SEPTEMBER 2012 
 
IN THIS ISSUE
Design For Profitability
Re-Inventing Radio Test Sets
Top 10 Features and Facts of the MDO
2012 Scope Sales Event
Going an extra mile
MET/CAL 8.0 Calibration Software from Fluke
Fixing Thermal Problems
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NEW Ametek Programmable Power Supplies &
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Scope Workshop: Selecting Your Next Oscilloscope 45 minute webinar See Video

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Design For Profitibilty -Fast Payback using DfT
Introduction ASTER Technologies

ASTER Technologies' portfolio of electrical Testability Analysis, Board Viewing, and Quality Management products has been developed over many years by working closely with our customers in fully understanding their problems and providing innovative solutions to improve product yield from design through to production.

   

Improving yield management requires a deep insight into all quality aspects of electronics production. This is achieved through comprehensive electrical DfT analysis early in the design cycle, leading to efficient test distribution and fault coverage verification.  The result of incorporating pro-active defect prevention is higher product reliability; ensuring that faulty products are not delivered to the customer, resulting in increased competitiveness and profitability.    

   

TestWay pays for itself in numerous ways. This document gives a sampling of payback avenues to help you appreciate what benefits TestWay can deliver. These paybacks cover labor savings, reduced fixturing costs, shorter time to market, higher circuit densities, accurate bidding, higher fault coverage and shorter test times.

 

Re-Inventing Radio Test Sets
Introduction Aeroflex logo

The 3550 is the first truly portable touch-screen radio communication test system. The 3550 takes radio and repeater site testing to the next level with a quantum leap in an easy to use, integrated test system for complete radio receiver and transmitter performance testing, cable fault and antenna system analysis. With its ultra-responsive capacitive touch screen, the 3550 

brings a whole new experience to RF testing.  

 

3550 Features

  • Next Generation Touch-Screen Operation!
  • Define your own test screens and then save for future use!
  • True Internal Battery Provides 4.5 Hours
  • Portability on One Charge!
  • Super Light Magnesium Alloy - 8.3lbs/3.75 kg
  • Weight! Almost half the weight of competitive
     units!
  • 0◦to 50◦C Operating Range!
  • 0.15ppm Timebase with Exclusive "Freq-Flex"
  • External Flexible Frequency Reference  
Top 10 Features & Facts of Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes and Your Last Chance to Win!
Introduction 
Tektronix MDO
Tektronix was thrilled to introduce the MDO4000 Series Mixed Domain Oscilloscope in August, 2011. Since then, our excitement has been shared by industry editors, bloggers, and customers. 
In fact, the MDO4000 has received 10 coveted industry-awards including: "Product of the Year" from T&M World, "Best Fundamental Change in Electronic Test" from EN-Genius Network, and "Ultimate Product" from EETimes and EDN to name a few.

 

To celebrate, we've put together our Top 10 favorite features and facts about the MDO.
  1. World's first Mixed Domain Oscilloscope
  2. The only oscilloscope with a built-in spectrum analyzer
  3. See a time-correlated view of your analog, digital and RF signals for a complete system look at your device
  4. View your RF spectrum as it changes over time
  5. Built off the famous Tektronix MSO/DPO4000B platform
  6. Quickly capture specific RF events with advanced RF power triggers - pulse width, runt, logic and more.
  7. View the entire list here... 
To round out our celebration, we're giving away one MDO4104-6 - valued at $28,400. Join us as we celebrate the MDO4000's awards and accolades, and you just might win one for yourself. Sign up today, learn more about the MDO4000 Series and join the celebration.
 
Hurry, we're picking a winner by September 30, 2012.
Current Promotions - 2012 Scope Sales Event 
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Performance at a price point you never thought possible - now is the time to save on Tektronix scopes, whether you need a scope with mixed signals or in-depth analysis capabilities.

   

"Going an extra mile" in Norwich helps man's "Curiosity" reach 350 million miles
Attracted by world-beating phase
noise and exceptional phase-modulation fidelity, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California selected the Fluke Calibration 9640A-LPNX for their deep space mission remote control communications.
Fluke 9640A
Find out more

On August 6th, the Fluke 9640A-LPNX
 successfully helped guide and land the latest Mars  rover, "Curiosity" after its 8.5 month, 350 million  mile  journey. Click on the link to see the 360* view from Curiosity!  

 

 

 

 

MET/CAL® Plus Calibration Management Software Version 8.0  
Introduction
The complete solution for automating calibration processes plus managing and reporting measurement assets.
 
Calibration labs have their share of challenges: an increasing and more complex workload, fewer technicians, and a growing list of quality standards. Above all,
 
Met/Cal Version 8.0 
there's constant pressure to reduce costs.
 
MET/CAL® Plus Version 8.0 Calibration Management Software helps you to meet those challenges by managing and calibrating your workload more efficiently. It includes MET/CAL® - the industry-leading software for automated calibration and MET/TRACK® - a dedicated system to manage your test and measurement assets. It is the most complete software solution available to calibration professionals. 
MET/CAL® Plus software supports the way your lab operates. 
      
Fixing Thermal Problems
The Product...    

The Testforce FixTreme is a cost effective, high performance thermal test enclosure for your Device Under Test (DUT). Thermal design margins in next generation devices and systems require precise thermal characterization to maximize performance at temperature. The MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) value drops by half its value for every 10°C rise in ambient temperature around the DUT.

 

 

 

Devices with onboard digital thermal sensing and monitoring technology (to protect from thermal failure) can easily integrate with a Temptronic TPO Series ThermoStream®. Thermal precision of±0.1°is achieved through a patented DUT Dual Loop feedback control circuit sampling every 250 ms. The result is a fast and accurate way to control air flow and temperature to the enclosure and your device.  


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