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Keysight Technologies Announces 802.11ad Test Solution

  
  

Integrated Solution Accelerates Device Validation

Highlights:

  • The new E7760A wideband transceiver is an integrated test solution that supports the IEEE 802.11ad wireless standard for over-the-air testing of 60 GHz signals with a bandwidth of 2 GHz

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 26, 2016

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced the volume launch of their solution for testing 802.11ad devices. The flexible and compact E7760A wideband transceiver is an integrated test solution that supports the IEEE 802.11ad wireless standard. The solution was introduced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year.
                                                                                                                             
"Our customers are looking for millimeter wave over-the-air solutions with good performance to bring 60 GHz applications to market," said Kailash Narayanan, vice president and general manager of Keysight's Wireless Devices segment. "The E7760A and M1650A package is a compact solution that addresses the comprehensive set of 802.11ad standard requirements and delivers the required performance metrics. With chipset control, this solution is ideally suited for design validation and manufacturing of 60 GHz chipsets, modules and devices."

The E7760A test solution includes:

  • Embedded software that runs all required 802.11ad tests, allowing users to quickly create and analyze signals on a single screen
  • A vector signal generator and vector signal analyzer to validate device IF performance
  • Connectivity to remote M1650A mmWave transceivers with an RF cable for over-the-air testing
  • Fully calibrated test capability near the device without the need for external calibration equipment
  • The ability to connect up to six M1650A's to one E7760A to validate beam forming capability or maximize throughput by testing multiple devices in a single setup

Keysight partnered with leading 802.11ad chipset designers to create chipset control software. These test automation tools shorten the design validation phase and increase early manufacturing throughput.

"Over-the-air test is critical to bring millimeter wave technologies to market," said Satish Dhanasekaran, vice president and general manager of Keysight's Wireless Chipsets, Devices and Operators Group. "Measurements are no longer made with a cable connected to an RF connector. We are excited to launch this solution to help the industry deploy 60 GHz technology. The flexibility of the E7760A and M1650A solution in making OTA RF and IF measurements in an integrated form factor makes it an excellent choice for designers and a key enabler of the 60 GHz wireless device ecosystem."

Additional Information

More information about the E7760A and M1650A is available at www.keysight.com/find/E7760A. Images are available at www.keysight.com/find/E7760A_images.

Pricing and Availability

Price information is available by contacting Keysight at www.keysight.com/find/contactus. Orders are currently being accepted.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) helps customers bring breakthrough electronic products and systems to market faster and at a lower cost. Keysight's solutions go where the electronic signal goes, from design simulation, to prototype validation, to manufacturing test, to optimization in the network. Customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem, internet infrastructure, aerospace & defense, automotive, semiconductor and general electronics end markets. Keysight generated revenues of $2.9B in fiscal year 2015. More information is available at www.keysight.com.

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