At the recent LEAP Awards dinner gala in Costa Mesa, Calif., finalists in the power electronics category were honored, and judges revealed the overall winner in the power electronics category. This year’s inaugural LEAP Awards competition honored ground-breaking new products that set a new standard for innovation. Judges rated candidates on categories that included societal […]
T&M LEAP Award winners announced at gala dinner
At the LEAP Awards dinner gala in Costa Mesa, Calif., the following companies were awarded trophies in the category of Test & measurement. This year’s inaugural LEAP Awards competition honored ground-breaking new products that set a new standard for innovation. Judges rated candidates on categories that included societal impact, industry impact, technical sophistication, creativity, and […]
Multi-function recorder maps ACSI TCP/IP messages to MMS and GOOSE formats
A recorder with IEC61850-8-1, Edition 2, capabilities supports the exchange of time-critical and non-time-critical data through local-area networks (TCP/IP) by mapping ACSI to MMS (Manufacturing Message Specification) and GOOSE (Generic Object-Oriented Substation Event). The TR-3000 multi-function recorder now supports such capabilities such as subscription to GOOSE messages from multiple IEDs (intelligent electronic devices) and the […]
Removable lid spring pin socket handles DDR memory
A new BGA socket addresses high-performance requirements for DDR. Called the CBT-BGA-6081, the contactor is a stamped spring pin with 31-g actuation force per pin and cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self-inductance of the contactor is 0.88 nH, insertion loss is below 1 dB at 15.7 GHz, and capacitance is 0.097 pF. The current […]
Next-generation Z-Wave protocol now on wireless Gecko platform
The next-generation Z-Wave 700 protocol can now be found on the Wireless Gecko platform from Silicon Labs. The new smart home platform builds on Z-Wave’s industry-leading S2 security and interoperability by improving energy efficiency and adding higher performance, longer range RF capabilities. By leveraging the Wireless Gecko platform, Z-Wave 700 is said to enable developers […]
Compact high-performance ceramic fuse works over extended current range
The SHF 6.3×32 series of fuses now work down to 500 mA for a total nineteen rated currents, ranging from 500 mA and 32 A, including the newest 500 mA, 630 mA and 800 mA versions. The SHF 6.3×32 is a ceramic fuse for higher voltages (ac and dc) with fast tripping qualities. The high […]
Newark element14 launches new Keysight DAQ970A data acquisition system
Newark element14, the Development Distributor, now carries the DAQ970A Data Acquisition System from Keysight, offering engineers a more efficient way to fully characterize their product and deploy test solutions in just a few days. The product, designed for engineers in R&D design verification and manufacturing, provides a path to design reliability without the need for […]
5G conformance toolset gets PTCRB validation for 5G NR device certification
Keysight Technology’s 5G Conformance Toolset is the first test solution to be approved for 5G New Radio (NR) device certification by PTCRB, a certification forum comprised of select leading cellular operators, accelerating commercial availability of 5G mobile devices across the ecosystem. This milestone came as a result of the extended collaboration between Keysight and Qualcomm […]
Economical scopes sample at 2 GSa/sec with standard record length of 28 Mpts/channel
New economical, high-performance Siglent SDS2000X-E Series Super Phosphor Oscilloscopes are available in 200 MHz and 350 MHz bandwidths. They feature a maximum sampling rate of 2 GSa/sec and a standard record length of 28 Mpts/ch (interleaved mode). With an impressive waveform capture rate of up to 400,000 frames/sec (sequence mode) Siglent’s newest oscilloscope series supports […]
Radio comm test station, mobile smartphone form-factor test device complete 5G SA connection testing
5G Standalone (SA) connection testing has successfully taken place between Anritsu’s Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A and a mobile smartphone form-factor test device from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc. The tests included Anritsu’s 5G modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end and antenna elements. This latest milestone follows previous […]