Rohde & Schwarz focuses on 6G test solutions at EuMW

Visitors can learn about the company’s latest test applications for microwave components, automotive, and aerospace and defence at booth H105

The company’s booth will focus on the company’s growing range of cutting-edge test solutions for 6G.

Academia and key industry players recognise the potential of the D band (110 GHz to 170 GHz) as a candidate for beyond 5G and 6G mobile communications as well as for future sensing and automotive radar applications.

To support pioneering mmWave and sub-THz research, Rohde & Schwarz is rolling out an advanced RF test and measurement portfolio, enabling researchers to characterise devices and circuits for tomorrow’s products today.

Highlights at the Rohde & Schwarz booth include the company’s first public demonstration of a wideband D band communications testing solution with the company’s brand-new R&S SFI100A wideband IF vector signal generator with up to 10 GHz RF modulation bandwidth. Combined with the R&S FSW50 signal and spectrum analyser, easy-to-mount R&S FE170ST/SR TX/RX frontends and the new R&S NRP170TWG thermal power sensor for the D band, it is a complete and streamlined T&M solution for early 6G and sub-THz research and development.

Other demo setups show multi-port measurements in the W band with new R&S FE110ST/SR TX/RX frontends, the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator and the R&S RTP oscilloscope.

Covering the frequency range from 70 GHz to 110 GHz, these new frontends complement the company’s portfolio by targeting high-frequency applications up to 110 GHz.

The comprehensive display of D band applications is rounded out with two more setups.

One features D band component characterization using the R&S ZNA vector network analyser combined with R&S ZC170 mmWave converters.

Another show phase noise measurements in the D band with the R&S FSWP phase noise analyser and the R&S SMA100B vector signal generator combined with R&S FS-Z170 harmonic mixers and R&S SMZ170 frequency multipliers that increase the instrument frequency range to 170 GHz.

The latest additions to the Rohde & Schwarz sub-THz test portfolio (R&S SFI100A, R&S NRP170TWG and R&S FE110ST/SR) will be available soon but visitors can already experience them in person at the EuMW in Berlin.

RF and microwave component testing

At EuMW, Rohde & Schwarz will have a setup for simple and accurate noise figure and gain measurements up to 110 GHz, a key performance metric for RF components.

The demo features the new R&S FS-SNS110 smart noise source in combination with the R&S FSVA3000 signal and spectrum analyser.

For production tests of active and passive devices, visitors can experience a multiport solution consisting of the R&S ZNB26 vector network analyzer and the R&S ZN-Z86 switch matrix with up to 24 outputs for optimized sequential DUT testing.

Test solutions for next generation automotive radar

Rohde & Schwarz is also focussing on automotive radar test technology, with solutions for simulating moving objects and full radar sensor performance characterization.

Visitors can see the R&S Radar Test System (RTS) with the R&S AREG800A automotive radar echo generator as a backend and the R&S QAT100 antenna array for the frontend.

New functions that make it the only test system for complete characterization of radar sensors and radar echo generation with object distances down to the airgap for FMCW radars. The technically superior test solution is suitable for all development lab, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL), validation and production application requirements. The solution is also fully scalable and can emulate the most complex traffic scenarios for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

Real-time material analysis

The R&S QAR50 uses microwave imaging technology that leverages hundreds of receive and transmit antennas to quickly characterise materials. Rohde & Schwarz will exhibit its tried-and-tested automotive radome tester in a new context at the EuMW. The tester is ideal for testing radomes and bumpers in development and production and also for real-time material analysis of packaged products, thanks to the new R&S QAR50-K80 real-time imaging software.

Complementing current methods such as cameras, X-rays or scales to detect quality issues such as leakage or unwanted particles in packages, the software uses neuronal networks to detect abnormalities without opening containers.