New network analyzers deliver reliability and repeatability with best-in-class dynamic range, trace noise and temperature stability, as well as a wide range of software applications, enabling engineers to consistently achieve comprehensive device characterization. Keysight’s new E5080B, P50xxA Series, and M980xA Series network analyzers deliver next-generation features and performance in benchtop, USB, and PXI form factors. […]
Programmable multi-channel LDO regulator sports low noise, high PSRR performance
A Configurable Mixed-signal Integrated Circuit (CMIC) device claims industry-leading low dropout (LDO) regulator performance. The SLG51000 features the highest Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) and lowest output voltage noise of any programmable multi-channel LDO on the market, making it ideal to power advanced camera and sensor systems. System power designers face stringent noise budgets when […]
PCIe-cards provide 80 synchronized AWG-channels in one PC
A single PCIe card carries eight AWB channels and measures just 168 mm in length. The addition of the two new 8-channel-cards to Spectrum’s latest “65” series of PCIe Arbitrary waveform generators means that, using Spectrum’s Star-Hub, up to 80 channels can be fully synchronized in a single PC. As standard, all cards of the […]
June Robotics Summit will cover how to test/validate collaborative bots
It used to be that industrial robots were things that operated in guarded cells; if a human stumbled into the robot’s work envelope, the whole shebang shut down for safety reasons. Those days are gone. The new byword in robotics is collaborative — fielding robots that are safe enough to operate in close proximity to […]
WLAN measurement setup first to support IEEE802.11ac OTA tests via CTIA/WFA CWG Test Plan V. 2.1
The Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A is the industry’s first WLAN measurement solution to support IEEE802.11ac OTA (Over the Air) tests in accordance with CTIA/WFA CWG Test Plan Version 2.1 released in April. With the new support, the MT8862A offers chipset and device manufacturers a comprehensive test tool that can verify WLAN products used in […]
Thermal analysis software works with FLIR thermal imaging cameras
The FLIR Research Studio is new thermal imaging software for Research and Development (R&D) and science professionals. Available for a free trial download starting today, FLIR Research Studio is designed for use across multiple platforms and in 22 languages, to allow R&D and engineering teams to collaborate on thermal data collection, analysis, and sharing. In […]
DDR3 SDRAM socket for PBGA543 sports 27-GHz bandwidth
A new high-performance BGA socket for 1-mm pitch, 543-pin BGA ICs called the SG-BGA-6485 socket is designed for 23×32-mm IC packages and operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The contact resistance is typically 20 mΩ per pin. The socket connects all pins with 27-GHz bandwidth on […]
Traps to avoid when spec’ing a custom transformer
John Gallagher from Pulse Electronics recently spoke with us about some of the things design engineers and circuit designers need to know when they’re working with a company that makes transformers and inductors. He says a lot of circuit designers look at transformers as ideal transformers –there’s just a certain number of turns in the […]
Special challenges of using inductors in wide-bandgap semiconductor circuits
Dave Munguia from Pulse Electronics recently explained to us that when you’re working with gallium-nitride transistors and other wide-bandgap semiconductors, there are special challenges associated with inductors. Pulse Electronics addressed the issue in a paper they delivered at APEC 2019. Munguia says they picked five different constructions of inductors from the catalogs of different manufacturers. […]
APEC 2019: Up close and personal with a low-profile power supply
Alex Karapetian from Acopian recently sat with us and discussed a new, low-profile switching supply that is a programmable, provides a 450-W output, and sits in a low-profile housing. It’s offered both in single output and wide adjustable from 0 to 5 V, 0 to 135 Vdc, at 150W. It’s also a universal input device. […]