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LECROY
Sampling oscilloscope addresses next-generation serial data standards

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"LeCroy Corp. has introduced the WaveExpert 100H, which the company says is the industry's first sampling oscilloscope capable of acquiring, measuring and processing signals that cannot be physically probed. The 100H addresses the analysis and compliance requirements of the long serial data patterns required by standards such as second generation PCI Express, serial ATA, XAUI and 10 Gigabit Ethernet."

Readers Say:
"More than luxury, it's need driven. Next generation networking needs truly require this kind of innovation."
"Great"
"LeCroy has made great equipment for many years. This product seems to be a great tool."
"Appears to be a very significant advance in high speed long record sampling scopes."

USABILITY RANK: 1

(2)
TEKTRONIX
Oscilloscope software tests, measures digital RF signals

eeProductCenter's Ismini Scouras says:
"Tektronix Inc. announced the availability of Tektronix Ultra-Wideband Software (Tektronix UWB) for its DPO/DSA70000 oscilloscopes. Tektronix UWB extends the debug and analysis capabilities of its real-time oscilloscopes that operate up to 20 GHz bandwidth, 200M memory, and 50 GS/s on all four channels, to include real-time analysis of ultra wideband RF and electrical signals."

Readers Say:
"Great"

USABILITY RANK: 4

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NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
NI LabVIEW 8.5 improves test throughput with multicore processors

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"National Instruments has introduced LabVIEW 8.5, the latest version of its graphical system design platform for test, control and embedded system development. The latest version runs on multicore processors to offer higher performance and increased test throughput, and simplifies multicore and FPGA development for high-performance test applications with its intuitive parallel dataflow language."

Readers Say:
"LabView performance is one of the key enablers in Lab. Every improvement improves time to market."

USABILITY RANK: 2

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CREDENCE SYSTEMS
IC test system handles high-speed serial buses

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"Credence Systems Corp. has enhanced its Sapphire D-6432DFT test instrument for testing microprocessor, gaming, and graphics devices used in emerging high-speed computing and consumer applications. The company claims the Sapphire D-6432DFT instrument is the first integrated test system for high-speed serial buses to combine at-speed loopback testing with jitter measurement and injection together with scan/functional tests and DC parametrics in a single insertion."

Readers Say:
"Great"

USABILITY RANK: 5

(5)
ANSOFT
Electromagnetic field simulator features power rail extraction

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"Ansoft Corp. has released a new version of its SIwave full-wave electromagnetic field simulator optimized for signal-integrity, power-integrity and electromagnetic interference (EMI) analysis of high-speed printed-circuit-boards (PCBs) and complex integrated circuit (IC) packages."

Readers Say:
No comments.

USABILITY RANK: 3

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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Handheld XRF analyzers achieve improved detection limits

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has launched a new platform of handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers with improved detection limits and shorter measurement times. The NITON XL3 series is available in a range of configurations that are designed to meet a variety of specific analytical needs including for environmental testing, regulatory compliance and minerals/mining applications."

Readers Say:
"Great"
"You know this is over priced when they won't even state the lease cost"

USABILITY RANK: 9

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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES
Agilent delivers DisplayPort compliance test product

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"Agilent Technologies Inc. says it has introduced the industry's first DisplayPort source compliance test product that fully implements tests identified in the DisplayPort physical layer compliance specification. The DisplayPort standard defines a high-bandwidth interface for connecting laptops or personal computers with display monitors or connecting computers with high-definition consumer electronics devices."

Readers Say:
No comments.

USABILITY RANK: 6

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ANRITSU
Radio communication analyzers offer TD-SCDMA test options

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"Anritsu Company has introduced three options for its MT8820B/MT8815B radio communication analyzers that allow for testing of TD-SCDMA 3G mobile terminals. These include the MT8820B-007/MT8815B-007 TD-SCDMA measurement hardware, MX882007C TD-SCDMA measurement software, and MX882007C-001 TD-SCDMA voice codec options for performing call-processing, RF Rx/Tx, and voice tests of TD-SCDMA mobile terminals."

Readers Say:
No comments.

USABILITY RANK: 10

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KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS
System switch/multimeter platform delivers flexibility with multiple options

eeProductCenter's Gina Roos says:
"Keithley Instruments, Inc. has introduced the Series 3700 system switch/multimeter and plug-in card family. Touted as Keithley's next-generation platform of switching and integrated digital multimeter (DMM) test solutions, the Series 3700 offers instrument-grade switching for a wide variety of applications including high-channel count applications with its capability to control up to 576 multiplexer channels in a six-slot, 2U form factor."

Readers Say:
No comments.

USABILITY RANK: 7

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YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC
Unit measures voltage, current in electronic components

eeProductCenter's Ismini Scouras says:
"Yokogawa Electric Corp. has developed the GS820, a multi-channel source measure unit that measures voltage, current and other characteristics of semiconductors and electronic components. Yokogawa is releasing two GS820 models: a standard version and a digital signal I/O model."

Readers Say:
No comments.

USABILITY RANK: 8

In case you were wondering, here's how Ultimate Products works: Our editors select up to 10 of the most significant products posted at www.eeProductCenter.com during the calendar quarter. Then, using an electronic balloting process, we submit the products with the accompanying editorial reviews to selected, qualified readers. Those readers score the products by technical significance and
USABILITY on a scale of 1 through 5, with 5 being the highest score. The product ranked No. 1 in each category was judged as most technically significant for that category. Relative
USABILITY rankings and selected reader comments are also reported. More than 1,000 of you helped to choose these products. As always, we are grateful for your enthusiastic participation.

Patrick Mannion
Editor-in-Chief, Techonline Network and eeProductcenter.com
pmannion@cmp.com