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As commercial, military/aerospace, and other communications designs extend into the millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum, engineers must adapt their testing procedures and require more from instruments such as vector network analyzers [...]

The use of IoT to connect everyday devices has, in turn, created a massive ecosystem of wireless protocols, application-specific radio chips/modules, and prototyping/development boards. There are already nearly 9 billion [...]

* Advanced power solutions are at the heart of the current electronics revolution. With all of the advances in areas such as microcontroller design and machine learning, among others, the [...]

In order for a military or aerospace system to operate in an optimal fashion when on the battlefield, it is critical to properly test and evaluate the various solutions. Serving [...]

To get a deeper look at one of the aspects of the Cloud and managing the RF spectrum, we reached out to Michael Eddy, VP of Corporate Development at Resonant. [...]

It has often been the case in our current state of disruptive development that the core technologies transforming the devices we use is also revolutionizing the way we make them. [...]

The expansion of intelligent devices and semiconductor-based solutions has transformed both legacy applications and new ones developed from the new capabilities provided by the latest components. However, the newest tech [...]

From addressing COVID-19 to improving your track times, advanced medical technology is finding itself in all kinds of places. Medical electronics have gained a significant amount of functionality and capability [...]

There are many aspects of 5G systems that need monitoring, evaluation, and management beyond the RF spectrum issues. This important wireless space is on everyone's mind, as the infrastructures and [...]

With each electric car that is sold today, economic performance and driving range only increase in importance. Squeezing every last joule of energy out of the batteries and the electrical [...]

The crowded RF spectrum, compounded by the explosion in application spaces joining the cloud, demands advanced development tools able to provide deeper insights into signals and their measurement. Our society [...]

The need to create, develop, field, and support reconfigurable multipurpose radar, EW, and military comms creates system-level architectural and I/O concerns. Serving a networked infrastructure with high data-throughput and low [...]

The latest in portable test & evaluation equipment puts a lot of free-range functionality into the hands of engineers and technicians. As long as electronic devices and products have existed, [...]

When it comes to ensuring that a product meets the standards established for performance, reliability, and safety, how well that compliance testing is performed directly impacts the product's eventual success [...]

Power is a fundamental aspect of all electronics, as nothing happens until the current flows. A product's power electronics have a significant impact on all operational elements of the system [...]

When most people hear the word 'counterfeiting' they think about money. That's because money is a great target for the activity, as it takes a relatively small effort (printing on [...]

In the world of test, measurement, and evaluation, vector network analysis (VNA) is among the most important RF and microwave measurement methodologies. Offering a variety of features, from excellent RF [...]

Binary serial transmissions are among the most widely used techniques for sharing information between devices by using wired or unwired transmissions. Within these transmissions, data errors are one of the [...]

Cybersecurity has become a serious issue in every aspect of electronics, from server farms to the smallest and least significant devices operating in the IoT. Even something as minor as [...]

5G evolution is proceeding apace, with 3GPP Release 15 being deployed worldwide, Release 16 being frozen, and Release 17 under development. Whereas Release 15 focused on enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), [...]

Bench and rackmount instruments are great for R&D and the production floor, but products ultimately leave the lab and factory, and you'll need portable instruments to follow them. Furthermore, in [...]

> Thermal testing systems have come a long way to meet the requirements of current modern automobile manufacturing. Within the life of some people around today, we have progressed from [...]

> The automotive industry presents many test challenges, including ensuring the quality of ICs controlling everything from infotainment to ADAS as well as the compound semiconductors serving drivetrain electrification and [...]

> Signal generators are key instruments serving at the heart of RF/microwave and mmWave measurement applications. They can serve as IF/RF signal injection and LO substitution or can act as [...]

Customers in the military/aerospace test market are looking for a combination of flexibility, sustainability, high performance, and low cost, often achieved through deployment of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products in MIL/aero environments. [...]

What things do we need to consider before purchasing an electronic load? We discuss what electronic loads are, what points to consider before purchasing, and why reading the specifications just [...]

Whatever project you are working on, power will be a key aspect. Whether you have a battery powering a mobile device or a wind turbine powering a smart grid, you [...]

Signal and spectrum analyzers are key instruments for measuring the performance of products operating through the RF and millimeter-wave frequency ranges. They are available in a variety of form factors, [...]

Test-equipment vendors are keeping pace with rapidly evolving technologies, including 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X). Measurement chores extend from testing small devices to massive MIMO antenna arrays. Products available [...]

Electronic interconnection designs for defense electronics, highly mobile robots, surgical monitoring devices and other embedded systems are rapidly changing. Signal speeds are increasing, and are often crammed into smaller and [...]

EMC test is a critical discipline in any electronic product development effort. Full compliance is the ultimate goal, but achieving it quickly and with minimal budget and schedule impact requires [...]

Increasing complexity and the need for higher frequencies and bandwidths, multiple channels, low-power operation, and space constraints are placing considerable demands on RF/microwave test equipment. Solutions extend from simulation software [...]

Vendors of data-acquisition systems are addressing increasingly complex customer applications by introducing systems that offer fast acquisition rates as well as wide input ranges across multiple channels. In addition, they [...]

The term 'modular' in the context of electronics test and measurement suggests industry-standard architectures like AXIe, PXI, or VXI, which define physical and electrical specifications for modular instruments and chassis. [...]

The TO-247 is a popular electronic form factor, so doing non-destructive analysis of possible structural defects ' could come In handy during the design process. * A single pulse of [...]

by Rick Nelson, Contributing Technical Editor * Engineers in industries ranging from telecommunications to military/ aerospace need high-performance RF/ microwave switching as part of their test setups. Consequently, vendors are [...]

* Designers and manufacturers of electrical products--from consumer appliances to medical equipment--need to ensure that their customers can use the equipment safely and that the products will comply with relevant [...]

> Power semiconductor test presents many challenges, requiring the accurate measurement of electrical parameters in various environmental conditions. Thermal test, specialized and general-purpose electronic instrumentation, and high-speed, high-current interconnect all [...]

The gamut of electronic and electrical products from low-power mobile handsets and IoT devices to electric vehicles and photovoltaic inverters is placing considerable emphasis on fast and accurate power sourcing [...]

Aerospace test applications run the gamut from electronic warfare (EW) to in-flight entertainment. Challenges extend from simulation, modeling, and data acquisition at the design and prototyping phases to manufacturing test [...]

5G research spans the gamut from algorithm development to carrier-acceptance test, as explained in a special report in our December issue. (1) In that article, industry experts including Ken Karnofsky, [...]

Oscilloscopes span a range of performance and formfactor options, from a 110-GHz benchtop instrument to a pocket-sized USB model. High-end models target mmWave applications such as WiGig and 5G plus [...]

Security is an issue of relatives. At its most basic level, a lock is there primarily to keep honest people honest, as no lock will protect you from a sufficiently [...]

The latest benchtop engineering tools are getting more and more powerful to address the constantly increasing demands placed upon them. One example can be found in Rohde & Schwarz's latest [...]

Space missions expose electronic components to a wide range of harsh environments. Having endured the shock and vibration of launch, components must reliably deliver their rated performance for up to [...]

PRACTICE 1 Analyze All of Your Cost Drivers Many companies choose a solution because the initial capital outlay on the system appears acceptable; however other important key cost drivers should [...]

Data recorders have a long history and continue to advance, to keep pace with the applications of today. Data recording instruments have a history that dates back to the 1800s, [...]

When it comes to electronic design, test, and evaluation, our fast-moving technological landscape is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, there are more solutions to solve [...]

High-speed digital test presents a variety of challenges that can be addressed by instruments ranging from oscilloscopes to bit-error-rate testers. Challenges relate to PAM4 signal measurement, DDR5 probing, USB 4.0 [...]

Vector network analyzers are versatile instruments offering top operating frequencies extending from megahertz and lower ranges up to hundreds of gigahertz. They handle test-and-measurement chores ranging from power-supply design and [...]