Test and Measurement Channel

Please Come to Boston

“Please Come to Boston in the Springtime. I’m stayin’ here with some friends and they’ve got lots of room.” Anyone remember that 1974 song, which made Dave Loggins a one-hit wonder? Can’t say that I was a big fan, but the lyrics seem eerily appropriate for this year’s IMS....
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IMS 2009 Offers Attendees Impressive Workshop Lineup

Attendees of the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) will be able to participate in 30 workshops during Microwave Week. There are 11 RFIC workshops, three joint IMS/RFIC workshops, 15 IMS workshops and one joint IMS/ARFTG workshop. The workshops cover a broad range of topics from power amps to CAD optimization...
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China Mobile Signs Frame Agreement with Motorola

Motorola Inc. has signed a one-year frame agreement with China Mobile Communications Corp. (CMCC) to provide mobile telecommunication equipment and services. Reinforcing the company’s position as a long term and trusted GSM supply partner to China Mobile, the agreement’s projected shipment and services value is estimated to be $310...
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Utilizing Time Domain (TDR) Test Methods

Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) is a very useful tool for designing transitions such as the transition between coaxial connectors and PC boards. The TDR function will display the impedance over time showing the place and nature of discontinuities that are due to impedance changes. This paper discusses the aspects of TDR measurements that are relevant to the analysis of a transition.
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Agilent Opens Wireless Laboratory at Leeds University

Nearly thirty years of support and mutual collaboration reached its latest milestone when Agilent Technologies Inc. and the University of Leeds opened a new wireless communications laboratory equipped with Agilent instruments. The lab, located in the university’s school of electronic and electrical, will support teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate...
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Centellax Expands Global Sales Team

Centellax Inc. , a manufacturer of high performance, low cost test equipment, announced the opening of its first international sales office in Shenzhen, China, as well as the expansion of its international sales team to meet the growing demand from their customers. Centellax made the decision to open an...
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73rd ARFTG Conference

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