JANUARY 1997 VOL. 17, NO. 1
COMMUNICATIONS TEST
How Do You Test MPEG-2 Transport Streams?
Testing MPEG video products requires generating and analyzing bits, bytes, packets, and protocols.
Martin Rowe, Technical Editor
DEVICE TEST
Meet Synchronous Memory Test Challenges
To test SDRAMS, your memory tester must operate at higher speed, have addressing and control capabilities, and be able to overcome many obstacles to successful results.
Joel M. Goldberg, Technical Editor
PC-BASED TEST
Evaluate Relays for Automated Test Stations
Perform your own tests that go beyond the manufacturer's specs before you design relays into a test station.
Kevin Buffi, Coto, Providence, RI
PRODUCT SURVEY: LOW-FREQUENCY FUNCTION GENERATORS
Select Function Generators Carefully
Function generators can produce any type of waveform or modulation that you need.
Joel M. Goldberg, Technical Editor
EMC TEST
ESD Testing Is a Good First EMC Test
If your equipment passes an ESD test, then it may pass other EMC immunity tests as well.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Find NIST Data On- and Off-Line
Find NIST information on-line, and get printed copies from several sources.
New Product Alert Directory Lists US Standards Groups Nepcon West to Include Test Forum New Tester Measures Thin Films Editor's Desk Near-Field Measurement Lab Opens HP and Fluke Join Forces Rows & Columns CD-ROM Provides ESD Training Calendar How to Contact T&MW Letters
Gadgets & Gizmos Chamber Performs EMI Tests VXI-Based ATE Tests Mixed-Signal Products Digital Source Tests FO Systems Audio Analyzer Uses DSP for All Measurements Control PCI Boards Under Windows NT Write Windows NT Drivers Quickly Test Digital Telecom Products Cameras Provide Digital Outputs PCI Bus Gets Family of Boards Test Instruments Computer-Controlled Test Systems Communications Test ATE Inspection Equipment Environmental Test Software Catalog/Product Listings New Literature
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