Companies' news

The new compact R&S® R-Line test chamber from Rohde & Schwarz combined with the R&S® TS8996 test system delivers an EMI/EMS test performance and accuracy for wireless devices that is comparable to that of systems 10 times larger. The R&S® R-Line fits into any lab and will significantly reduce infrastructure investments for manufacturers and test houses.

Agilent Technologies introduced the N9923A FieldFox RF Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) -- the world's most accurate handheld VNA. The FieldFox RF VNA provides the best measurement stability in the industry, 0.01 dB/degree Celsius, and offers the world's first integrated QuickCal calibration capability available in a handheld VNA. QuickCal enables consistent measurement results and confidence in the data while eliminating the need to carry a calibration kit into the field.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that on April 1, 2010 it will reorganize its measuring instruments business by transferring its main product lines to Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Corporation.

Anritsu Corporation announced that its ME7873L LTE RF Conformance Test System has become the first in the world to provide independently verified European Radio equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) RF test cases for Type Approval of LTE devices.

RSA6120A Spectrum Analyzer Chosen as a “Hot 100” Electronic Product of 2009 by EDN Magazine. The recognition honors the best products of the year for electronic design engineers that have advanced the state-of-the-art in electronics.

Two different optional pre-amplifiers are available for the R&S®FSV signal and spectrum analyzer. The options are designed especially for customers demanding maximum sensitivity for measuring the noise factor or very low-level signals, or for finding spurious emissions.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced breakthrough functionality in next-generation, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes with the successful turn-on of a front-end chipset that uses indium phosphide (InP) technology. The new chipset will enable the company to deliver oscilloscopes in the first half of 2010 that offer true analog bandwidths greater than 16 GHz.

MSO70000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Receives Nomination for Test & Measurement World "Best in Test” Awards; Now in Running for 2010 Test Product of the Year. The awards honor products that have brought significant technological advancement to the test industry.

Editors at Electronic Design Magazine Choose the RSA6120A Spectrum Analyzer for 2009 “Best of Test” Award. The Award honors top products of the year as covered in the magazine.

Tektronix, the market leader in broadcast video test, monitoring and analysis solutions, announced that it will be offering a series of free seminars at Broadcast Video Expo on Wednesday, February 17, 2010.