KIPiS News & Events

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced its 89600 WLA software, a MAC-layer complement to the company's industry-leading 89600 VSA software. The key benefit is the ability to view and interpret RF activity and measurements-retransmissions, power, modulation format, timing and so on-in a MAC-message context, and to also view and interpret MAC messages in an RF context.

Gefen’s next generation Mini Pattern Signal Generator for HDMI 3DTV is designed for easy mobility when installing, designing or trouble shooting audio/video systems in the field.

productronica, the world’s leading trade fair for innovative electronics production, will be offering an extensive supporting programme in the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from November 15 - 18. 2011. Representatives from business, science and research will be providing an extensive insight in the forums and the new Speaker’s Corner into cutting-edge technologies and innovations, developments and trends.

World’s first mixed domain oscilloscope combines scope and spectrum analyzer functionality in a single instrument – providing time correlated analog, digital and RF signals.

A few months before productronica opens its door on 15 November 2011 for the 19th time, the upwards trend in electronics production is being manifestly reflected in the registration figures. At present, the leading trade fair for innovative electronics production has recorded a 15 per cent increase in the amount of exhibition space compared with productronica 2009.

productronica, the leading trade fair for innovative electronics production is fully in line with the trend for electromobility, which has been pushed once more by the recently published recommendations of the German National Platform for Electromobility. Together with the Productronics association within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) productronica 2011 dedicates a special show to the highlight-topic “battery production and power electronics”. This way, German and international companies active in the field of electronics production and machinery find an ideal platform to present and update themselves in two key sectors of electromobility. Productronica takes place November 15 – 18, 2011 on the premises of the New Messe Munich trade fair.

Making a formal commitment to cooperation in standardization activities, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Russian Federation’s Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (GOST-R) came together on first week of May to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in support of greater U.S.-Russian cooperation.

The World Standards Cooperation (WSC) announced the launch of an open to all competition to design a poster for World Standards Day, 14 October, on the theme, “International Standards – Creating confidence globally”.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2011, this year electronica & Productronica China will feature a first-rate show concept for its exhibitors as well as its visitors. From March15 -17, 2011 electronica & Productronica China will open its doors at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), where more than 460 exhibitors will show their latest products at an exhibition area of 23,000 square meters.

As of 1 January 2011, Prof. Michael Kühne is Director of the BIPM. On his retirement, Prof. Andrew Wallard becomes Director Emeritus.