis. The analysis capability speeds time to insight by allowing R&D engineers to more easily test proprietary signals forsatellite and military communication applications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a high-performance 14-slot AXIe chassis and system module. This unique technology enables multi-module system capabilities that allow test engineers working in radar, antenna, high-energy physics and digital to set up large systems with all modules in a single chassis, providing better module-to-module synchronization and performance.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a next-generation user interface for its Infiniium real-time oscilloscopes. It is the first oscilloscope user interface to take advantage of new display technologies and significantly enhance the user experience by offering faster documentation, personalized viewing and improved usability.

Agilent Technologies Inc. extended its leadership in LTE-Advanced measurement with its latest X-Series measurement application release. The software provides the most comprehensive RF conformance testing of LTE-Advanced FDD and TDD transmitters and components to the 3GPP Release 11 specification. It is available for both benchtop and modular products.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a powerful new version of the Agilent EEsof EDA Advanced Design System software, ADS 2014. It is designed to dramatically improve design productivity and efficiency with new technologies.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and FIME, an advanced secure-chip testing provider, have announced an agreement to work together to deliver pioneering testing solutions to the payments and telecommunications markets.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will show its newest wireless design and test solutions that address present and future test technology challenges in  LTE, LTE-A, and 3GPP, Releases 11 and 12, at Mobile World Congress, Feb. 24-27, Barcelona, Spain.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Nitronex, a GaAs labs company and leading producer of GaN-on-silicon RF power devices, has selected Agilent to provide a complete GaN design flow that spans both device modeling and circuit simulation. The flow uses Agilent EEsof EDA’s IC-CAP model extraction software and Advanced Design System (ADS) circuit and system simulator—both market-leading platforms in RF and microwave design.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the Agilent N1055A 35/50-GHz (8-ps) time-domain reflectometry and transmission module for the Agilent 86100D DCA-X platform. The module provides fast, accurate impedance and S-parameter measurements on high-speed designs that have up to 16 ports.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced Agilent EEsof EDA’s Controlled Impedance Line Designer. The software product quickly and accurately optimizes stack up and line geometry for multigigabit-per-second chip-to-chip links, using the most relevant metric.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that AT4 wireless has selected Agilent test equipment to provide certification testing services for LTE-Advanced/Carrier Aggregation (LTE-A/CA).

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has adopted Agilent EEsof EDA’s Model Builder Program and Model Quality Assurance software. Microchip Technology will use the software to create internal fabrication device model libraries or process design kits, modify external foundry libraries, and validate supported devices from internal and external sources.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the extension of its next generation of high-speed digitizers supporting custom on-board signal processing capability with the new compact U5309A 8-bit PCIe(r) digitizer sampling up to 2 GS/s.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a pulse measurement option for its FieldFox handheld analyzers that is designed to further simplify radar field testing.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate a wide range of new high-performance, flexible test solutions for designing and testing components for radar systems, antennas and next-generation wireless devices at European Microwave Week (Booth 105) Oct. 6-11 at the Nürnberg Convention Center in Nuremberg, Germany.

If you are assessing the power conversion efficiency of your power amplifiers, you are probably making power-added efficiency (PAE) measurements. Most PAE test setups use multiple instruments – such as RF power meters, digital oscilloscopes and DC power analyzers – to calculate RF voltage and current measurements.

Horizon House and Microwave Journal China announced that Agilent Technologies will be the Host Sponsor of the Electronic Design Innovation Conference (EDI CON) 2014 in Beijing, China, April 8-10, 2014.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that SystemVue, its premier platform for communications and aerospace/defense systems design, supports high-performance distributed computing. System architects of wireless, 4G smartphone and radar applications can now verify next-generation system performance up to 64 times faster using Linux-based grid computing managers such as the IBM Platform Load Sharing Facility.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the next generation of optical modulation analysis software for its family of optical modulation analyzers. The new software makes it easy for photonic engineers to set up tests on their optical modulation analyzers, increasing test efficiency by cutting the number of steps in half. By automating the execution of tests, the software also minimizes testing errors.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the M9391A, a 1 MHz to 3 or 6 GHz PXIe vector signal analyzer, with up to 160 MHz bandwidth designed to test the latest wireless standards. 

Agilent introduced MIPI™ M-PHY physical layer receiver and transmitter tests with switch automation. The tests are designed to accelerate the turn-on and debug of MIPI M-PHY-based systems and provide design engineers an efficient way to ensure M-PHY devices interoperate with the application processor.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced significant enhancements to its midrange N9020A MXA X-Series signal analyzer. New options for 160-MHz analysis bandwidth and real-time spectrum analyzer (RTSA) capability address the challenges of measuring interference in the next generation of heterogeneous wireless networks.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the latest addition to its repeater model library for quickly and accurately solving the challenge posed by signal distortion in the multigigabit-per-second regime.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the latest release of Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro), its 3-D electromagnetic simulation software.

Agilent Technologies Inc. will demonstrate 25 of its newest design and measurement solutions at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (Booth 1230), June 2-7, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the latest enhancement on its Command Expert software for faster and easier instrument control in many test application development environments.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced enhancements to its N5973A Interactive Functional Test Automation for Verizon Wireless Compliance Test Plans software, including new scripts to automate Verizon's IMS voice-over-IP compliance test plan.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it  donated bench-top electronic measurement equipment worth $300,000 to the Texas Instruments Electronics Design Laboratory, which opened at the University of California, Berkeley. The new lab will provide more than 1,000 Berkeley students each year with hands-on experience applying the principles they learn in gateway electrical engineering courses such as microelectronic circuit design.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Plextek RF Integration, a UK-based  company that designs and develops RFICs, MMICs and microwave/millimeter-wave modules, has selected Agilent software to simulate its new high-frequency circuit and MMIC designs.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that all new Agilent electronic test instruments sold after this date will be covered by a “bumper-to-bumper” three-year repair warranty. The increase from one year to three years is the result of ongoing quality initiatives that, from 2002 to 2012, yielded unprecedented improvements in product reliability and earned top marks in an independent customer survey rating RF and microwave product quality.

Agilent Technologies Inc. launched the Agilent EEsof EDA Student License Program, designed to provide access to Agilent EEsof EDA software on students’ personal computers. 

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced its new E6607C EXT wireless communications test set, featuring an integrated multiport adapter for cost-effective, high-volume wireless device manufacturing test. Optimized for testing multiple devices simultaneously, the EXT-C with integrated multiport adapter enables up to 3x gain in effective test throughput (vs. the EXT-B) for less than 1.3x the price.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a new protocol testing solution for MIPITM Alliance Gear2 DigRf v4 RFICs. The Agilent M9252A DigRF host adapter allows developers to speed testing and analysis of RFICs used in cellular phones, tablets and other mobile devices.

Boundary scan has become an indispensable technology as engineers face increasing test access challenges. The x1149 boundary scan analyzer is a versatile yet easy to use board test tool designed to help users through board design and validation, and re-using the same x1149 test in manufacturing.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the industry’s first software solution for decoding the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) protocol on oscilloscopes. The new protocol decoder provides design and validation engineers with a fast, easy way to validate and debug their UFS interfaces.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the newest release of SystemVue, its premier platform for designing communications and defense systems.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced compliance testing support for Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standards used in networking applications. Agilent’s solution for transmitter tests includes 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T and 1000BASE-T EEE test standards as described in the IEEE 802.3az-2010 specification.

What: Agilent’s complimentary A+ Seminar Series, given by its technical expert distributors, is designed to provide hands-on labs, working sessions, tips, techniques, best practices and skills development.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the largest in-kind software donation ever in its longstanding relationship with the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Agilent Technologies Inc. will demonstrate its latest boundary scan analyzer, plus inline in-circuit and functional test systems at the IPC APEX EXPO, Feb. 19-21, at the San Diego Convention Center (Booth 2827) in San Diego, Calif.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the industry’s lowest-priced USB 2.0 signal-quality test option. This option for the InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series oscilloscopes supports low-speed, full-speed and hi-speed USB applications. The USB interface is used extensively for computer applications and for a broad range of embedded connectivity applications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced an enhanced solution for PCI Express® 3.0 receiver characterization at DesignCon.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a new video, "8x8 LTE MIMO Analysis - N7109A Signal Analyzer - 89600 VSA - SystemVue."  See how new 8x8 MIMO simulation and measurement capabilities help LTE basestation designers stay ahead of rapidly evolving LTE standards test requirements.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced support for the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) sink tests through its M8190A arbitrary waveform generator and enhanced N5990A test-automation software.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the 34450A 5½ digit Benchtop Digital Multimeter, designed to turbocharge electronic test and measurement applications for industrial and educational use.

CEA-Leti and Agilent Technologies will present their recent research results in the field of embedded integrated systems at the IEEE Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF) Conference in Austin, TX, Jan. 21-23.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate its high-speed digital design and test solutions at DesignCon, Jan. 28- 31, at the Santa Clara Convention Center (Booth 201).

Examines how to enable full RF transmitter linearization using a wideband DPD measurement platform that eliminates the shortcomings of more traditional methods

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the opening of a new calibration and repair service center for electronic test instruments in Hanoi, Vietnam. The new Agilent Advantage Services facility will offer local calibration and repair services, adding to more than 50 service locations around the world.

Agilent introduced the industry's first LTE-Advanced 8x8 MIMO signal-generation and analysis solutions. The offerings complement Agilent's other industry-first solutions for the LTE-Advanced standard.

Agilent’s new application note describes how the 89600 VSA software’s multi-measurement capability facilitates testing wireless devices and systems handling multiple carriers and formats at the same time.

Agilent will demonstrate the following test solutions:

With IC-CAP 2013.01, Agilent introduces major improvements to its flagship product for high-frequency device modeling. One key improvement is turnkey extraction of the Angelov-GaN model, the industry standard compact device model for GaN semiconductor devices.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced shipment of Advanced Design System 2012, its flagship RF and microwave EDA software platform.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the new webcast, “Calibration Traceability and Standards Compliance,” hosted by Bob Stern, senior metrologist and Agilent Electronic Measurement Group representative to NCSLI.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the addition of wireless connectivity to its U1210 Series clamp meter. It also added new capabilities, including voice output and remote hosting, to the Mobile Meter and Mobile Logger applications that support the company’s wireless connectivity solution for handheld digital multimeters and clamp meters.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a new basic spectrum analyzer for budget-constrained applications in R&D, manufacturing, maintenance, educationlabs, spectrum management, benchrepair and other general-purpose analyzer applications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the extension of its source-corrected noise-figure measurement capability in PNA-X network analyzers to 43.5 and 50 GHz, while continuing to maintain the highest noise-figure measurement accuracy in the industry. Built directly into the Agilent PNA-X, the technique provides a complete single-connection, multiple-measurement capability for R&D and manufacturing engineers developing and testing low-noise transistors, amplifiers, frequency converters and transmit/receive modules.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the launch of its online Pico Café, an interactive web community created exclusively for atomic force microscope users. Agilent AFM users from around the world are invited to visit the new PicoCafé at www.agilent.com/find/picocafe to share original script programming and instrumentation-related insights with one another.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Frost & Sullivan recognized the company for significant customer-centric initiatives and leadership in Brazil’s electronic test and measurement market, presenting Agilent with the 2012 Brazilian Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Service Leadership.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced shipment of its GoldenGate 2012.10 RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software.

Agilent Technologies Inc. will present at the Wireless Connectivity in Medical Devices Conference, Nov. 28. at the Langham Boston Hotel in Boston, MA.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced shipment of EMPro 2012, its 3-D electromagnetic simulation software.

What: The new application note, “Concepts and Measurements of HSPA+ Evolution” explains what’s new in HSPA+, technical details and operations, new requirements for HSPA+ 3GPP Release 7 & 8, new design and test products for HSPA+, including  manufacturing test.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and the Wireless Institute at the University of Notre Dame announced that they will establish a collaborative research initiative aimed at developing the next generation of multiple-input, multiple-output wireless technologies.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the groundbreaking InfiniiVision 4000 X-Series digital-storage and mixed-signal oscilloscopes. This new series establishes unprecedented levels of flexibility and ease of use among units that use an embedded operating system.

Addresses new challenges and the importance of ensuring VoLTE delivers the standard of voice call the network operators want to provide, and how it will require developers and operators to increase focus on testing real-world performance

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a high-precision PXIe frequency reference. The Agilent M9300A generates clean 10-MHz and 100-MHz signals for high-performance RF systems.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduces a new series of eight videos are available that demonstrate how Agilent FieldFox handheld analyzers make precise microwave measurements in field-test environments such as satellite communications, microwave backhaul, military communications and radar systems.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Hermon Labs has expanded its acoustic testing for GSM, CDMA, W-CDMA and 3GPP to include the latest acoustical testing for LTE and Voice over LTE using Agilent’s E6621A PXT wireless communications test set. Hermon Labs offers global compliance test solutions that include EMC, radio, product safety, environment and telecom.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Bangor University opened a new Agilent-branded laboratory. The lab, located in the School of Electronic Engineering at Bangor University, is equipped with Agilent instruments and will support the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in electronic engineering.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a redriver modeling solution designed to quickly and accurately solve the challenge posed by signal distortion in multigigabit-per-second systems.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will display its newest test innovations ranging from handheld analyzers to high-end X-Series instruments, including new 90000X and Q oscilloscopes, PXA spectrum analyzers and PNA-X network analyzers at electronica 2012 (Hall A1, Booth 506), in Munich, Nov. 13-16.

Agilent Technologies Inc. extended its leadership in 802.11ac WLAN test solutions with its latest measurement application release for X-Series signal analyzers.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the opening, at the University of Leeds, of the first Agilent-equipped terahertz measurement laboratory in Europe. The new laboratory will enable research on devices, components, circuits and systems at much higher frequencies than any other institution in the region has been able to do before.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced expanded capabilities for the N934x C family of rugged handheld spectrum analyzers. The additional features give the HSA enhanced versatility for in-field applications like instrument remote control and peak power measurement of pulsed signals.

What: This application note addresses test challenges faced by phased array antenna engineers including:

• The need for fast wideband, high resolution sampling of IF signals post downconversion.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the webcast, “Calibration: Why It Matters and What It Should Include,” hosted by Bob Stern, senior metrologist and Agilent Electronic Measurement Group representative to NCSLI. The webcast will be held Nov. 8.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that EMPro 2012 will be demonstrated at European Microwave Week (Booth 114), Oct. 29-Nov. 1, RAI, Amsterdam.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the launch of a new web portal that allows customers to manage their relationship with Agilent and receive information personalized to their interests and the products they own.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will show its newest microwave and RF design, test and measurement solutions for the aerospace, defense, research, education, communications, transportation and medical markets at European Microwave Week (Booth 114), Oct. 29- 31, at the RAI convention center in Amsterdam.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate its newest LTE and WLAN test and measurement solutions, which cover the global technology and applications ecosystem for next-generation mobile broadband networks, at 4G World (Booth 322), McCormick Place West,  in Chicago, Oct. 30-31.

In-depth look at intentional interference and the ultimate goal of countering undesired signals

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the latest release of its IO Libraries Suite 16.3 software for use with electronic test instruments. The new release continues to improve the customer experience, with support for Microsoft® Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 as well as enhanced USB connections.

Agilent Technologies Inc. will feature the PXI-based TS-8900 Automotive Functional Test System at the Automotive Testing Expo (Booth 12024), Oct. 23-25, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced 14 FieldFox handheld analyzers that deliver benchtop-instrument accuracy in field-test environments. Designed for harsh conditions and hard-to-reach locations, FieldFox analyzers cover satellite communications, microwave backhaul, military communications, radar systems and a wide range of additional applications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has selected Agilent’s Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro) software for use in development of ESD structures based on advanced CMOS process technology.

Agilent Technologies announces its free 4 M memory upgrade promotion for the company’s popular general purpose 16800 series logic analyzer. For a limited time only, customers who purchase any 16800 series portable logic analyzer can get the 4 M upgrade to achieve greater design insight with deeper memory at no additional cost. 

Agilent Technologies Inc.  unveiled ADS 2012, the next major release of its Advanced Design System (ADS) flagship RF and microwave EDA platform.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has selected Agilent’s Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro) software for use in development of ESD structures based on advanced CMOS process technology.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its Signal Studio for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) software (N7609B) has been enhanced with real-time and basic mode capabilities designed to allow engineers to simulate Galileo signals for receiver testing and to address the needs of the manufacturing test market.

Agilent Technologies is offering three application notes covering interference measurements, cable and antenna measurements, and measurement calibrations:

Often when configuring PXI test systems the selection of components involves multiple suppliers, consequently interoperability is a concern.  The Interoperability of PXI based Test Systems application note and webcast show how to build a multi-vendor PXI system to ensure a smooth implementation of the PXI hardware & software components.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will demonstrate next-generation test and measurement solutions that are enabling electronic warfare including radar, satellite, signal generation and analysis, and in-field RF and microwave at AOC, (Phoenix Convention Center, Booth 225) in Phoenix, Sepember 23-26.

Agilent Technologies Inc. offers its congratulations to the team at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, more commonly known as CERN, for discovering — at 99.9999 percent confidence — what is almost certainly the long-sought Higgs boson, an elementary particle that had been predicted to exist for theoretical reasons. Agilent is proud to have provided technology that played a part in this landmark discovery.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will launch a seminar tour on system design principles, including on-site demonstrations, case studies and expert insight into how to develop high-capacity and high-performance electronic test systems. At these complimentary full-day technical seminars, Agilent experts and leading system integrators will cover the latest technologies for automated instrumentation in a broad set of industries.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (Telecommunication Metrology Center), or CATR (TMC). The two organizations have agreed to work together on TD-LTE MIMO over-the-air (OTA) test research.

The series of application-focused webcasts instruct to make precise RF and microwave measurements with the new FieldFox family of microwave analyzers. Test results are comparable to that of benchtop equipment in the lab as well as field installation and maintenance environments. Topics include techniques for precise interference measurements, cable and antenna measurements, calibration and alignment measurements, time domain measurements and precise power measurements.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the latest upgrade of the company’s E5071C ENA series network analyzer’s digital hardware, with no price increase. The measurement cycle time of the new hardware is two times faster than that of any other competitive RF network analyzer.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the industry’s widest-bandwidth real-time digital downconverter option on the M9703A AXIe eight-channel high-speed digitizer. The new DDC functionality enables faster, more flexible measurements in high-channel-count applications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it will demonstrate test and measurement solutions in coherent communication at ECOC (Amsterdam RAI, Hall 1, Stand 712) in Amsterdam, Sept. 17-19.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it has worked with Concilium Technologies and the department of electrical, electronic and computer engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, to develop one of the largest electrical engineering training laboratories in the world.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the world’s fastest vector signal generator in a PXI form factor. The Agilent M9381A is a 1-MHz to 3- or 6-GHz VSG that combines fast switching and excellent RF parametric performance.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will present a wide range of recently introduced ATE instruments and software at AUTOTESTCON 2012 (Booth 513). The show runs Sept. 11-13 at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced 14 FieldFox handheld analyzers that deliver benchtop-instrument accuracy in field-test environments. Designed for harsh conditions and hard-to-reach locations, FieldFox analyzers cover satellite communications, microwave backhaul, military communications, radar systems and a wide range of additional applications.

Achieve your best design with the new Agilent High Speed Digital Solutions poster. The FREE poster is designed togive information about achieving signal integrity in high speed digital design, offering a greater understanding of the technologies with a full range of design and test solutions.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced an agreement to collaborate with China Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. Research Institute (CMRI). China Mobile is the world’s largest mobile network operator and a market leader in 3G and next-generation wireless network development.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the 33500B Series waveform generators. The eight new one- and two-channel models, which generate waveforms up to 30 MHz, incorporate exclusive Trueform signal-generation technology. Trueform enables these models to offer unmatched capabilities for generating a full range of signals for the most demanding measurements required when designing electronic devices.

Discusses what is needed for streaming and capture and playback of microwave signals and how the industry is beginning to implement the needed architectural features to accomplish it

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that the company has been accredited as a designated calibration agency under Japan Radio Law by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. Agilent is the first non-government designated calibration agency in Japan.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced economical semipermanent solder-in probing solutions for its InfiniiMax III oscilloscope probing system. Engineers can use these accessories forhigh-speed digital system design, component design/characterization and differential serial bus measurements.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that AT4 Wireless Test Systems’ business assets are now part of Agilent. The two companies had announced an acquisition agreement on July 16. Financial details were not disclosed.

The Agilent Power of X application notes provide insight into solving tough measurement problems in a unique way for both the design and manufacturing environments. The new “Solutions for Enabling Fast, Accurate and Efficient Testing of Voice Quality in LTE User Equipment (UE)” 5991-0794EN, available now, offers information into how to best address the long list of test requirements when testing the voice quality of LTE UE with the right VoIP test building blocks.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and AT4 wireless announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire the assets of AT4 wireless' Test Systems business. Privately held AT4 wireless, based in Malaga, Spain, is a global provider of testing services and solutions for wireless communications.

Presents a combination of COTS instrumentation and EDA software for testing radar and EW systems

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced two new test applications that leverage the high bandwidth and low jitter performance of  the Infiniium 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the two grand prize winners of its Test of Time power-supply contest: Richard Factor of Little Ferry, N.J., and Simon Jensen of Husum, Germany. Each will receive an Agilent N6705B DC power analyzer and three modules.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its ongoing collaboration with Thales, a global technology leader for the defense and security and the aerospace and transport markets, has expanded the reach of X-parameters technology to wideband super-heterodyne receiver applications

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a USB-powered, single-pole double-throw coaxial switch, operating from DC to 18 GHz. The first-to-market microwave switch driven by a USB port, the Agilent U1810B will provide system-design and manufacturing engineers a long-operating-life solution with convenient RF switching.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the Agilent U2020 X-series, the world’s fastest USB power sensors. With the peak and average power measurement capabilities of a power meter, these compact high-performance sensors allow engineers to test devices faster and with greater efficiency and accuracy.

Agilent Technologies Inc. unveiled new technologies and breakthroughs for RF power amplifier design. These capabilities and more will be part of the next major release of Agilent’s flagship Advanced Design System.

Provides set up and measurement tips for time sidelobe measurements with pulse compression radar

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced five new PNA-L vector network analyzer models, offering design and manufacturing engineers the highest performance (up to 50 GHz) in a mid-range VNA, along with lower cost and future-proof capabilities.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a new release of SystemVue, Agilent’s premier platform for designing communications systems.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the latest release of its RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software, GoldenGate 2012.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the 1000B Series oscilloscopes. The four new two-channel models, with bandwidths from 50 MHz to 150 MHz, offer powerful capabilities at an attractive price for engineers, technicians and educators.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its Bluetooth low-energy test solution on the N4010A wireless connectivity test set was verified by Texas Instruments Inc. for use with TI’s integrated circuits in Bluetooth Smart and Smart-Ready devices. The Bluetooth low-energy Tx/Rx test capability on N4010A gives manufacturers and design houses reliable and efficient test solutions for single-mode and dual-mode devices.

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the oscilloscope industry’s first eye-diagram mask testing capability for the differential Controller Area Network serial bus. The CAN serial bus is used extensively for control and sensor monitoring in automotive applications as well as a broad range of industrial and medical equipment applications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced shipment of the latest release of its device modeling software platform, the Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP).

Agilent Technologies announced that ADATA Technology has selected Agilent’s Advanced Design System software for developing memory modules for the high-speed digital market.

Features techniques and how using the right design and modeling approaches creates multi-loop PLLs to efficiently deliver the performance needed for demanding applications

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that the Agilent PXT wireless communications test set is now available for testing voice quality on Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) 4G phones with the Brüel & Kjær PULSE Audio Analyzer and Head and Torso Simulator (HATS).

Agilent Technologies introduces new A&D application videos. The 1-3 min videos provide information on interference mitigation, switch repeatability and a new tool for instrument control.

The new application note “Solutions for 802.11ad PHY Layer Testing” offers insight into how to enable quick and accurate simulation, generation and analysis of 60 GHz signals with 2 GHz modulation bandwidth.

Agilent Technologies Inc. enhanced its FieldFox RF analyzers with options for time-domain analysis and channel-power measurements. These options give engineers the features they need to more easily and quickly test their RF communications infrastructure.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its EXA signal analyzer is now the industry's most cost-effective millimeter-wave signal analyzer, covering frequencies up to 44 GHz. With external mixing, it can cover up to 325 GHz. The result is easier, more accurate millimeter-wave measurements.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Centellax announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire the assets of Centellax’s test and measurement business. Centellax, a privately held company, designs and manufactures key technology and products such as bit-error ratio testers and signal generators used for testing high-speed digital communication systems and components.

The Agilent video “Verify and Visualize your TD-LTE Beamforming Signals” demonstratesthe Agilent N7100 Multi-Channel Signal Analyzer, 89600 VSA Software TD-LTE Beamforming MIMO 8-channel measurement solution.

The new “Testing Very High Throughput 802.11ac Signals” application note offers insight into how to achieve quick and accurate generation and analysis of wider bandwidth 802.11ac signals.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Comtech EF Data has selected ADS software for use in developing RF and microwave circuits for high-performance satellite communications systems.

Agilent Technologies Inc. will demonstrate its high-performance test and measurement solutions at the CTIA Wireless show, May 8-10, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (Booth 3935) in New Orleans. The company’s new solutions provide greater insight into devices being designed and tested, accelerating the development of the latest wireless technologies, including LTE, LTE-Advanced, GNSS, DC-HSDPA, 802.11ac WLAN and femtocells.

Achieve your best design with the new 24/7 Agilent High-Speed Digital (HSD) videos page. The site is designed to give more information about the intricacies of high-speed digital design from Agilent, and much more.

Agilent announced the industry’s most advanced PC-based oscilloscope analysis software, which allows engineers to analyze previously captured signals from oscilloscopes made by Agilent and other vendors.

The application brief, “Using Time Sidelobe Measurements to Assess the Performance of Compressed-Pulse Radars”  defines key problems related to measurements of compressed-pulse radars, describes the time sidelobe method, and outlines the practical uses of this approach.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its participation, with ETS-Lindgren, in an educational panel discussion – “MIMO OTA Measurements: The Next Generation Platform for Wireless Testing” – at the International CTIA Wireless event in New Orleans.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of a wideband MIMO PXI vector signal analyzer that delivers the industry’s highest-bandwidth signal analysis. The new analyzer enables R&D and test engineers to validate their MIMO 802.11ac designs with a unique combination of accuracy, speed, bandwidth and scalability in a small form factor.

Highlights an article covering cable loss and how to adjust for it

Agilent announces two new videos, “MIPI M-PHY Automated Tx Test Demo” and “Anticipate Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Performance with Agilent SystemVue”, created to help understand the intricacies of the evolving cellular standards to enable faster delivery of  products to market. 

Details how system simulation will help understand the design performance and requirements needed to achieve transmitter system-level metrics

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that Télécom ParisTech has selected the company’s SystemVue software for use in analog and mixed integrated systems research.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the first commercially available High-Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) compliance test software for real-time oscilloscopes. The software automatically tests HSIC signals according to HSIC specifications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the addition of two new oscilloscopes to its portfolio of handheld instruments. The 100 MHz U1610A and 200 MHz U1620A - the first handheld units to include a color VGA display.