The world’s first design and test workflow solution designed to reduce product development time for Double-Data Rate Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DDR5 DRAM) systems has been developed by Keysight Technologies. Running at twice the data rate of DDR4, DDR5 DRAM shrinks design margins and makes it difficult for a hardware designer to optimize the printed circuit […]
Vector network analyzer covers 9 kHz to 1.5 GHz range
The T3VNA1500 Vector Network Analyzer enhances the existing T3 test equipment portfolio, adding to the affordable selection of test equipment that engineers, developers and schools can use to assemble a well-equipped test bench efficiently, reliably and within budget. “The introduction of the T3VNA1500 Vector Network Analyzer is an exciting development as it expands on the […]
PSMA Energy Management Committee to host APEC 2020 industry session: “Not knowing the rules can ruin your power converter design.”
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Energy Management Committee is sponsoring Industry Session IS29 at APEC2020 on Thursday, March 19th, at 1:45 pm in the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center. Four presentations each address an “if” that can throw a wrench into a power converter design: “If Your Efficiency is Too Low, Your […]
Understanding noise in electronic instrumentation
In measuring or displaying weak signals, noise places the ultimate limit on detectability. It usually appears as a fluctuating horizontal line known as the noise floor in a spectrum analyzer of oscilloscope in FFT or RF mode. In the time domain, it appears as a thickening of the trace and in severe instances, causes a […]
Open-source tool addresses signal integrity problems
An open-source software tool called SignalIntegrity handles signal integrity problems for design and test engineers. More than 1,500 users have downloaded the free Python-based software since it has been made available. The new SignalIntegrity software is now available from Teledyne LeCroy and provides extra analysis capabilities to Teledyne LeCroy’s WavePulser 40iX High-Speed Interconnect Analyzer, a […]
Ten-watt 1×1-in dc/dc converters target rugged industrial/rail apps
The new THN 10 WIR series 10-W high-density dc/dc/ converts come in the industry standard 1×;1-in footprint and are qualified for rugged industrial and railway applications, and are certified to EN 50155 and EN 61373 standards. The THN 10 WIR series of ruggedized 10-W dc/dc converters are designed and manufactured for high-reliability in harsh environments. […]
Wide input range, dimmable 1-A drivers handle up to 15 high-brightness LEDs
The RCDE-48 series of LED driver modules accept up to 60 Vdc input voltage and produce a 1,050-mA constant-current output with analog or PWM deep dimming. Developed by RECOM, the RCDE-48 series of LED driver modules can provide up to 350 mA, 700 mA or 1,050 mA of constant-current to drive strings of up to […]
LPDDR5 socket boasts same footprint as the IC it holds
New Grypper/G40 test sockets, part number 109111-0003, for the latest LPDDR5 memory devices allow testing of the newest generation of Package-On-Package type LPDDR5 devices that have 496 Ball 0.4-mm pitch, with speeds up to 5500 Mb/sec. The LPDDR5 Grypper/G40 socket fits to the same location/PCB footprint as the device allowing development and failure analysis. This […]
Researchers eyeball potassium batteries as sustainable replacements for lithium cells
A team of scientists at Tokyo University of Science are focusing on the replacement of the exhaustible element lithium with better alternatives like sodium and potassium. Sodium and potassium are in the same alkali metal group in the periodic table of elements, and their chemical natures are, therefore, quite similar. But, unlike lithium, these elements […]
Two/four-channel 100-350 MHz scopes feature 200-Mpt memory, 10-in touch-screen, external mouse/keyboard control, 50-MHz waveform generator
The new Siglent SDS2000X Plus Digital Oscilloscope Series consists of four models: one two-channel 100-MHz bandwidth (software upgradeable to 350 MHz) and three four-channel models (100/200/350 MHz.) The 350-MHz models can be upgraded to 500 MHz on two independent channels. A large 10.1-in capacitive touch-screen supports multi-touch gestures. The oscilloscope range also offers a 10-bit […]