Test & Measurement

January 2018
The First Design, Test Software Platform That Integrates Simulation, Design, Test Workflows
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Keysight Technologies, Inc. unveiled PathWave, the industry’s first software platform that integrates design, test, measurement and analysis.  As a result, PathWave enables customers to accelerate innovation and product development from concept through manufacturing and deployment. P
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01/31/2018
Omron releases new ultra-thin, highly durable tactile switch

The ultra-thin, highly durable tactile B3SE switch from Omron Components

Omron Electronic Components Europe is releasing a new ultra-thin sealed surface-mounting tactile switch rated at 1 million operations. The new ultra-thin Omron B3SE delivers amazingly high durability with a minimum of 1 million operations, offering a long product life cycle.  The tactile switch heigh
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01/30/2018
New high performance optical sensor head for Yokogawa’s modular optical test platform
The AQ2200-232 is a new high-performance optical sensor head which joins Yokogawa’s existing family of optical power meters modules (AQ2200-215 and AQ2200-221) in the company’s modular optical test platform.   The AQ2200-232 sensor head is used in conjunction with the dual-port AQ2200-202 interface module, and is
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01/30/2018
Würth Elektronik eiSos at embedded world 2018
Würth Elektronik eiSos, manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, exhibits at embedded world (Nuremberg, February 27 – March 1, 2018). At booth 3-247, one of the biggest in hall 3 of the Nuremberg Exhibition Center, the company presents the smallest components. With numerous new products
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01/30/2018
Programmable DC Electronic Load Integrates Microprocessor Capabilities
The Chroma 6310A Programmable DC Electronic Load integrates microprocessor capabilities into each load module and a mainframe to provide simple and accurate parallel operations to optimize the speed and control among multiple load modules. All load modules may be configured to work synchronously or to test multiple ou
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01/25/2018
Rohde & Schwarz adds six new probe models to its power electronics measurement portfolio
Demand in the automotive industry for compact, highly efficient switched-mode power supplies, inverters and electric drives necessitates the use of leading-edge semiconductor components. This creates new challenges for T&M equipment. The new high voltage differential probes from Rohde & Schwarz enable measureme
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01/24/2018
Anritsu is Ensuring Better Connections in a Connected Mobile World
Anritsu Corporation will be showing their latest technologies in test, measurement and monitoring solutions for Ensuring Better Connections at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona (Hall 6 Stand 6F40). They will be focusing on new testing and monitoring challenges for 5G-NR, LTE-A-Pro and IoT technology, and adv
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01/24/2018
Rugged Data Recorder Provides Fast Results in Interactive Vehicle Testing
Marlborough, Massachusetts — HBM, Inc. announces its new SomatXR CX22B-R data recorder, for acquiring and storing measured data in mobile applications such as vehicle testing. The data recorder is well-suited to be used in harsh environments, with an extended temperature range of -40 to +80°C. Additionally, it
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01/23/2018
Plug Connectors, Switches, Connection Technology – Everything in Stock
The new, expanded catalog of electromechanical components from Würth Elektronik eiSos is available in English and lists information on 12 standard product groups, including many innovations.   All components featured in the catalog can be ordered from stock anytime and no minimum order quantity is
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01/22/2018
Toshiba launches small LDO regulator ICs suitable for IoT applications
Toshiba Electronics Europe released the TCR3UG series of small package, low-dropout (LDO) regulators with an output current of 300mA, that are suitable for power management of IoT modules, wearable devices and smartphones.   Design engineers always need to consider the trade-off between the quiescent bias
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01/22/2018
Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Provide Resolution Bandwidth Down to 1Hz
Beaverton, OR - RIGOL Technologies announces a significant addition to its portfolio of RF Test Instrumentation with the introduction of the New RSA5000 Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer. The RSA5000 combines the power of a high performance swept spectrum analyzer with superior Real-time performance unmatched in this p
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01/19/2018
Low-Power Active Mixer Delivers 7GHz Bandwidth & 20dBm OIP3
NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices announces the LTC5562, a low-power, high-performance active double-balanced mixer, capable of 50Ω matching over a very wide frequency range of 30MHz to 7GHz. This versatile mixer can be used in either frequency upconversion or downconversion applications, with outstanding conversion ga
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01/17/2018
Resistors Deliver Robust Performance in a Small EIA 0402 Outline
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. – AVX Corporation has released the new HR Series high-value resistors. Featuring a glass wafer sandwich package enabled with AVX’s proprietary, automotive- and medically-qualified FLEXITERM surface-mount termination technology in a small EIA 0402 outline, the new HR Series high-value resist
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01/17/2018
AC Power Source Can Operate as a Fully Integrated Test System
The versatile, microcontroller-based 112AMX linear AC power source can operate as a fully integrated test system for applying a variety of power conditions and transients. It's also an excellent source of stable AC voltage over a frequency range of 20 to 5,000 Hz when using the high-end UPC-12 controller. P
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01/16/2018
The LTM®4636 is a 40A-capable μModule® regulator featuring 3D packaging technology, or component-on-package (CoP) to keep it cool - see Figure 1. The body of the device is an overmolded 16mm × 16mm × 1.91mm BGA package with an inductor stacked on top to expose it to cooling airflow. The total package heigh
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01/16/2018
Film Resistor Series Delivers Low Inductance Advantages
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Bourns, Inc. announced a new AEC-Q200-compliant, high-power thick film resistor series. The Bourns Model PWR247T-100 Series is offered in a compact TO-247 package. Engineered with a thick film resistive element on a white alumina ceramic substrate, the latest high-power resistors from Bourns de
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01/16/2018
Rohde & Schwarz stirs up market with new state-of-the-art embedded oscilloscope family
The new R&S RTM3000 oscilloscope offers bandwidths of 100 MHz, 200 MHz, 350 MHz, 500 MHz and 1 GHz. The products incorporate a proprietary 5 Gsample/s 10-bit ADC, and each model includes 40 Msample (80 Msample interleaved) per channel acquisition memory with an optional 400 Msample segmented acquisition mem
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01/16/2018
Dissipating the heat generated by certain components is a key part of electronics design. Consequently engineers need to be sure that they put an effective thermal management system in place in order to ensure that operational reliability is maintained. There are a variety of different technologies that can be
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01/14/2018
Welcome to 2018, power aficionados! With all the political, sociological, and ecological instability, it’s good to know you can turn to Power Systems Design for unwavering, uncompromising coverage of that which keeps the world running. And we’re starting the year off with one of the most fundamental of all po
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01/13/2018
The holidays have flown by here, and 2018 is in full swing already. The APEC exhibition at the start of March in San Antonio is the place where every power company wants to be seen, and the whole industry seems to have sprung into action in preparation for it, including the US contingent at PSD. My colleagues in
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01/13/2018
2018: The Year of Wireless Power?
At CES 2018, Powercast unveiled a consumer version of its RF-based wireless charging system, and considering the technology and its implications, we could finally have one of the true Holy Grails of power. Back in August of last year, we interviewed Powercast’s COO/CTO, Dr. Charles Greene, and he elaborated
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01/13/2018
Addressing Differential and Common Mode Noise With Innovative Dual-Mode Choke Technology

CMF Series Dual Mode Chokes

Circuit designers must deal with many types of noise: internal, external, RF, line frequency and more. Noise can be a limiting factor in system performance and so must be addressed and minimized. The question is “at what cost and effort?”  Is it better to sacrifice performance or cost?  In either ca
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01/12/2018
It is no surprise that electronic equipment can get hot. This is because electrical currents running through semiconductors and other components create thermal losses. Especially in IT equipment the losses in the form of heat dissipation can be quite significant. As much as 40 percent of the power used by data centers is for temperature control – mainly in the form of cooling the equipment to extend ha
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01/09/2018
Rohde & Schwarz offers market's first independently certified eCall test solution
The market-leading eCall test solution from Rohde & Schwarz is the first of its kind to be certified by an independent test body. CETECOM has examined the implementation of the eCall test public safety answering point (PSAP) in the Rohde & Schwarz solution for the pan-European emergency call system and c
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01/04/2018
Conrad Business Supplies now offers vibration-proof hybrid capacitors from Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe
Conrad Business Supplies has begun to stock Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe’s series of EEH-ZA and EEH-ZC hybrid capacitors. These capacitors combine the advantages of electrolytic capacitors with those made of solid polymer. Their resistance against high temperature and vibration makes the
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Date:
01/04/2018
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