A signal generator is an analog or digital device that engineers use to create electronic signals when testing circuit designs. There are many different types of signal generators with diverse features and applications. Below are the most common types of signal generators and the unique capabilities of each.
Waveform or function generators
Waveform generators produce electrical waveforms over a …
Names are important, ask any parents-to-be after they’ve scoured piles of baby books and online blogs for the perfect name. Names reflect our history and past values as well as our future visions. However, when it came to finding a name for the new Tektronix community forum, which launched in October 2022, we were in luck that 1950s Tektronix answered this question. The vision for the forum, of …
A new generation of wide-bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) are becoming more prevalent. Electrically, these substances are closer to insulators than silicon and other typical semiconductor materials. Their adoption is an effort to overcome limitations of silicon that stem from it being a narrow bandgap material, which leads to undesirable conductive …
Innovation often happens when it is least expected. In the case of the 2 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope, Tektronix uncovered a number of unexpected customer wants and needs during the development process, but some of the most valuable customer insights resulted from pandemic-related hurdles, something no one expected.
Pandemic Informed Design for Today and Tomorrow’s Engineers
With only the …
Steve Sandler, President of Picotest, as well as Maria Agoston, Cameron Lowe, Tony Ambrose, all of Tektronix, also contributed to this blog.
Why You Should Care About Jitter
Jitter is a common problem. A quantified misplacement in time of the signal relative to the expected time position, jitter is ultimately a degradation of the key definition of performance of a serial link, which is the bit …
Why Beamforming Lies at The Heart of 5G & 6G Radio Design
Momentum behind 5G continues to grow, with the vast spectrum available at 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency bands supporting extreme capacity, high throughput and low latency and an increasing number of 5G mmWave devices, from smartphones to laptops and more.
The testing and characterizing demands of new 5G networks, however, are …
Not all test and measurement equipment calibrations are created equally. There are several factors to consider when selecting a service provider to ensure you receive a quality calibration. In simple terms, Equipment calibration is the comparison of a measurement device (an unknown) against an equal or better standard, and often requires certification and documentation.
In mission-critical …
In mission-critical industries such as aerospace, healthcare, automotive, and others where human lives are at stake, properly calibrated electronic test and measurement equipment can be the difference between life or death. For many organizations that have in-house calibration labs, stakeholders rely on the calibration lab to be a source of truth when it comes to accurate calibrations and safety …
In industries such as aerospace, automotive, healthcare, aviation, and others where human lives are at stake, properly calibrated electronic test and measurement equipment is paramount. It can literally mean the difference between life or death, success or failure, profit or loss.
When a company performs a calibration on their lab equipment, they receive a calibration certificate as evidence of …
