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Anritsu Corporation has made a number of upgrades to its MP1800A signal quality analyser with new functions enabling the configuration of highly accurate test systems for the measurement of the next generation of ultra-fast communications technologies operating at speeds of 400 Gbit/s and 1 Tbit/s.

Synopsys has announced the availability of RSoft OptSim Circuit, an extension of Synopsys' OptSim fibre optic systems modelling tool extending its capabilities to include photonic integrated circuits (PICs) - important optical components which enable faster fibre optic networks, accommodate more efficient bandwidths and support network traffic growth. The OptSim Circuit is intended to help designers accelerate the design of advanced optical telecommunication systems.

Aeroflex Limited has announced that the TM500 family of network and infrastructure test systems is now able to support the aggregation of component carriers (CC) of both types of LTE-A radio access- TDD and FDD.

A new series of piezo nanopositioning stages that offer sub-nanometer-level performance in compact, high-stiffness packages has been introduced by Aerotech. The new QNP-L stages are being offered in travel ranges from 100 µm to 600 µm. Their precision, frictionless flexure guidance systems assure long device life.

Cadence Design Systems has announced that TSMC has adopted Cadence solutions for 16nm FinFET library characterization. Developed in collaboration between Cadence and TSMC, the library characterization tool setting is available to TSMC customers for download on TSMC-Online. The setting is based on Cadence Virtuoso LiberateCharacterization Solution and Spectre Circuit Simulator, and includes environment setup and sample templates for TSMC standard cells.

Silicon Labs has introduced two economical, easy-to-use development kits to accelerate the design of environmental and biometric sensing applications for a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT) products. Target applications for the kits include home security systems, smart thermostats, smoke detectors, weather stations, smart watches, fitness bands, heart-rate earphones and other wearable products.

Riedon, a specialist manufacturer of cutting-edge resistive solutions, is introducing a range of UL listed, RoHS-compliant, precision current shunts designed for DC ammeters and similar instruments. The RS Series of off-the-shelf, base-mounted shunts offers current ratings from 5A to 1200A and combine low cost with the industry’s shortest lead-times while Riedon’s custom design capability caters for more unique requirements.

Renesas Electronics Europe has unveiled new RX111 motor control kits. These inverter reference solution kits are designed to drive any 3-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM), also called brushless AC motors. The RX111 inverter kits enable engineers to save time by eliminating the need to tune their motor parameters and evaluate the best tuning algorithm coefficients.

Link Microtek’s expanding range of in-house manufactured microwave rotary joints now includes the AMCORJD-Ku dual-channel coaxial device, which has been designed for use in the low-profile antennas that are a key element of Ku-band satellite-on-the-move (SOTM) high-data-rate communication systems. These systems are typically deployed on military or commercial mobile platforms such as vehicles or aeroplanes.

INTEPRO SYSTEMS, a specialist in supplying power component and power system automated test equipment (ATE), has introduced the new high voltage EL9718E-M1 1000volt 6kw electronic load. The EL9718E-M1 has been developed specifically to meet high voltage applications and offers a wide range of easy to use features.