Test & Measurement
Anritsu Company: MP1800A
The MP1800A is a multi-channel 32 Gbps
BERT that is configurable and scalable from
32 Gbps to 1 Tbps. For the 1 Tbps BERT,
all 32 channels can be synchronized with
fine skew control of 2 mUI resolution up
to 128 UI. This capability is essential for
engineers to evaluate the recent cutting-edge technology of PAM4 and 16/32QAM
to support the ultra-high-speed data
transmission. The new functionality of the
MP1800A provides R&D engineering teams
with an accurate test solution to quickly
verify designs incorporating ultra-fast, next-generation communications technologies
for cloud-computing and smartphone data
applications. Features include:
• The BERT consists of the 32 Gbps PPG
and Error Detector (ED).
• The PPG has the extremely low intrinsic
jitter with fast Tr/Tf that enables the fine
waveform of PAM4/8.
• The ED has 10 mV sensitivity with built-in
Clock-Recovery to enable the accurate
PAM4 BER measurement.
Tools, Kits & Reference
Designs
Harwin Inc: EZ-Shield Cans
Development Kit
Harwin Inc. offers its EZ-Shield Can EMC
protection screening products in kit form,
enabling designers to rapidly construct
PCB cans at minimal cost for development
purposes. Harwin’s EZ-Shield Cans are
simply pressed onto pre-positioned surface
mount EZ-Shield Clips forming an EMC cage
around sensitive ICs and electronic circuitry.
This saves expensive, labour-intensive
secondary assembly and facilitates rework.
Features include:
• The low cost kit comprises two 80 mm x
60 mm x 0.3 mm thick Nickel Silver sheets
pre-scribed on a 5 mm grid allowing for
easy cutting and forming.
• Auto-placeable EZ-Shield Can Clips which
hold the cans securely in place.
Wireless Charging
Texas Instruments: 10-watt wireless
charging solution
Texas Instruments (TI) provides a solution
with an integrated 10-Watt wireless charging
receiver and corresponding transmitter. The
bq51025 and bq500215, both shipping in
volume production, enable waterproof and
dustproof portable designs and provide a
faster, cooler charge to one- and two-cell (1S
and 2S) Li-Ion batteries. Features include:
• Fast-charging receiver achieves up to 84
percent system efficiency at 10-W when
combined with TI’s bq500215 controller
– enabling a fast charging experience
for one- and two-cell battery powered
electronics.
• Qi-compliant communications and control
ensures compatibility with any Wireless
Power Consortium Qi-certified transmitter
or receiver up to 5W.
Contract Manufacturer
Innovation
Novati Technologies: Novati Trusted
Foundry Material Portfolio
Novati’s Trusted Foundry Materials Portfolio
was developed to meet the needs of
the most rapid product development
criteria. The portfolio of processes and
materials creates next-gen devices three
times faster than traditional fabs. Novati
enables more nanotechnologies than
any comparable development center.
The portfolio is supported by relevant
engineering expertise, materials knowledge
base, world-class manufacturing tool set
and modern 200 mm and 300 mm clean-room environment. For example, in Clean
Energy, Novati was selected by its 30 team
members in a nationwide consortium to
lead the development and manufacture of
wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors for
the DoE.
Distributor Innovation
Digi-Key Corporation: Mentor Graphics
Designer Schematic and the Mentor
Graphics Designer Layout EDA Tools
Digi-Key and Mentor Graphics have
responded to the need for higher-end
design software available at an affordable
price. Developed collaboratively with Mentor
Graphics, the professional-level software
solutions addresses growing customer
demand for more sophisticated design
tools designed to save cost, shorten
production cycles, eliminate errors and
avoid redundancy. More design engineers
now have access to the kind of EDA tools
they need to ensure an error-free hand
off of design data to PCB layout design,
