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News Release from: Anritsu (UK) | Subject: MS462xD series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 March 2002
Scorpion runs vector network measurement
to 6GHz
Anritsu has introduced the MS462xD series of Scorpion vector network measurement systems.
Anritsu has introduced the MS462xD series of Scorpion vector network measurement systems (VNMS), which integrates mixed mode S-parameters, embedding/de-embedding and arbitrary impedance features into the company's versatile network analyser family The new four-port MS462xD Scorpion VNMS is a cost-effective solution for manufacturers who need to easily conduct fast and accurate measurements on both single-ended and balanced devices operating at frequencies up to 6GHz - as used in today's handsets
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new four-port Scorpion includes powerful simulation tools, such as mixed-mode S-parameters analysis, which provides real-time performance feedback on critical RF components used in handsets, including SAW filters.
Accurate feedback is ensured through new de-embedding utilities that provide compensation techniques for typical test fixture environments.
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The MS462xD is extremely well suited for applications requiring ripple and insertion loss measurements of the order of 0.1dB because the VNMS's arbitrary impedance transformations preserve accuracy when handling non-50ohm measurement situations.
In addition, newly integrated embedding utilities, consisting of the most extensive library of circuit primitives, increase productivity when simulating the final matched behaviour of components.
With the additional measurement capabilities of the MS462xD, the Scorpion family can now reveal any component's true performance more accurately than any other instrument in its class.
These new four-port models complement the Scorpion family's existing two- and three-port configurations.
Available in two models that cover 10MHz to 3GHz and 10MHz to 6GHz, the new units typically offer 150us/point speed, 125dB dynamic range and -0.03dB uncertainties for passband S21 measurements.
Innovative options, including group delay, time domain, gain compression, harmonics, noise figure and intermodulation distortion, provide the new Scorpion models with unprecedented versatility to additionally characterise amplifiers, mixers and other front-end modules.
With accuracy, versatility and the new balanced/differential features, the MS462xD Scorpion VNMS is available in a variety of configurations to satisfy today's RF component test requirements.
The flexible Scorpion platform also provides an easy upgrade path that will be able to satisfy most future requirements.
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