Agilent Technologies has unveiled a comprehensive extreme-temperature probing solution for oscilloscopes. The N2797A single-ended active probe is a low-cost, high-input-impedance active probe with rugged probe tips for testing integrated circuits and devices in environmental chambers.

Agilent Technologies’ 16850 series portable logic analysers offer what is claimed to be the industry’s fastest timing capture with deep memory for quickly debugging digital systems with 2.5GHz, 400ps period timing capture across all input channels, and up to 128-megasample memory depth.

Sweep speed enhancements on the Agilent N9020A MXA X-Series signal analyzers now offer sweep speeds up to 5 times faster than the competition, giving users greater capabilities for low level spur searches, signal monitoring, and more. Watch this video to see a drag race between an MXA with the sweep speed enhancements and one without. Sweep speed enhancements, which are also available on the PXA and EXA X-Series signal analyzers, are standard on ...

Agilent Technologies’ M9391A, 1MHz to 3GHz or 6GHz PXIe vector signal analyser, with up to 160MHz bandwidth is designed to test the latest wireless standards. Used in combination with Agilent’s modular X-series applications, it delivers a consistent user interface, common measurement consistency, and backward-compatible APIs to accelerate test development and throughput.

Agilent Technology's N9020A MXA can help you overcome the challenge of making accurate modulation quality measurements for testing 802.11ac transmitters and their components. With EVM performance that is up to 2 times better than other mid-performance signal analyzers, the MXA is the best-in-class analyzer for measuring 160 MHz wide 802.11ac WLAN signals.

Agilent Technologies has outperformed its competitors in the fiercely competitive oscilloscope market, according to Frost and Sullivan. The test and measurement company has received Frost & Sullivan’s Global Growth Leadership Award for Oscilloscopes. Frost & Sullivan’s independent analysis of the oscilloscopes market showed that Agilent demonstrated significant growth over the past two years, outperforming all other market participants and ga...

Agilent Technologies introduced a 28.4-Gb/s multiplexer featuring optional de-emphasis with up to eight taps for R&D and test engineers who need to characterise receivers for next-generation servers, storage systems and data-centre networks. The multiplexer expands the pattern generator bit rate of the J-BERT N4903B high-performance bit error ratio tester.

Agilent Technologies and Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork have opened a new laboratory for research and teaching in next-generation wireless communications. It will enable advanced training and research on radio frequency integrated circuits for high-speed wireless data communications for video applications and contactless sensors for biomedical and security applications.

Agilent Technologies' Integrated Circuits Characterisation and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) software has been enhanced to provide full support for the B1505A Power Device Analyser/Curve Tracer, including the instrument’s new high-power, high-current source monitor unit modules.

Agilent Technologies has introduced the U5303A, a compact dual-channel PCIe digitiser with 12-bit resolution, sampling up to 3.2GS/s, and on-board real-time processing. It delivers analogue fidelity, high effective number of bits and very low noise. The new digitiser features DC-to-1.8GHz bandwidth, 9.1 ENOB at 100MHz, 58dB signal-to-noise ratio and very high data-transfer rates from an eight-lane PCIe 2.0 interface.

Agilent Technologies today announced the pricing of a series of its senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $600 million, in an underwritten, registered public offering. The notes will mature in July 2023 and will bear interest at an annual rate of 3.875 percent.

Agilent Technologies has unveiled the Truevolt Series digital multimeters. These DMMs offer several advantages over previous models. They help engineers see their measurement data in new ways, get actionable information faster, and document their results more easily. Exclusive Truevolt technology reduces extraneous factors such as noise, injected current and input bias current.

Jack Sifri of Agilent Technologies demonstrates multi-chip module assembly in Agilent EEsof's Advanced Design System Software.

Agilent Technologies says that the majority of its electronic test and measurement products are now designed for compliance with the European Union’s restrictions on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The European RoHS directive bans the sale of equipment containing more than the agreed level of lead, mercury, cadmium and other substances.

Agilent Technologies today announced that its FieldFox handheld analyzers can now be remotely controlled via an iOS device such as an iPad or iPhone. Also new are a spectrum analysis time-gating option and support for Agilent's USB peak-power sensors.

Agilent Technologies has enhanced its midrange N9020A MXA X-Series signal analyser. New options for 160MHz analysis bandwidth and real-time spectrum analyser (RTSA) capability address the challenges of measuring interference in the next generation of heterogeneous wireless networks. The options can be included in new MXAs or added to existing units.

Agilent Technologies has unveiled source/monitor unit (SMU) and software enhancements to its B1500A semiconductor device analyser. The B1514A 50µs pulse medium-current SMU gives a faster pulse at 30V/1A range plus oscilloscope-like viewing. The B1511B medium-power SMU delivers 0.1fA low-current measurement capability at a lower price with an optional atto-sense switch unit.

Agilent Technologies announce two reference libraries for SystemVue, its premier platform for communications and aerospace/defence systems design. The Global Navigation Satellite System baseband verification and Digital Modem libraries allow system designers and algorithmic researchers to bring instrument-grade standards references into design simulation early in the R&D process.

Agilent Technologies is pleased to introduce today 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. The retimer solution, available in the Advanced Design System 2013 Transient Convolution Element and SystemVue 2013 AMI Modeling Kit, is used for designing electrical retimers in chip-to-chip, high-speed digital links.

Agilent Technologies today announced the latest release of Electromagnetic Professional, its 3-D electromagnetic simulation software. EMPro 2013 helps design engineers identify and resolve difficult electromagnetic interference problems.