Test & Measurement World - September 1, 2008

When you travel overseas, do you need to switch cellphones because yours isn't compatible with the network? Have you had to replace a phone because your carrier upgraded to a new network? If so, then you’ll appreciate the work being done at BitWave Semiconductor.

• Departments
• Editor's Note
• It’s the message, not the medium
• News Briefs
• News Briefs
• Show Highlights
• Instruments complement sockets, systems, and software
• Test Voices
• Mosquito control
• Viewpoint
• Tools to tame noise and vibration

• Features
• Measure power-supply loop transfer
• Board Test
• iNEMI addresses board quality
• Test Ideas
• Test Ideas: DPGA conditions signals with negative time constant

• PXI Test Report
• Guest Commentary
• PXI gains momentum in mil/aero industry
• Highlights
• PXISA reaches out to China
• PXI Report
• Seminars highlight PXI interoperability
• RF switches for PXI begin proliferation
• Products
• NI extends PXI RF capabilities

• Product Update
• Featured Products
• SEM minimizes beam charge
• NI debuts WiFi DAQ systems
• Field tool tests carrier Ethernet networks
• Protocol analyzer tests USB 3.0
• Handheld BER testers handle 50 bps to 50 Mbps
• Line-scan cameras excel at low-speed tasks
• Keithley expands switch/multimeter line
• Boards keep time to within 50 ns
• System tests automotive emissions
• Low-cost DC supplies are feature-rich

• Tech Trends
• Design, Test and Yield
• Diamond advances amid merger process
• Machine Vision
• Making the right color match

• Test Digest
• Book Review
• Thermography and the detectors that make it work
• Instrumentation
• Magnetic measurement tools attract attention
• Test Data Management
• Share data across departments

• Viewpoint
• Tools to tame noise and vibration (continued)