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Copper Mountain Technologies Showcases Broad Range of VNAs at IMS

INDIANAPOLIS, May 19, 2015 — Copper Mountain Technologies (CMT) unveiled a new, high-performance vector network analyzer (VNA) series at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Phoenix on May 17 – 22. The company also demonstrated affordable, lab-grade instruments from each of its product lines during the symposium.

Copper Mountain Technologies revealed details of Cobalt, its new, high performance, yet affordable VNA series, and information about the innovative new manufacturing and test approaches that allow the analyzers to deliver faster measurement speeds while maintaining a wide dynamic range. Presently with two models: the Cobalt C1220 and the C1209, Cobalt offers a unique combination of compact design and extremely fast measurement speed that makes them optimal for engineers looking for fast production and BTS filter tuning applications where space is at a premium.

Throughout the symposium, the company also demonstrated antenna testing with its vector reflectometers. Attendees saw how these products, which cover a frequency range from 85 MHz to 14 GHz, perform lab-quality measurements of S11 parameters in various presentation formats. They also learned how the portable, PC-driven reflectometers operate in any environment without the need for a test cable, ultimately resulting in highly dependable performance and calibration stability. Vector reflectometers are is also fully programmable using an extensive SCPI-like command set.

From its compact VNA line, Copper Mountain Technologies provided live demonstrations of its S5048 two-port instrument testing a filter. The PC-driven, highly portable S5048 offers a 123 dB dynamic range (typical, 10 Hz IF bandwidth) and measures the S11, S21, S12 and S22 parameters for a variety of applications from 20 kHz to 4.8 GHz.

Last but not least, the company demonstrated how its highly portable, Planar 814/1 VNA, capable of a 145 dB dynamic range (typical, 1 Hz IF bandwidth), accurately performs in a load pull system. The PC-driven, two-port VNA measures S11, S21, S12 and S22 parameters in a variety of applications from 100 kHz to 8 GHz. It is also ATE compatible, rack mountable and easy to program.

Every VNA in the Copper Mountain Technologies portfolio is PC-driven, meaning the company separates the measurement module from the processing module so that its software can offload processing of the measurement results to an external PC. This allows for improved processing power, better display capabilities and more reliable performance. Copper Mountain Technologies also offers customers a wide range of standard features that include time-domain with gating, fixture simulation (embedding and de-embedding) and frequency offset mode.

- Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2015