Test & Measurement

At ECOC 2009, Yokogawa Europe is featuring its range of test & measurement instruments for the optical communications sector, including a number of new developments. The rapid spread of high-speed optical networks has caused a dramatic increase in network traffic, resulting in 10 Gbit/s transmissions being used in metro and access networks as well as backbone networks. This growth has led to increased demands on manufacturers of communications eq...

Mantis – an award winning stereo microscope from Vision Engineering is now available with a built-in, high resolution camera. The integration of a high performance camera will provide users with the advantage of effortlessly capturing images for reporting, cataloguing and communicating with colleagues and customers.

GOEPEL electronics, vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions compliant with IEEE Std.1149.x, will run free Webinars on the four Tuesdays in October 2009. The company, based in Austin, TX, will present information on topics such as the basics of JTAG/Boundary Scan and Design for Test (DfT) for Boundary Scan. Furthermore, there will be presentations discussing basic and advanced JTAG/Boundary Scan applications.

Agilent has announced it will show its comprehensive set of 4G test solutions for LTE, WiMAX, WLAN, HSPA, femtocell and MIMO at 4G World, McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill., Sept. 16-17 in Room W-175B. The company will demonstrate a full complement of test solutions for R&D, design verification, manufacturing, protocol conformance and interoperability test, as well as network deployment and maintenance/service quality.

Tektronix has introduced the WFM8200 and WFM8300 advanced waveform monitors, the latest additions to the popular Tektronix waveform monitor lineup. The new high-performance instruments provide high quality, real-time, automated 3Gb/s SDI Eye pattern display and jitter measurements that help broadcasters and network operators effectively diagnose signal problems and help equipment designers and manufacturers reduce time to market of new 3Gb/s SDI ...

LeCroy has announced the launch of a single-source lineup of test instruments to comprehensively support the USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 standard, also known as SuperSpeed USB. The LeCroy USB 3.0 Test Suite is an integrated selection of test instruments that addresses all transmitter, receiver, TDR and protocol tests currently defined in the Universal Serial Bus 3.0 specification.

In July, Anritsu and a leading device manufacturer in South Korea successfully demonstrated end-to-end LTE calls over an air interface. Over the last few months a number of mobile network operators have declared intent to roll-out LTE networks, starting from 2010. A frequently quoted barrier to this has been the availability of suitable devices and test equipment, but now there is good reason to be optimistic.

IBASE Technology Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of single board computers and embedded systems, today launches the portable CSB200-888 fanless system with Intel Atom processors on board. Reserved with one wireless antenna jack at the rear panel and a PCI-E slot for wireless module expansions, the system is good for embedded mobile applications for vertical industries such as communication, transportation, health care and pharmaceuticals.

Agilent has announced that the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR), a division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and a WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Laboratory (WFDCL), has successfully used Agilent's N6430A Series Mobile WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test system to complete the first test of Mobile WiMAX products in mainland China. The test was conducted in June.

Agilent has introduced the Medalist i3070 Series 5 in-circuit test (ICT) platform, marking 20 years since the company launched its award-winning 3070 and i3070 ICT systems. The Series 5 ICT system offers new analog measurement technology together with the industry's fastest 12 MHz hybrid pin card, giving electronic manufacturers 20 to 30 percent throughput improvement over the current i3070 at the same list prices. This enables contract manufactu...