Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced greater core
performance in two of its X-Series signal analyzers, the midrange MXA
and general-purpose EXA. The respective improvements in phase noise
allow engineers to more precisely characterize the frequency stability
of oscillators and synthesizers. The faster sweep speeds of these
analyzers accelerate searches for spurious signals in the testing of
transmitters, active antenna arrays and power amplifiers.
Phase-noise performance is a key factor in obtaining low and accurate
error vector magnitude values for communication systems and devices. In
the MXA, phase noise has been improved by 10 dB or more for close-in and
pedestal offset frequencies, providing a best-in-class advantage of 7 dB
over the closest comparable competitor. EXA phase-noise performance is
up to 5 dB better across wide offset frequencies.
In manufacturing test, spur searches in wide spans at narrow resolution
bandwidths have been slow and are often the cause of bottlenecks. The
new “fast sweep” capability of these analyzers is up to five times
faster than that of competitive models, depending on resolution
bandwidth. Faster sweeps improve measurement throughput and make it
easier to check the spurious-free dynamic range of devices under test.
“The MXA enhancements are an important complement to our recently
introduced options for 160-MHz analysis bandwidth and real-time spectrum
analysis,” said Jim Curran, marketing manager of Agilent’s Microwave
Communications Division. “Together, these capabilities can help our
customers ensure that their devices will transmit accurately and deliver
excellent quality of service.”
Enhancements to X-Series Measurement Applications
Agilent also announced new capabilities in three of the measurement
applications available for X-Series signal analyzers. The N9069A noise
figure measurement application now includes advanced features that
support measurements of multistage converters, multipliers and dividers.
The industry-leading N9080A (FDD) and N9082A (TDD) LTE measurement
applications now support multimedia broadcast single-frequency network
(MBSFN) signals with mixed cyclic-prefix subframe structures. This
allows engineers to test physical multicast channels and MBSFN reference
signals using virtually any subframe-structure configuration.
The Agilent N9083A multi-standard radio measurement application has been
enhanced to support noncontiguous test configurations as defined in 3GPP
Release 10. This enables one-button measurements of the cumulative
adjacent-channel leakage ratio.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The new capabilities are available now worldwide. Depending on maximum
frequency coverage, base pricing ranges from $31,525 to $50,767 for the
N9020A MXA and from $17,470 to $36,645 for the N9010A EXA.
Fast sweep is included at no extra charge with the purchase of an MXA or
EXA configured with select options, or as an upgrade for existing
instruments.
More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/X-series_enhancements.
High-resolution images are available at www.agilent.come/find/MXA_images.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world’s premier measurement
company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences,
diagnostics, electronics and communications. The company’s 20,500
employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had
revenues of $6.9 billion in fiscal 2012. Information about Agilent is
available at www.agilent.com.
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