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The Perils of Spectrum Analyzer Power Averaging

July 13, 2009

Averaging is a common technique for reducing the measurement uncertainty inherent in all measurements. Performing the same measurement a number of times and calculating the average of the measured values can often reduce the randomness of an experimental result. However, not all power averaging techniques give the same results. This paper dicusses the differences.

BAE Systems Teams with Kongsberg in Australia

July 13, 2009

BAE Systems Microelectronics Center, Nashua, N.H.

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BAE Systems and Kongsberg Protech Systems have signed a teaming agreement to sell and support Kongsberg’s Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) in Australia. Kongsberg is a market leader in Remote Weapon Stations development and production with more than 10,000 systems sold with deployment in 16 countries, including on the Australian...

Agilent Introduces Integrated, Fast, Rugged FieldFox RF Interference Analyzer

July 9, 2009

Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA

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Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced an interference analyzer option for its FieldFox RF Analyzer, an integrated RF handheld for wireless installation and maintenance (I&M). The company also introduced new spectrum analyzer features. FieldFox's speed, 1.5 updates per second, is the world's fastest in the commonly used 20 MHz span and...

Anritsu Introduces Next Generation Base Station Analyzer

July 9, 2009

Anritsu Co.

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Anritsu Co. introduces the BTS Master MT8221B, a high-performance handheld base station analyzer that has been specifically developed to support emerging 4G standards as well as installed 2G/3G networks. The MT8221B’s platform provides a 20 MHz demodulation capability to measure technologies such as LTE and WiMAX, and a 30...

Wireless Operators to Spend $3.3 B on LTE Base Stations in 2011

July 9, 2009

ABI Research

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Wireless operators will spend about $3.3 B building Long Term Evolution (LTE) base stations in 2011, according to the most recent study of LTE from ABI Research. That expenditure will have purchased some 142,000 base stations worldwide. LTE base station equipment spending is expected to rise sharply between 2011...

SUSS MicroTec Unveils New Sales Structure in Asia

July 6, 2009

SUSS MicroTec

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SUSS MicroTec , a supplier of process and test solutions for microstructuring applications in semiconductor and related markets, has announced a new structure for sales in Asia based in Singapore. The restructuring establishes the sales office in Bangkok, Thailand, which administers sales and service for lithography and wafer bonder...

R&S supplies test system for TV receiver production to Foxconn Technology

July 3, 2009

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Agilent Introduces Full Suite of Oscilloscope Probe Positioners

June 30, 2009

Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, CA

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Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced four new oscilloscope probe positioners. The N278xA Series probe positioners provide quick and stable probe positioning for making measurements on PC boards and other devices that require hands-free probing. Unlike other probe positioners that require multiple adjustments to lock the probe holder into position, the...

TestBench: July 2009

June 30, 2009

MWJ Staff

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TestBench
July 2009

A 10W GaN device from Cree achieved 81%record efficiencies using an active harmonic load-pull system. De-embedding the package and extrinsic device parasitics from measured waveforms allowed designers to establish the exact waveforms for optimum performance.