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February 21, 2008

VeriWave launches 802.11n debugging and troubleshooting tool
The WaveDynamix application extends from development through market introduction and live deployment of 802.11 networks, allowing developers to reduce the time to test for functional, integration, and field-failure test cases. Read More

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Free Temperature Measurement Tips from Agilent

Get the most out of your Agilent Test and Measurement Instruments. Don't miss this series of measurement briefs designed to share tips and hints based on real applications and test scenarios encountered by your peers. Click here to get the first series of measurement briefs, and information on how to get 10 FREE J-type thermocouples.

Strategic Test expands line of PCI Express cards
Joining Strategic Test's UltraFast line of PCI Express cards is a 16-bit data-acquisition board offering 16 channels, each with its own 250-kHz ADC to achieve true simultaneous sampling. Read More

New version of VHDL underway
Accellera plans to release VHDL 4.0 to the IEEE for balloting in 2008. Read More

Rename the serial port?
Martin Rowe asks, "If you see 'TIA-232,' do you know that it's the official designation of the serial port?" Read More

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NI introduces source-measure-unit and switch modules
Engineers can use these PXI modules to characterize voltage and current parameters on high-pin-count devices. Read More

Vision software available in trial version
Cognex is offering a free trial version of its VisionPro 5.0 machine-vision software, which the company says can be used to acquire data from any GigE Vision, FireWire, Camera Link, or high-speed analog camera.
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Agilent's waveform analyzer boasts ultra-low residual jitter
The 86108A waveform analyzer from Agilent, provides residual jitter well below 100 femtoseconds, a bandwidth in excess of 33 GHz, and channel noise of less than 300 µV to allow accurate measurement of high-speed serial bus signals. Read More

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Develop Better Test Systems with Advanced Data Management

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JDSU adds 4G/10G Fibre Channel capability to field tester
The T-BERD/MTS-8000 field-scalable optical test platform now combines 4G and 10G Fibre Channel test support with conventional transport test capabilities, such as SONET/SDH, Ethernet, and OTN. Read More

Nominations sought for NCSLI metrology awards
NCSLI is seeking nominations for the William A. Wildhack Award and the Education and Training Award. Nomination deadline for both awards is April 21, 2008. Read More

Take a challenge, win a prize
Our February challenge question is now online:

Which statement about active and passive probes is most accurate?
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Take the Oscilloscope Challenge

February issue looks at yield improvement
Read our February issue to learn how a combination of DFT and ATE tools can drive yield improvement. Another feature explains how three engineers have taken different approaches to improve jitter and BER testing for SerDes devices. Read More

Industry calendar of events
Upcoming events include Measurement Science Conference (March), APEX (April), and the Design Automation Conference (June). For more information about these and other test-related events, visit our
online calendar.

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Programmable AC/DC power from 750W to 15kW

The Genesys™ series is the widest range AC/DC programmable power solution sharing completely identical interfaces. Platforms include 750W, 1500W, 3300E and 10/15kW Output power. Lambda Americas has also released an optional ethernet interface for the entire Genesys™ family. The LAN option is certified to LXI-C. The interface provides flexible system integration and functionality for test system designers. Click here

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