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Tektronix, a leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced today that the MDO4000 Mixed Domain Series oscilloscope has won the Elektra 2011 Test Product of the Year award, presented at the European Electronics Industry Awards event in London. The Elektra awards recognize achievements of individuals and companies, and are designed to promote best practice in product and business innovation, sales growth and employee motivation. The MDO4000 was selected unanimously by a jury of experts from the media, industry, and academic research, who commented "Tektronix has combined the functions of an oscilloscope and a spectrum analyser in a single instrument. The resulting MDO4000 mixed domain oscilloscope is fully integrated so that the spectrum of parts of traditional oscilloscope traces can be displayed on-demand." The Tektronix MDO4000 won against strong competition from Agilent, Anritsu, LeCroy, National Instruments and Rohde & Schwarz. "We are honored that the MDO4000 has been recognized with this prestigious Elektra award", said Roy Siegel, general manager, Oscilloscopes at Tektronix. "We believe that the MDO4000 Series is the most revolutionary product to hit the oscilloscope market in the last 20 years and this nomination showcases our dedication to delivering game changing products that help engineers do their job." Introduced on August 30th 2011, the MDO4000 Series is tailored to meet the needs of the more than 60 percent of oscilloscope users who also use a spectrum analyzer to troubleshoot embedded designs with wireless functionality. As the first oscilloscope ever to integrate the functionality of a spectrum analyzer, the MDO4000 provides a unique toolset which can save days or even weeks of debug time. www.tektronix.com
