DECEMBER 1996 VOL. 16, NO. 13
BEST IN TEST
The Best in Test Awards
Our editors have made their selections for the best test products of the year; now it's time for you to cast your vote.
FIBER-OPTICS TEST
Use a New Technique to Characterize FO Amplifiers
By modulating an optical amplifier, you can use a small noise signal to measure gain vs. wavelength.
Joachim Vobis, Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
BOARD TEST
Emulators Test Complex Circuit Boards
No longer just a design and development tool, emulators can make your microprocessor-based board testing easier.
Billy Fenton, International Test Technologies, Dublin, Ireland
PRODUCT SURVEY: CALIBRATION SOFTWARE
Software Automates Instrument Calibration
Calibration software helps you get repeatable test results and keep accurate records.
Martin Rowe, Technical Editor
DATA ACQUISITION
Capture Fast Analog Signals with Your PCs Printer Port
A simple circuit you can build acquires high-resolution analog data quickly.
VXIBUS-BASED TEST
Check Cooling Needs of VXlbus Systems
To avoid a system overheat, check the specs before you assemble a system.
ENVIRONMENTAL TEST
Simplify Your Relative Humidity Determinations
Minimize your measurement errors, then use a Basic program to obtain accurate results.
New Product Alert Interim Standard for Mobile Communications Testing Team Delivers Analog Boundary-Scan Technology Measure On-Chip Signals and Timing Editor's Desk Teradyne to Integrate Interfaces ASC to Market Boundary-Scan Tools Analog Drift Amkor Acquires Navell Test Labs General Scanning Acquires View Engineering Calendar How to Contact T&MW
Gadgets & Gizmos ITC Report: Product Integration and Vendor Cooperation Highlight ITC Test Your Mixed Signal Super Chips VLSI Tester Has 400-MHz Data Rates Imaging Software Serves High-Volume Needs Frame Grabber Runs on PC/104 Bus Tool Captures and Plays Data Streams Probe Station Has Four Configurations Calibrator Raises Its Temperature to 650°C Inspection Equipment Environmental Test Software Test Instruments Computer-Controlled Test Systems Communications Test Fiber-Optics/Electro-Optics Test EMC Catalog/Product Listings New Literature
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