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38 PRODUCTS Radio communication analyzers with options for advanced HSDPA and W-CDMA Anritsu Company’s newest options for its MT8820B/MT8815B radio communication analyzers now enable HSDPA High Data Rate and W-CDMA Band XI tests for next-generation high data rates and Tx/Rx characteristics. The options bring advantages — including faster measuring times, one-touch operation, high-level signaling, and high performance — to designers and manufacturers of HSPDA and W-CDMA mobile devices who need to quickly and efficiently verify performance. The HSDPA High Data Rate option (MX882000C013) is designed to test the throughput of HSDPA terminals supporting the 3.6-Mbps (category 6), 7.2Mbps (categories 7 and 8), and 14-Mbps (category 10) classes. Both 3GPP W-CDMA Band XI options (MX882050C008 and MX882030C-008) support W-CDMA Band XI in the call processing mode. Designed for R&D environments, the MX882050C-008 is compatible with Anritsu’s W-CDMA Developer Test Suite (DTS) to conduct highly accurate RF tests. The MX882030C-008 works with Anritsu’s applicable Manufacturer Test Suite (MTS), which is an ideal solution for making RF adjustments and RF parametric tests on mobile terminal production lines. Both analyzers incorporate advanced DSP and parallel-measurement technologies to dramatically reduce manufacturing and inspection test times. Several measurement items can be selected freely for batch measurement, and the number of measurements for each test item can be configured separately. Covering a frequency range of 30 MHz to 2.7 GHz, a single MT8820B can also measure the major Tx and Rx characteristics of 1xEVDO, GSM/GPRS/EGPRS, CDMA2000 1X (IS-2000), TD-SCDMA, and PHS/ ADVANCED PHS terminals. It has dual independent RF, AF, GPIB, and Ethernet connectors that can be controlled separately, significantly improving manufacturing efficiency by reducing production costs and space. The analyzer also features Anritsu’s Parallelphone measurement function that supports simultaneous testing of two mobile units, making the analyzer the perfect solution for mass production. www.mwee.com/206801252 3D parasitic extraction software features a new capacitance solver Ansoft Corporation has announced Q3D Extractor® v8, the latest version of the company’s 3D parasitic extraction software. Q3D Extractor efficiently performs both the 2D and 3D electromagnetic field simulation required to extract RLCG parameters from an interconnect structure and automatically generates an equivalent SPICE circuit model for use in Nexxim®, the company’s high-capacity circuit simulator, or other Berkeley SPICEcompatible tools. These models provide an EM-based design synthesis solution for on-chip passives and speed the design and optimization of highperformance structures in order to achieve first-pass timing closure. Q3D Extractor v8 includes a new capacitance solver that is capable of extracting the capacitance and conductance with lossy dielectrics. Additionally, the Ansoft next-generation desktop architecture has been added to the 2D extractor tool. This intuitive, easy-to-use interface offers many new usability enhancements, including the ability to perform discrete and interpolating frequency sweeps, simplified problem setup, fully scriptable report editor, enhanced post-processing and advanced product coupling capability with Nexxim and Simplorer®, Ansoft’s multidomain system simulation software. Engineers use Q3D Extractor to understand the performance of high-speed electronic designs and perform signal integrity analysis, including crosstalk, ground bounce, interconnect delays and ringing analyses. Q3D Extractor can also be combined with Simplorer in high-power applications where users extract parasitics from cables and bus bars to predict EMI in electric drive systems. Other highlights of Q3D Extractor v8 include: — infinite ground plane capability — multiprocessing and distributed analysis options — frequencydependent dielectric loss model (Djordjevic-Sarkar) — GDSII export www.mwee.com/206801254 60-GHz radio-on-a-chip smaller than a dime in a 10-mm BGA package Vubiq Inc. has announced the availability of its 60 GHz integrated radio product, enabling commercial, government, and academic institutions to use the unlicensed 57 to 64 GHz band for application development. Vubiq’s radio modules (patent pending), packaged in a 10-mm BGA, combine 60 GHz transmitters and receivers with integrated antennas, and are available in a cost-effective development system. According to Vubiq, this is the ﬁrst commercially available millimeter wave integrated radio and development system intended to drive worldwide development of the next generation of extremely high speed wireless products, including wireless uncompressed high deﬁnition video, wireless local area and personal area networks, instantaneous ﬁle transfer and low cost radar. The development system includes a 60 GHz transmitter board and 60 GHz receiver board, each with a USB controller. Embedded control ﬁrmware and a simple GUI interface are included, easing setup and operation. Users have a selection of differential interfaces for I/Q (vector) modulation, FM or AM for exprimentation in the 57 to 64 GHz millimeter band. www.mwee.com/206801249 Microwave Engineering Europe ● March 2008 ● www.mwee.com 038_MWEE.indd 38 22/02/08 15:08:10 http://www.mwee.com/206801252 http://www.mwee.com/206801254 http://www.mwee.com/206801249 http://www.mwee.com

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