Analyzer, Thread Certification Program, Meet Test Challenges Head On
Early last week I listed what I see to be five of the leading trends and challenges in test, The gallery was barely up when I got word on two solutions that fall into two of these areas: 5G and...
View ArticleWireless Key Tracker Fails Stress Test
If you’re like me, you tend to leave you keys in odd places, especially since these new keys came out that don’t have to be in the ignition. Test.Passread more
View ArticleWhy Is the USB Type C Connector So Testy?
It turns out that the new USB 3.1 Type C connector is kind of testy, if not downright ornery. It’s so “out there” that the USB IF still hasn’t even been able to come up with a compliance regimen - so...
View ArticleI Failed This “Please Help Me” Test. Would You?
We’ve all been there: You’re at a social event and someone starts the, “You know about computers, can you…” Two minutes into the conversation, I wanted to run for cover—not because I didn’t want to...
View Article10 Reasons to Lease versus Buying Test Equipment
Shorter design cycles, good deals, more pervasive application of electronics, and increasing performance requirements are just some of reasons to take a second look at leasing versus buying that next...
View ArticleSmart NI Shows How to Make Money Off Non-Existent 5G
I used to think it was hard to make money off something that doesn’t exist, until I spoke with Eric Starkloff, National Instruments’ executive vice president of global sales and...
View Article1-GHz IsoVu Leads Tektronix Probe Performance/Usability Charge at APEC
Tektronix extends state of the art in probe design with the IsoVu 1-GHz electro-optical, galvanically isolated system and the TriMode P7700 probes, the latter being the first to put an input amplifier...
View ArticleWhy Is the USB Type C Connector So Testy?
It turns out that the new USB 3.1 Type C connector is kind of testy, if not downright ornery. It’s so “out there” that the USB IF still hasn’t even been able to come up with a compliance regimen - so...
View ArticleI Failed This “Please Help Me” Test. Would You?
We’ve all been there: You’re at a social event and someone starts the, “You know about computers, can you…” Two minutes into the conversation, I wanted to run for cover—not because I didn’t want to...
View ArticleTrue Big Data to Be Showcased at ITC 2015
If you’re a fabless IC company looking to optimize production, or are generally interested in the practical application of big data...Test.Passread more
View ArticleTest Efficiency and Accuracy—But at What Cost?
Modular test, using the likes of PXI and AXI systems from Keysight, will sit astride benchtop test systems, freeing up space, enabling more accurate and reliable test, while assuring engineers get home...
View ArticleTesting Times for Automotive: 8 Standards to Track
Here is a selection of electronic hardware and software SAE standards, both new and updated, that you should be watching to ensure you don’t get “dieseled.”Test.Passread more
View ArticleLow(er)-Cost Test Makes WiGig Even More Attractive
WiGig’s 7-Gb/s throughput in the 60-GHz region has flirted with reality since at least 2007, but the emergence of ICs, modules, full end-equipment designs, and now lower-cost test solutions may make...
View ArticleI Failed This “Please Help Me” Test. Would You?
We’ve all been there: You’re at a social event and someone starts the, “You know about computers, can you…” Two minutes into the conversation, I wanted to run for cover—not because I didn’t want to...
View ArticleTrue Big Data to Be Showcased at ITC 2015
If you’re a fabless IC company looking to optimize production, or are generally interested in the practical application of big data...Test.Passread more
View ArticleTest Efficiency and Accuracy—But at What Cost?
Modular test, using the likes of PXI and AXI systems from Keysight, will sit astride benchtop test systems, freeing up space, enabling more accurate and reliable test, while assuring engineers get home...
View ArticleTesting Times for Automotive: 8 Standards to Track
Here is a selection of electronic hardware and software SAE standards, both new and updated, that you should be watching to ensure you don’t get “dieseled.”Test.Passread more
View ArticleSolving the Wireless Test Repeatability Puzzle
The octoBox Wireless Testbed from octoScope completely isolates an access point and a client from ambient RF interference.Test.Passread more
View ArticleInteractive Apps Give Standard Test Equipment a Facelift
The Keithley IVy app for the 2600B source measure unit (SMU) is a hands-on useful app that delivers a new look and mode of operation to a standard test system.Test.Passread more
View Article3-in-1 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Joins IoT Fray
If a product debuted in 2016 and it didn’t have a tie to the Internet of Things, did it ever really debut? This variation of the tree falling in the woods...read more
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