Keysight Technologies Enables Developers to Characterize Broadband Millimeter-Wave Designs with Greater Accuracy and Confidence
May 22 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Network analyzer-based solution delivers
metrology-grade performance and industry-leading stability to
ensure precise, traceable results
Highlights:
- Delivers magnitude stability of less
than 0.015 dB and phase stability of less than 0.15 degrees
- Enhances device characterization and
modeling for connectorized and on-wafer measurements
- Extends time between calibrations with
industry-leading stability
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) today announced a
broadband millimeter-wave network analyzer solution that delivers
unparalleled system-level accuracy up to 120 GHz. The new Keysight
N5290/91A solutions produce metrology-grade results that enable
leading-edge developers to confidently characterize their
millimeter-wave designs.
The new solution enhances device characterization and modeling
by delivering exceptional stability and accuracy for on-wafer and
connectorized measurements. Magnitude stability is less than 0.015
dB and phase accuracy is less than 0.15 degrees over a 24-hour
period.
Leveraging Keysight’s proven expertise in metrology, the
solution’s calibration capabilities are based on an
improved-accuracy database that supports a 1.0 mm calibration kit
(85059B) and a 1.0 mm verification kit (85059V). With this
foundation, the new broadband millimeter-wave solution provides
measurement results that are traceable to national metrology
institutes.
Core elements of the system are a Keysight PNA or PNA-X network
analyzer, along with N5293A Series compact frequency extenders and
the N5292A test-set controller. To simplify benchtop measurements,
engineers can mount the frequency extenders on an optional desktop
positioner.
Ruggedized 1.0 mm test ports ensure repeatable connections that
improve calibration uncertainty and therefore system-level
measurement precision. Users can apply automatic fixture
de-embedding to connectorized measurements or perform calibration
at the probe tips during on-wafer measurements.
The optional 900 Hz start frequency, with Options 205 or 425,
enables engineers to characterize the low-frequency performance of
their devices. This is especially useful when measuring the
low-loss transmission line structures that are commonly used in
high-speed digital applications.
Keysight collaborated with solution partner Cascade Microtech to
provide a complete wafer measurement solution (WMS) based on the
N5290/91A and the Keysight W8580BP WaferPro Express Core
Measurement Bundle (software, drivers and database). The WMS
program provides guaranteed configuration, installation and support
to reduce risk and accelerate time to first measurement.
The broadband millimeter-wave solution also supports a variety
of Keysight’s proven measurement applications. Examples include
complete characterization of amplifiers and frequency converters
(gain compression software option), measurements of mixers and
frequency converters (scalar mixer software option), and calibrated
multi-channel spectrum measurements (extended spectrum analyzer
software option).
Enhancing Usability with a Streamlined Workflow
Keysight is also introducing a multi-touch user interface (UI)
for all models in the PNA Series of network analyzers. Updates to
the UI include a 12.1-inch widescreen display; easy access to
frequently used functions; quick setups using touch-activated
tabbed softkeys and dialog menus; and intuitive single- and
multi-touch gestures to drag-and-drop or magnify traces.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The following products are all available today at the indicated
U.S. list prices:
- N5290A broadband millimeter-wave
solutions, Option 201: $292,434 (base price)
- N5291A broadband millimeter-wave
solutions, Option 201: $321,234 (base price)
- N5292A test-set controller: two-port,
$35,827; four-port, $42,347
- N5293A Series compact frequency
extenders: $90,000
- N5295A Series compact frequency
extenders: $106,000
- 85059B 1.0 mm calibration kit:
$28,000
- 85059V 1.0 mm verification kit:
$12,000
- W8580BP WaferPro Express Core
Measurement Bundle: $12,730.80
Information about the N5290/91A broadband millimeter-wave
network analyzer solution is available at
www.keysight.com/find/millimeter-wave. Product images are available
at www.keysight.com/find/broadbandmillimeterwavesolutions-images. A
media backgrounder is available at
www.keysight.com/find/broadbandmillimeterwavesolutions-backgrounder.
About Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies is a leading technology company that helps
its engineering, enterprise and service provider customers optimize
networks and bring electronic products to market faster and at a
lower cost. Keysight's solutions go where the electronic signal
goes, 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
$2.9B in fiscal year 2016. In April 2017, Keysight acquired Ixia, a
leader in network test, visibility, and security. More information
is available at www.keysight.com.
Additional information about Keysight Technologies is available
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Keysight Technologies, Inc.Geri Lynne LaCombe, +1 303-662-4748
(Americas)geri_lacombe@keysight.comorSarah Calnan, +44 (118) 927
5101 (Europe)sarah_calnan@keysight.comorConnie Wong, +852 3197-7818
(Asia)connie-ky_wong@keysight.com
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