Keysight Technologies gears up for European Microwave Week

Wideband Signal Generation and Analysis

Delegates will be able to learn about capturing and understanding elusive signals and analyse transient signals using Keysight oscilloscopes and signal analysers . In combination with real-time spectrum analysis tools, the test system can reveal what is happening inside product designs to solve technical problems for digital communications and radar applications that require demodulation and analysis of wideband signals.

Multi-Emitter Electronic Warfare Test

There will be a chance to see signal generation for multi-emitter simulation, from 0 to 40 GHz, and how better simulation fidelity in-the-loop reduces program costs throughout the entire electronic warfare system.

Multi-Channel Antenna Calibration, Reference Solution

Keysight will demonstrate how the Multi-Channel Antenna Calibration, Reference Solution, with its breakthrough concepts, dramatically decreases antenna calibration times from weeks to days. By using a high-performance AXIe digitiser platform with multiple, phase-coherent channels and real-time digital down-conversion, measurements can be performed on multiple antenna elements in parallel resulting in faster, highly accurate antenna phase and amplitude measurement results. This Reference Solution provides an entry point and key elements for quick and easy integration into an existing multi-channel antenna calibration test environment.

Material Characterisation from mm-Wave to THz

Show visitors will be able to learn about measuring the relative permittivity and loss tangent of dielectric materials at mm-wave and THz frequency for critical information needed for material and circuit design, modelling, research, manufacturing and quality control. This information is particularly critical for stealth materials, dielectric substrates, microwave food products and biofuels, where accurate characterisation of their electromagnetic properties is required.

Complete Characterisation of Active Components

There will be a demonstration of how to confirm that today’s electronic components, which are highly integrated and embedded with functionality, will work properly in all possible conditions. Test instruments, such as the PNA-X Series of microwave network analysers, deliver integrated, multifunction measurement capability that can completely characterize active devices like amplifiers, mixers and frequency converters.

Measuring Phase Noise and Noise Figure

Recent improvements in Y-factor noise figure measurement with new USB preamplifiers, noise sources with better calibrations, and better estimation of mismatch uncertainty. Visitors will be able to see how using the cold-noise technique of the PNA-X, with its very accurate source correction methodology, ensures the ultimate noise figure measurement accuracy—especially in a challenging environment like on-wafer measurements.

True EM/Circuit Co-Simulation Capability

Kerysight will show how to perform a true EM/circuit co-simulation using it’s Advanced Design System, including sweep/optimisation with common database architecture in the OpenAccess format. The demonstrations will show frequency and time domain 3D EM simulation examples including EMI/EMC analysis.

RF Power Amplifier Module Design with ADS

There is also the opportunity to learn how to design a multi-technology RF power amplifier module using ADS layout. The demonstrations will consist of a module design approach, environment setup, incorporating multiple technologies such as setting up substrate definitions, floor planning, routing, inductor design, full module simulation, verification and export for manufacturing.

Innovative Solutions for Research

Developing multifunction and multiport scalable test beds for research projects with PXIe-based measurement set-ups will be demonstrated. Visitors will be able to understand the benefits of multiple measurement functionalities, switching, attenuation and other components integrated into a single, “ready-to-go” chassis. Experience the same measurement science, using known and proven Keysight software, to make measurements that can be quickly correlated and transferred between traditional benchtop instruments and PXI-based setups throughout the product development lifecycle.

Research on 5G and mmW Communication

Keysight is a leader in 5G research and will be giving delegates the chance to learn how to generate and analyze a variety of millimeter-wave communications signals, including 802.11ad, 5G, and backhaul with a flexible suite of solutions including generators, upconverters, downconverters, analyzers and power sensors.

Keysight Technical Workshops

Keysight’s ‘Connect with the Experts’ workshops will allow attendees to meet Keysight industry experts focused on the following topics:

• New Aerospace & Defence applications demanding advanced test solutions.
• Latest development in material measurement and device characterisation.
• Solving design challenges with EDA software.
• Wireless research future: the quest for higher and broader frequency bands.
• RF & microwave measurement fundamentals.

  Delegates can register for the Keysight technical workshops at www.keysight.com/find/eumw2014