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The worldwide oscilloscope market is valued at about 1.1 billion USD in 2012 (Frost & Sullivan) and is dominated by Tektronix, Keysight and Teledyne LeCroy.
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Anritsu becomes Sales Representative for Teledyne LeCroy in UK and Ireland
02 October 2015 – Anritsu Corporation and Teledyne LeCroy have signed an agreement providing for Anritsu to become an authorised reseller of Teledyne LeCroy products in the UK and Ireland. Under this agreement Anritsu will provide the local sales and support service for Teledyne LeCroy in UK and Ireland, including customer demonstrations and technical support. The agreement also includes the transfer of Teledyne LeCroy sales staff in UK to Anritsu EMEA Ltd.
Tektronix expands ATI High Performance Oscilloscope Family with 50 GHz Model
30 September 2015 - Tektronix announced the expansion of its DPO70000SX Performance Oscilloscope Series to include 50 GHz and 23 GHz models. By extending the flagship 70 GHz model, the new 50 GHz product is ideal for engineers and researchers who want to take advantage of the superior low-noise performance of the patented asynchronous time interleaving (ATI) architecture for technologies such as 28 GBaud PAM4 and Kband frequency testing.
Ultra-Wide Bandwidth 5G Backhaul Signal Analysis
29 September 2015 – Tektronix implemented the SignalVu software on its family of DPO70000SX ATI Performance Oscilloscopes. This will allow researchers and others engaged in developing next generation wide- and ultra-wide bandwidth technologies such as 5G, cellular backhaul and radar to perform RF modulation measurements with unprecedented margins of error.
Optical Modulation Analysis using a Combination of Coherent Optical Receiver and Oscilloscope
28 September 2015 — Teledyne LeCroy introduced the IQS series of Coherent Optical Receivers, featuring the industry’s highest bandwidth. When combined with Teledyne LeCroy’s LabMaster 10Zi-A oscilloscopes and integrated Optical-LinQ analysis software, the IQS receivers test DP-QPSK and DP-16QAM optical signals at speeds up to 130 GBaud.
Physical Layer Testing for APIX2 In-Car Video Applications
03 September 2015 – Keysight Technologies announced a new compliance application for characterizing and testing of APIX2 (Automotive Pixel Link) high-speed SerDes (serialiser/deserialiser) technology using the Keysight Infiniium Series oscilloscopes. Developed by Inova Semiconductors, APIX2 is a multi-channel technology for high-resolution in-car video applications. APIX2 can establish multiple display links with a bandwidth of up to 3Gbps, over two pairs of copper cables or a single QSTP cable, and supports HD video at 24 bit color depth.
SIGLENT releases new X-Series Oscilloscopes
31 August 2015 – SIGLENT Technologies launched the X-Series products including the SDS1000X Series Super Phosphor Oscilloscopes, the SDG2000X Series Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators and High-Precision SPD3303X Programmable Linear DC Power Supply. All X-Series products support LAN interfacing for use in remote-controlled measurement systems. X-Series products adopt SIGLENT’s newly developed architecture platform which makes for a more versatile and powerful operating experience. The SDS1000X Series Super Phosphor Oscilloscopes is based on Siglent's new SPO technology.
USB Pen Storage Oscilloscope
10 August 2015 - Qingdao Hantek launched the new USB pen storage oscilloscope series PSO2020. The pen storage oscilloscope has a maximum safe voltage of 500V and it can measure voltages in the range of ±50V and features a 20MHz bandwidth. It includes a DVM with 3 bit resolution and a frequency counter function with 5 bit resolution. The measurement of DVM and frequency counter is irrelevant to the trigger system.
Oscilloscope Basics |
Oscilloscope Probes – Vital Link in the Measurement Chain
Signal measurement results can only be as accurate as the test and measurement tools in use. As clock rates and edge speeds of today’s electronic circuits increase, probing becomes a critical piece of the measurement system – the component that comes in direct contact with your circuit. This article looks at voltage probing considerations for embedded system and digital design debugging applications.
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Precision Phase Noise Measurement with an Oscilloscope - Part 1
Often clock jitter induced from the power supply noise, signal routings, or other signals severely degrade the performance of the system. Clock generation and distribution in a FPGA for a high speed analog application is particularly prone to these issues. They manifest themselves in phase noise or clock jitter, which is the random variation of the period of a signal over time. Clearly, optimization of the design requires verification of the integrity of such clocks.
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