Switches operate at 26.5GHz for 2 million cycles

Electromechanical switches for use in complex switch-matrix and ATE applications work up to 26.5GHz with an operating life of 2 million cycles.

Agilent Technologies announced the availability of its L Series of economically priced, high-performance electromechanical switches operating up to 26.5GHz with an operating life of 2 million cycles.

Agilent's L Series is comprised of terminated and unterminated SP4T and SP6T multiport switches, as well as a transfer switch.

The series features guaranteed insertion loss repeatability of less than 0.03 dB throughout the 2-million-cycle operating life.

This capability not only minimises measurement uncertainty, but also reduces the downtime for recalibration and improves testing efficiency.

Manufacturing test engineers doing system integration in telecommunications and component manufacturing face a range of challenges related to the cost of test and the reliability over test systems' life expectancy.

Addressing these challenges, Agilent's L Series offers a complete selection of high-performance RF switches, economically priced to minimise the pressure associated with stringent budgetary constraints.

These switches deliver the required functionality over their life expectancy while providing the flexibility to deal with the most complex switch matrix and automatic test equipment (ATE) applications.

"Agilent is the established leader of high-performance electromechanical switches with exceptional operating life", says Agilent's Ee Keong Ban, General Manager of the Electronic Measurement Group's Test Accessory Operation.

"With the introduction of the L Series, customers now have the flexibility to choose between life expectancy and cost, without sacrificing switch performance".

"The L Series marks Agilent's entrance into the cost-sensitive switch market and reiterates our commitment to continue to provide cost-effective, value-added solutions to the test and measurement industries".

Agilent's economically priced series of L71XX switches will be available in March.

They can be purchased through any of Agilent's field engineers, worldwide distributors or Agilent's online store.

Pricing is as follows: L7104A/B/C 4, 20, 26.5GHz EM 4-port switch starting at US $989 (terminated); L7204A/B/C 4, 20, 26.5GHz EM 4-port switch starting at $800 (unterminated); L7106A/B/C 4, 20, 26.5GHz EM 6-port switch starting at $1,082 (terminated); L7206A/B/C 4, 20, 26.5GHz EM 6-port switch starting at $960 (unterminated); L7222C 26.5GHz EM transfer switch $772.

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