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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 5/Satnews Daily/ —
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) said it has broken the double-digit
bandwidth barrier with the introduction of the industry's first
oscilloscope and probing measurement system with a maximum real-time
bandwidth of 13 GHz and a maximum sample rate of 40 GSa/s.
The Agilent Infiniium DSO80000 Series oscilloscopes
and the Agilent InfiniiMax II Series probing measurement systems include
10, 12 and 13 GHz versions. Agilent said the unmatched performance level
of these new offerings is vital to engineers designing high-speed serial
buses, RF and wireless products, and other ultra-high-speed electronics.
Today's industry serial bus standards such as Fibre
Channel, fully buffered DIMM (FBD), serial ATA (SATA), serial attached
SCSI (SAS) and PCI Express have performance points that will reach into
the 4 to 8 Gb/s range next year. Proprietary high-speed serial buses can
also have clock rates in the 4 to 8 Gb/s range as well as edge speeds
with rise-times faster than 50 ps (20 to 80 percent). High-performance
oscilloscopes, such as Agilent's new 10, 12 and 13 GHz, 40 GSa/s scope
and respective probing system, are required to capture the frequency
harmonics and make accurate and repeatable measurements on such
high-speed signals.
"High-speed signal technologies are advancing at a rapid pace, which
places pressure on designers to maintain the responsiveness, reliability
and functionality of their designs," said Galen Wampler, industry
analyst at Prime Data. "As engineers strive to deliver the desired
functionality at the required time-to-market, Agilent's new family of
10, 12 and 13 GHz oscilloscopes and associated probing systems provides
full bandwidth measurements to the probe tip while maintaining excellent
jitter and noise levels. These products will contribute significantly in
validating high-speed designs with accuracy and repeatability."
"Agilent has raised the performance benchmark for real-time scopes three
times during the last 24 months" said Ron Nersesian, vice president and
general manager of Agilent's Design Validation Division. "This time,
Agilent is breaking the double-digit gigahertz bandwidth barrier with
10, 12 and 13 GHz oscilloscopes and probes. This is another example of
our commitment to provide products to engineers that have the
performance and capabilities to keep up with the demanding needs of
present and future high-speed technology standards."
Previously, designers were limited by oscilloscopes with a maximum
real-time analog bandwidth of 8 GHz. The 13 GHz real-time bandwidth of
the DSO81304A offers over a 50-percent performance improvement versus
previous products. This translates into higher signal fidelity, more
accurate and repeatable measurements and improved test margins for
high-speed electronics designers. High-speed signal components
previously hidden to engineers can now easily be seen by this
benchmark-setting test tool.
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