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INSTRUMENTATION

McGregor, Newark: "Recently launched
products include the Rohde & Schwarz
FPC spectrum analyzer with signal generator functionality built in. The R&S
FPC1500 combines a spectrum analyzer,
network analyzer, and signal generator in
one instrument...suitable for university
laboratories, research institutions, as
well as production and service facilities.
The Rohde & Schwarz® SMC100A RF and
microwave signal generator is a flexible
and versatile instrument...covering the
frequency range from 9 kHz to 1.1 GHz
or 3.2 GHz. Output power is > +17 dBm
and all important functions (AM/FM/
ΦM/pulse modulation) are already integrated in the instrument. The Tektronix
AFG31000 arbitrary function generator
is a best-in-class waveform-generation
platform with new interactive features for
unprecedented user experience, performance, and versatility. And the TGF4000
Series from Aim-TTi [builds on] 20 years
of experience in the industry to address
demand from customers for increasingly
high frequency and precision in their test
signals. The TGF 4000 Series delivers high
precision, wide bandwidth models with
class-leading performance alongside unrivalled value for money. At the higher
end of the series, the new TGF4162 and
TGF4242 offer extended frequency and
level that may not have been affordable
to customers previously. The TGF4000
offers key advantages over other models
in this price range such as a true dualchannel generator."
Armstrong, RIGOL Technologies: "RIGOL
has just released our latest DSG800A
Series signal generators. The DSG800As
now include signal generation up to 3.6
GHz with the 'A' models including custom IQ signal generation standard. With
typical power output up to +20 dBm
engineers can now extend their RF test
capabilities with new technology at an
incredible value."
Elo, Tabor Electronics: "The Lucid series
of RF signal generators is our newest
product line, providing mid-performance,
analog RF signal generation. Lucid takes
a platform approach with a unique, modular architecture and features excellent

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phase noise (better than 130 dBc at 1
GHz measured at a 10- to 20-kHz offset),
wide output power range (-90 dBm to 15
dBm), fast switching(< 100 μs), full analog
modulation, and legacy backwards code
compatibility."
(Editor's note: Astronics Test Systems is
the U.S. solutions provider offering sales
and support for Tabor Electronics, based
in Israel.)
Grattan, Tektronix: "In February of this
year, Tektronix enhanced the AWG70000
with the addition of Streaming Waveform
ID and an option to increase memory
depth up to 32 GSamples to support
customers' signal-generation needs. The
Streaming Waveform ID feature gives users immediate access to a total of 16,383
sequence steps though a direct Ethernet
interface. Currently they are limited to
256 sequence steps accessible through an
8-bit-pattern jump connector. With this
expanded access, users can change waveforms quickly to replicate the chaos of real-world simulations far more accurately
than possible with the jump connector."

Applications
What applications have customers been
using these vendors' signal generation
instruments for?
Malatest, Per Vices: "The applications of
our SDR-based signal generators have
been very widespread and include several
test and measurement applications, radar
exciters (and receivers), MRI transmitters
(and receivers), as well as for low-latency
communications. The flexibility of our
systems enables users from across several markets to use the equipment with
different software applications enabling
their desired configurations."
Sandler, Picotest: "Our new high-speed
pulse generator supports TDR, harmonic comb, and VNA applications up
to 10 GHz. Our customers are using this
for characterizing PCB coupons, oscilloscope probes, cables, interconnects, and
RF front ends. We've also had requests
for high-voltage, low-impedance pulse
generators also for testing probes for
high-speed GaN applications, and so we

are developing that solution as well and
have prototypes being evaluated."
Rovini, Spectrum Instrumentation: "One
of the application areas with an increased
demand is quantum research. Most experiments require a number of analog AWG
channels as stimulus in conjunction with
multiple individually programmable digital outputs to control the equipment of the
experiment with a very fine time resolution.
Our DN6.66x series of AWGs with four to 24
AWG channels and 1.25-GS/s output rate
has been used in many applications there. It
offers six synchronous digital outputs that
have the same time resolution of 800 ps."
Ache, Rohde & Schwarz: "The applications
from our newest signal-generator solutions range from LO substitution-testing
components such as differential ADCs or
dual-input PAs via characterization of satellite and radar modules-to performance
characterization of completely integrated
wideband receivers and conducting automated OTA tests."
Armstrong, RIGOL Technologies: "Complex
signal emulation is one of the most demanding applications RIGOL serves, but
RF signal generators are also commonly
used in EMI immunity testing as an interference source. In addition to device
characterization and failure analysis of
RF and embedded components, engineers
also use RIGOL signal-generation products
from mHz to GHz for a wide variety of research including biology, chemistry, and
physics."
Elo, Tabor Electronics: "Our signal-generator products find use in EMC, chamberisolation, and intermodulation testing
and can serve as mixer LO drivers and
clock sources."
Grattan, Tektronix: "Our signal generators
are used in almost every functional role
from R&D to production lines. Our instruments are also used extensively in the field
in operational roles as part of larger systems. To this point we design and test our
instruments extensively to ensure correct
operation in the most extreme environmental and atmospheric conditions."


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Automotive Test: Automation boosts analog and digital test of automotive ICs
Sensor-Based Test: The 3R's of analog position sensor-based mechanical measurements
Power Test: Recommendation of voltage line disturbance test
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