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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) recently
announced that its EXA signal analyzer is now the industry's
most cost-effective millimeter-wave signal analyzer, covering frequencies up to
44 GHz. With external mixing, it can cover up to 325 GHz. The result is easier,
more accurate millimeter-wave measurements.
The need to test and operate systems in
the millimeter-wave range continues today. Additionally, the growing demand for
higher resolution radar, imaging and sensor systems, along with multi-gigabit
wireless and fiber data communications, has fostered increasing interest in
high-frequency components and systems. The EXA's extended capabilities and
enhanced performance in millimeter-wave measurements effectively address this
need, while offering a lower-cost alternative.
"As signal frequencies move into
the millimeter-wave range, especially in the aerospace/defense and wireless
markets, the ability to make accurate signal and spectrum measurements while
also dealing with a range of increasing challenges gets significantly more
difficult," said Andy Botka, vice president and general manager of
Agilent's Microwave Communications Division. "As the industry's most
cost-effective millimeter-wave signal analysis solution, the EXA is able to
help engineers balance the challenges between increasing demands for higher
frequency coverage and their ever-tightening budgets."
Like other Agilent X-Series signal
analyzers, the EXA is versatile, expandable, offers the broadest set of
measurement applications, and can be easily upgraded. In addition, its
portability versus the PXA signal analyzer (16 kg/35 lbs. versus 22 kg/48 lbs.)
makes it ideal for millimeter-wave applications in aerospace/defense and
wireless communications backhaul.
The EXA's exceptional sensitivity (<
-140 dBm/Hz across the V-band with Agilent's smart harmonic mixers) enables
accurate measurement of spurs and harmonics. Along with its excellent
phase-noise performance (-106 dBc/Hz typical at 10 kHz offset, 1 GHz carrier),
the EXA is able to meet tighter regulations and test requirements for
millimeter-wave device design and performance verification.
The EXA is a member of the Agilent
X-Series signal analyzers, with frequency coverage from 10 Hz to 44 GHz. The
X-Series is an evolutionary approach to signal analysis that spans instruments,
measurements and software, including more than 25 industry-leading measurement
applications that cover cellular communication, wireless connectivity, digital
video and other purposes.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is
the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical
analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The company's 18,700
employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues
of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.