Keysight Launches New Software to Characterize Modulation Distortion in Active Devices
New S93070xB Modulation Distortion application delivers wider system
dynamic range; lowest residual EVM on the market
SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/5G?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#5Glt;/agt;–Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company
that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate
innovation to connect and secure the world, announced the optional
S93070xB Modulation Distortion application for the company’s PNA-X
Vector Network Analyzer, which delivers a wide system dynamic range
resulting in the lowest possible residual error vector magnitude (EVM)
on the market today.
Traditional test setups, especially for 5G power amplifiers and
beamformer integrated circuit design, verification and production, are
complex and can introduce a wide range of sources for potential errors.
These include mismatch and cable loss, which compromise signal fidelity
and reduce the accuracy and repeatability of measurements.
The new S93070xB Modulation Distortion application, which is fully
integrated with Keysight’s PNA-X Vector Network Analyzer, enables
designers to accurately, repeatably and quickly characterize the
behavior of a device under modulated wideband signal stimulus. It
leverages state of the art calibration for the best accuracy, offers
single connection and single touch for existing vector network analyzer
measurements, and provides the lowest possible residual EVM available in
the market today.
“Engineers need to simplify their test setups to perform accurate,
repeatable measurements they can trust,” stated Joe Rickert, vice
president of high frequency measurement R&D at Keysight Technologies.
“Integrating modulation distortion on the PNA allows engineers to
isolate and measure key performance parameters of their design, reduce
complexity of test environments and eliminate potential sources of
error. This provides them with the confidence that their measurement
results are reliable and consistent.”
Keysight’s new S93070xB Modulation Distortion application offers the
following key features to help customers overcome wideband measurement
challenges, as well as easily reproduce and speed time of measurements:
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Low residual EVM due to wider system dynamic range (lower noise floor)
to fully capture the performance of a device without limitations
associated with the test setup -
Signal fidelity at the device under test (DUT) input achieved by a
performance network analyzer (PNA) calibration technique - Easy calibration for “vector corrected” EVM measurements
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Consistent, repeatable measurement results supported by vector network
analyzer (VNA) calibration technique
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About Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) is a leading technology company
that helps enterprises, service providers, and governments accelerate
innovation to connect and secure the world. Keysight’s solutions
optimize networks and bring electronic products to market faster and at
a lower cost with offerings from design simulation, to prototype
validation, to manufacturing test, to optimization in networks and cloud
environments. Customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem,
aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor, and general
electronics end markets. Keysight generated revenues of $3.9B in fiscal
year 2018. More information is available at www.keysight.com.
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Contacts
Geri Lynne LaCombe, Americas/Europe
+1 303 662 4748
geri_lacombe@keysight.com
Fusako Dohi, Asia
+81 42 660-2162
fusako_dohi@keysight.com