Building a modular test strategy can provide great flexibility in capabilities, or the system can be tailor-made for specific requirements. Often a hybrid approach encompassing traditional box ...

Despite the proliferation of electrical test and inspection techniques, functional test remains necessary to ensure that a product will work in its final environment. In fact, functional test is often ...

ZigBee is a wireless standard for personal area network (PAN) sensor monitoring and control. National Instruments' Alliance Partner SeaSolve has developed a test suite including transmit (Tx), receive ...

The power amplifier (PA) – as either a discrete component or part of an integrated front end module (FEM) – is one of the most integral RF integrated circuits (RFICs) in the modern radio. In this ...

Wireless communications products that depend on RF principles are everywhere these days, and the growth rate is astonishing. From cell phones and wireless PDAs to Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, Bluetooth ...

Electrical insulation begins to age and thus deteriorate as soon as it is made. Exposure to harsh environmental conditions, such as extreme temperatures, mechanical damage, and chemical vapors, ...