BC Electrical Techniques (BCET) of Aylesbury has acquired Henry A Patterson of High Wycombe. Patterson is known for its test equipment, particularly in the high voltage sector. BCET has purchased the business and integrated the business into its Aylesbury factory.
David Childs, BCET Managing Director said: 'The Patterson name is well known in the market, and has a reputation for manufacturing quality test instruments, and thus adds products to our existing product range'.
Agilent Technologies launches network analyzer web discussion forum
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a Web-based discussion forum for network analyzer customers to collaborate with peers and Agilent engineers around the world. Customers may use the forum to ask network analyzer questions, share perspectives or read about prior discussion topics.
"This forum was developed to allow our network analyzer customers to easily discuss technical challenges and expand their network of colleagues when seeking solutions," said Mike Kawasaki, eBusiness manager for Agilent's Electronic Measurements Group. "They can anonymously ask questions about network analyzer operation, calibration, applications, programming, remote communications or other related topics."
Agilent Technologies Announces New Entry into the Low-Cost Automated Test Equipment Market
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a new entry into the low-end automated test equipment (ATE) market with the introduction of the 93000 Compact Test Head (CTH) targeted at digital and mixed-signal consumer device test. Agilent designed this latest addition to its 93000 scalable platform to meet manufacturers’ growing need for low-cost solutions for testing complex, high-performance systems-on-chips (SOCs) now used in high-volume, low-cost consumer electronics.
The 93000 CTH further protects manufacturers’ ATE investment by its flexibility: Its compact size allows it to be used efficiently across the supply chain and in a host of environments, including engineering, wafer sort and final test. It meets the test needs of a range of SOC applications such as embedded memory, high-speed communication interfaces, and high-quality audio/video found in
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Anritsu has joined the "Global Compact" of the United Nation
Anritsu is happy to announce that it has joined the "Global Compact" (Note) of the United Nation. It means that Anritsu Corporation and its group companies support the 10 principles in the field of "human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption", and perform their business activities while fully embracing the principles of the Global Compact.
In April 2005 Anritsu established the Anritsu Group more...
Advantest Enters Optical Fiber Sensing Market
Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE), the world’s largest provider of test equipment to the global semiconductor industry, today announced its entry into the optical fiber sensing market. With a rich store of core optical technologies, the company is well placed to leverage its track record for optical communications measurement instruments into a strong position in the environmental application sector, which is slated to grow rapidly in the near future.
Optical fiber sensing technology is widely believed to hold great promise for the maintenance of structures such as levees and crib walls. Strain measurement systems employing optical fiber sensors can be built into structures, where they
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Rohde & Schwarz promotes the development of the LXI standard
The world’s first LXI-validated spectrum analyzers
At the latest Plug Fest of the LXI Consortium in February 2006, the tests performed on the R&S FSL and R&S FSQ spectrum analyzers were successful. Owing to their identical design, all instruments of the R&S FSx family meet the class C specifications defined in the LXI standard. But Rohde & Schwarz not only provides suitable instruments. As a member of the Board of Directors of the LXI Consortium, the company also promotes the development of the standard. The Munich electronics specialist will host the next Plug Fest at the end of April, which will be held for the first time outside the USA.
LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) combines LAN technology with tried-and-tested standards such as TCP/IP, UDP, web browser and interchangeable virtual instrumentation (IVI) drivers. Rohde & Schwarz has been using LAN interfaces in its measuring instruments for a long time. The expert in radiocommunications and T&M supports the open LXI standard because it
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Tektronix Reports Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2006
Strong Results Fueled by New Products and Significant Customer Wins
Tektronix, Inc. (NYSE: TEK) today reported net sales of $262.1 million and net earnings from continuing operations of $24.9 million or $0.30 per share for the third quarter ended February 25, 2006. This compares with net sales of $256.3 million and net earnings from continuing operations of $23.4 million or $0.26 per share for the same period last year. Excluding acquisition-related costs, business realignment costs and one-time items, net earnings from continuing
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