White Papers

The test process for complete wireless systems, subsystems, and components is very complex. Ensuring successful testing from design optimization, troubleshooting, and validation through wireless standards compliance, in a way that is time- and cost-efficient, requires a comprehensive test approach. Download this application article plus 3 others in the latest edition of the Keysight Application Solution Guide.

This application note explains the substantial technology improvements now available in pulsed phase noise measurement hardware and techniques.

RF test systems must efficiently handle complex signals and address a variety of standards. This application note will help you match your test priorities with the most efficient PXI software tools available, from instrument drivers to standard-specific measurement applications, to advanced modulation analysis and resource optimization tools.

Electromagnetic (EM) simulation is an indispensable tool for characterizing the on-chip passive structures found in radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) designs. However, when it comes to full-chip analysis, the diversity of structure geometries and scale pose a significant challenge for any single EM simulation technology. Successful characterization of an RFIC generally requires three different types of simulators: parasitic extraction, planar EM, and full (arbitrary) 3D solvers.

Engineers often source instruments from different suppliers and mechanical, electrical and software compatibility is essential for successful operation. Get the application note which provides tips on how to select everything from PXI modules to software to ensure compatibility.

Learn techniques to improve your instrument’s ability to measure intermodulation distortion, third-order intercept, and adjacent channel power ratio.

With customer requirements and expectations shaping the design process, driven by added complexity as wireless infrastructures evolve, you must assess several factors before designing new RF filter products. In this white paper, you’ll learn: - Why to account for the impact of temperature drifts on the frequency response before beginning the design process - How the PIM measurement setup and specifications can affect the product - The ways to prioritize varying requirements

One of the key enabling technologies in the development of autonomous vehicles is driving aid radar systems.  This paper focuses on some of the challenges experienced during the design and integration of automotive radars.  The applicable numerical solutions that FEKO offers is also discussed.  Radar channelling modelling from WinProp, one of Altair’s latest acquisitions in the EM space, will also be presented.

Capturing unpredictable EW transmissions could mean hours or even days of continuous recording of the RF signal environment. See selected videos and application content designed to help you simplify the recording and analysis of these hard-to-catch RF transmissions.

Review the basics of spectrum analysis including the various signal analyzer architectures from single stage to superheterodyne. Also discover how to adjust VSA settings for optimal measurement performance.