The Siglent SNA5000X-E vector network analyser (VNA) series, designed for RF measurement, is now available from Telonic Instruments. The two models in the SNA5000X-E series can be used for determining the Q factor, bandwidth, and insertion loss of a filter. They feature impedance conversion, movement of measurement plane, fixture simulation, and adapter removal/insertion adjustments. The VNAs have five sweep types ...
Cosmic radiation is an invisible threat that can be countered with laser-driven accelerator technology, says Manuel Hegelich. The space industry faces an invisible enemy that threatens every mission from Earth orbit to Mars and beyond: cosmic radiation. Space radiation Modern electronics face unprecedented vulnerability to space radiation. As transistors shrink below 10nm, even low-energy particles can cause single-event effects (SEEs). ...
Test System Architect is a graphical toolset developed for signal path design and deployment by signal switching and simulation specialist, Pickering Interfaces. The toolset is available free of charge and can be used to design, confiture and visualise test architectures, explained Kyle Voosen, product marketing manager at Pickering Interfaces. Voosen said that the challenge faced by many customers today is ...
A Quantum-safe test bed has opened in Quebec, Canada, at the Université Laval’s Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers and the National Optics Institute. The Kirq test bed simulates a real-world environment to test quantum-secure technologies, identify vulnerabilities in existing networks and assess solutions before they are deployed at scale. Quebec-based non-profit organisation for large-scale digital innovation Numana invested $2m ...
European Engineering Consultancy Ltd (EECL) has been awarded a £1.5 million contract by the European Space Agency (ESA). The award is to deliver ground support equipment and environmental and space-qualification testing for a next-generation digital satellite payload. The end-to-end qualification services will include thermal-vacuum cycling, vibration and mechanical testing, EMC assessment, and comprehensive payload validation. The company, specialising in precision ...
Last month, Kyocera and Maxell started running test operations installing power modules using Maxell’s all‑solid‑state battery “PSB401010H” in industrial robots and controllers at Kyocera’s Kagoshima Sendai Plant, one of its semiconductor ceramic package production sites. The ceramic‑packaged all‑solid‑state batteries produced by Maxell feature high reliability, and their exterior housings adopt ceramic packages manufactured by Kyocera. With superior heat resistance and ...
UK Space Agency (UKSA) funding is supporting a £20 million space innovation hub – the Westcott Space Hub – which has officially opened in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The R&D hub aims to provide cutting-edge facilities to help space businesses grow and is expected to create up to 300 jobs. Spanning 62,000 square feet, it has testing facilities, training spaces and commercial ...
Fluke Networks has launched its CertiFiber Max tool for high-density, multi-fiber testing in data centres. The Norwich-based company describes it as the first third-generation optical loss test set (OLTS) designed for the demands of high-density data centre environments required for AI. “As AI reshapes data centres and the digital infrastructure they depend on, the margin for error in fibre networks ...
The European Space Agency (ESA), MediaTek, Eutelsat, Airbus, Sharp, ITRI, and Rohde & Schwarz are highlighting what they describe as world’s first Rel-19 5G-Advanced NR-NTN connection over LEO satellites. The connection uses OneWeb (Eutelsat) satellites with Ku-band conditional handover. And NR-NTN stands for New Radio-Non-Terrestrial Network. Rel-19 Note that 5G-advanced has also been dubbed as 5.5G. The 3GPP Release 19 ...
The ACS RTDI (Advanced Cloud Solution RealTime Data Infrastructure) software uses AI to test advanced chips, says Advantest. It uses low-latency edge computing and analytics to monitor complex semiconductor. The algorithms can provide analysis, corrective analysis and prompt actions to improve quality and yield. Advantest said, semiconductor manufacturers can use AI algorithms and data analytics to extract insights from the ...
