Oscilloscopes tout hardware-accelerated analysis
Keysight’s Infiniium MXR-B-Series oscilloscopes offer automated test tools and hardware-accelerated analysis to quickly find anomalies. The series comprises 12 models ranging in performance from 500 MHz to 6 GHz, 4 or 8 channels, and multiple…
R&S enhances automotive radar test system
Options for the R&S AREG800A automotive radar echo generator enable realistic autonomous braking tests at short distances from dynamic artificial objects. The system is well-suited for radar object simulation, from single sensor tests to…
Rectangle and triangle waveform function generator
A description of a four-phase RC oscillator of a sinusoidal and rectangular shape is given. A triangular-shaped signal is obtained by the counterphase addition of half-waves of sinusoidal signals shifted in phase relative to each other by 90…
Apple’s latest product launch event takes flight
Another September…another suite of new AirPods, iPhones and Watches from Apple. Don’t get me wrong: in a world rife with impermanence, there’s something comforting about predictability, no matter how boring it might also be. And at this…
A 50 MHz 50:50-square wave output frequency doubler/quadrupler
On two days in the course of every year, one in March heralding the start of spring and another in September marking the first of fall, the Earth’s axis of rotation aligns perpendicular to the rays of the Sun. These days are the equinoxes…
How Apple’s recent news increases GaN and USB-C ubiquity
Apple announced today that its new iPhone 15 will have a USB-C charging port instead of the long-running proprietary Lightning port. This shift aligns with European Union law requiring devices to adopt a standard charging connection by December…
Why deep memory matters
The role of deep memory in oscilloscope performance
When it comes to oscilloscopes, bandwidth, sample rate, and memory depth are consistently cited as the three most important specifications. Memory depth determines the amount of waveform data…
Surprise, Apple’s in-house 5G modem won’t be in iPhone 15
Apple’s in-house cellular modem chip, which has been in the news for a few years, won’t be inside the iPhone 15 to be launched today. Instead, the Cupertino, California-based company has signed a three-year supply pact with the leading 5G…
What does Flanders Semiconductors stand for?
In a season of chip industry-centric initiatives, here comes Flanders Semiconductors, a non-profit organization that aims to create a new European hub for semiconductor innovation in the Flemish region. Its founding members include BelGan, Caeleste,…
Playin’ with Google’s Pixel 7
Back in December 2021, I told you about the smartphones I was prepping to transition to next in my periodic end-of-support forced-replacement sequence: a pair of Google Pixel 4a 5G handsets, one for my “day job” mobile account (Verizon)…
SK hynix’s memory chips next in Huawei’s 5G phone saga
Last week’s relatively low-key launch of Huawei’ Mate 60 Pro 5G phone is still making waves for China’s breakthrough in cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing technology with a 5G system-on-chip (SoC) produced on SMIC’s 7-nm process…
12-bit oscilloscope operates up to 65 GHz
Teledyne LeCroy’s WaveMaster 8000HD oscilloscope offers analog bandwidths spanning 20 GHz to 65 GHz and 12 bits of vertical resolution. All six models in the scope series are outfitted with four channels, while the highest bandwidths are achieved…
