Giga-tronics Incorporated, a leading provider of test and measurement equipment, announced that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Teradyne, Inc. ("Teradyne"), of North Reading, Massachusetts, pursuant to which it agreed to sell to Teradyne its product line known as SCPM for approximately $1,000,000. The closing of the sale is expected to occur on or about April 1, 2013.
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The Giga-tronics GT-8550B USB power sensors offer easy-to-use high-performance RF and microwave power measurement. High dynamic range and high accuracy make these sensors ideal for testing in wireless communication applications and Defense EW systems. The GT-8550B series feature no zero and no calibration and fast measurement speed.
The Giga-tronics 8650B series universal power meters have the extensive measurement capabilities and unique features required to test today’s sophisticated communications systems faster and more accurately. The 8650B can measure the CW power, peak power and average power of TDMA, GSM, and CDMA signals.
The Giga-tronics 2500B design team optimized the design for no compromise between speed and signal purity. Six models are available covering 2.5 GHz, 8 GHz, 20 GHz, 26.5 GHz, 40 GHz and 50 GHz. The 50 GHz model is the flagship of the product line.
Power analysis requires that users measure voltage and current. For this purpose, Rohde & Schwarz offers high end voltage and current probes and now also the new R&S RT-ZF20 deskew fixture. The deskew fixture makes it easy to measure delay differences, which can then be corrected in the oscilloscope.
Richardson RFPD Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a new 18 GHz microwave phase locked loop (PLL) synthesizer from Analog Devices Inc. (ADI). The ADF41020 can be used to implement local oscillators as high as 18 GHz in the up-conversion and down-conversion sections of wireless receivers and transmitters.
Linear Technology Corp. announces the LT8705, a very high efficiency (up to 98%) synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated output voltage. This device has four feedback loops to regulate the input current/voltage, along with the output current/voltage.The LT8705 can be used in a wide range of applications such as a voltage stabilizer in telecom and automotive requirements.
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the expansion of its award-winning Infiniium 90000 X-Series oscilloscope family to include the world’s highest performance mixed-signal oscilloscope, or MSO. The expansion adds six new MSO models, as well as 13-GHz DSO and DSA models, to the X-Series.
The NI PXIe-5186 digitizer, co-developed by National Instruments and Tektronix, delivers a new level of performance in the small-form-factor, low-power PXI platform. Tektronix technology provides the trusted measurement fidelity of Tektronix oscilloscopes. The digital back end uses NI synchronization and memory core (SMC) technology to deliver high-data throughput at rates greater than 700 MB/s.
Richardson RFPD Inc. announces availability and full design support capabilities for five new solid state drives (SSDs) from Microsemi Corporation (Microsemi). Designed to meet the stringent requirements of sensitive military and high-security commercial applications, the devices are ideally-suited for ruggedized mobile systems, surveillance, avionics, navigation and ruggedized portable storage applications.