EE-Evaluation Engineering articles from December 2007

EE-Evaluation Engineering archives from December 2007

Almost total connectivity.(EDITORIAL)
December 1, 2007... We knew it was going to happen. The FCC had awarded the communications provider an exclusive broadband frequency license way back in 2006, so it was only a matter of time before the technology was proven for flight worthiness. Now, the product...

12-GHz module tests muiltiport RF devices.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... The Wideband Signal Generator/Analyzer (12GWSGA) for multiport RF SOC devices features a 12-GHz module resident in the test head with an RF port density of 32 per module and multiple RF vectored sources and signal analyzers. It is used with the...

Platform designed for silicon validation and diagnostics.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... The V550 Validation and Diagnostic Platform is part of a system that integrates design, test, and diagnostic environments leading to rapid detection and repair of failures. The desktop platform features 512 pins configurable as data or clock; a...

Dual-display meter features dedicated setup buttons.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... The 8808A Digital Multimeter features 5 1/2-digit resolution, multifunction measurement capability, and a dual display for measuring two different but related parameters simultaneously. Measurement functions include volts, ohms, amps, and...

PCIe 2.0 design tester provides cross-bus analysis.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... The TLA7S16 and TLA7S08 Serial Analyzers test and validate PCI Express (PCle) 1.0 and 2.0 designs and provide cross-bus analysis. TLA7S08 and TLA7S16 acquire x1, x4 links, or x8 links, respectively. The new analyzers plug into the TLA7000...

RF measurement capability available for SOC platform.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... Port Scale RF is a new, scalable RF measurement capability available for the V93000 SOC Test Platform. Wireless communications and wireless-enabled devices have proliferated, requiring high throughput testing of complex RF devices. Port Scale...

Reporting/automated managing functions added to test suite.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... OT-Reports and Outlier Management are the newest capabilities of the Test Management Solutions (OT-TMS) software, a suite of modular products available as stand-alone building blocks or as a comprehensive system. OT-TMS is designed to help...

Ungraded platform facilitates test system development.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... Proligent[TM] 4.0, newest version of The Test Engineering Platform[TM], features unique identifier management and advanced remoting to help manage test lifecycles. The update enhances compatibility with National Instruments' TestStand 4.0 by...

RF test solution supports 4x4 MIMO applications.(PRODUCT BRIEFING)
December 1, 2007... The MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) RF test solution consists of the 2920 Vector Signal Generator (VSG) and the 2820 Vector Signal Analyzer (VSA), the 2895 MIMO Synchronization Unit, and MIMO Signal Analysis Software. The system supports...

Multithreaded programming.(TEST SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2007... In the past, chip manufacturers increased processor clock speed to double chip performance from 100 MHz to 200 MHz and more recently into the multigigahertz range. Today, however, increasing clock speeds for performance gains is not viable...

Driving test cost reduction for next-generation RF devices.(IC ATE)
December 1, 2007... This is the last article in a three-part series discussing the likely impacts of next-generation consumer wireless semiconductor devices on ATE performance requirements. The first article, which appeared in the October issue of EE-Evaluation...

Matching signal grounding and isolation to applications.(DATA ACQUISITION)
December 1, 2007... Preserving signal quality in measurement applications using off-the-shelf data acquisition equipment--for signal bandwidths up to 1 MHz and sampling rates up to a few million per second--can be challenging. These systems are inclined to pick up...

Imaging at the atomic level.(NANOELECTRONICS TEST)
December 1, 2007... The characteristics of nanomaterials can be very different from those of large-scale versions of the same substance. Some of this behavior relates to unique structures, such as carbon nanotubes that exhibit very low resistance and semiconductor...

Getting the most from your IR camera.(MACHINE VISION)
December 1, 2007... For best results, IR camera users must think carefully about the type of measurements they need to make and then be proactive in the camera's calibration process. The first step is selecting a camera with the appropriate features and software...

Communications Test Buyers Guide.(Directory)
December 1, 2007... EE's annual Communications Test Buyers Guide is a comprehensive, up-to-date listing of the companies that specialize in communications test, including ATM; audio; CDMA/TDMA; fiber-optics; ISDN; mobile radio; PCS and video test equipment; bus,...

EMC failures happen.(EMC TEST)
December 1, 2007... EMC is all relative. For a given set of RF environmental conditions, at a given location, and at a specific relative instant in time, the equipment has EMC or the absence of failure. Change any of these conditions with respect to the...

Conductive adhesives.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... Master Bond's electrically conductive adhesives are the number-one choice for the design of tomorrow's advanced electrical circuitry. The line includes silver-, nickel-, copper-, and graphite-filled compounds. Both one-and two-component systems...

Shielding catalog and design guide.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... New catalog and design guide has the latest inspiration in EMI shielding including new EMI/Environmental Connector-Seal with patent-pending design, new shielded honeycomb fan filter providing up to 80-dB shielding at 1 GHz, and RoHS-compliant...

Automotive network interfaces.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... Model AVT-418 Ethernet Interface supports all popular vehicle network protocols. CAN (with ISO 15765), three CAN physical layers, LIN, Kline, J1850, and more. All protocols supported, nothing else to buy. Free terminal software. All...

Horn Antenna.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... The AHA-118 Active Horn Antenna has an integrated preamplifier with a 25-dB nominal gain that improves noise performance for EMI emissions testing systems. The preamplifier is connected to antenna using an ng cable. The combination long cable,...

Low-cost Vibration Test Systems and digital Controllers.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... 100 lbf System $5,557 with Vibrator, base, blower, low-distortion linear amplifier, cables & hose. Digital Controller Packages convert PCs to Vibration Controllers--Sine $3,995. Random $4,995. 4-Channel Swept-Sine, Random & Classical Shock with...

Switch/Multimeter and Plug-In Cards.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... Keithley's Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter and Plug-In Card Family offers high-quality, instrument-grade switching for a wide variety of applications, including demanding high channel count applications, with its capability to control up...

Datalogger.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... United Electronic Industries' award-winning UEILogger product line now logs CAN and ARINC-429 bus data as well as RS-232, 422, and 485 ports. These new capabilities, combined with the logger's capability to log analog and digital input data,...

Multichannel digitizers.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... The high-speed Octopus[TM] Waveform Digitizers feature up to eight channels in a single-slot PCI card, 10- to 125-MS/s sampling per channel, and up to 4 GB of on-board memory. With >35 new digitizers to choose from, this flexible solution is...

EMC solutions.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... * Economical, portable RF test enclosures for compliance testing; aluminum benchtop to room-sized fabric tents fold up into a suitcase. From $1,095. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * RF and EMF spectrum analyzers 1 Hz to 7 GHz for measuring...

EMI/RFI shielding.(LITERATURE MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2007... Just updated 52-page shielding catalog includes new conductive foam gaskets and metalized fabric profiles plus all standard and custom shielding products. Includes to-scale technical drawings for all BeCu finger stock. Also pictured and...