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News Release from: Teradyne | Subject: BBAC instrumentation
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 June 2001
Low-frequency high-performance analogue
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Teradyne has released its BBAC instrumentation for low-frequency high-performance analogue testing of broadband devices such as converters, xDSL and CDMA.
Teradyne has released its BBAC instrumentation for low-frequency high-performance analogue testing of broadband devices such as converters, xDSL and CDMA BBAC features increased performance and higher instrument density, which result in greater throughput and lower cost of test for devices found in cell phones and modems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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BBAC is Teradyne's next-generation low-frequency instrument with breakthrough capabilities, and was recently demonstrated on Teradyne's Catalyst Test System at SEMICON Europa, in Munich.
Kevin Murphy, Broadband Product Manager at Teradyne, said: "The BBAC architecture delivers higher performance at a wider bandwidth than any previous ATE equipment.
This allows a single instrument solution for a wide range of broadband devices.
Teradyne's extensive experience in analogue architecture design is reflected in BBAC's greater flexibility and lower cost of test".
BBAC is a low-frequency high-precision instrumentation that tests devices the way they operate.
One of the challenges facing broadband device manufacturers is the ability to test a wide range of these complex devices in operation without complicating the production with several tester configuration changes.
The BBAC is licensed at 3 or 15MHz depending on testing needs.
These licenses float within a system allowing more flexibility at lower cost.
Murphy added, "Previously, it may have taken multiple tester configurations to test multiple devices.
It can now be done with one.
This is achieved through the flexible licensing and the higher instrument density of the BBAC.
In addition, the increased instrument density enables greater parallel test configurations".
The BBAC comprises four separate instruments on a single card: two sources and two captures.
It provides industry leading noise density with 24bit resolution out to 15MHz.
BBAC offers SoftScale licensing that allows customers to license the source and capture instruments in any combination of 3 or 15MHz bandwidth.
Users depend on BBAC to configure a wide range of test frequencies without stopping to make modifications, maintaining a simplified production environment.
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