A tough challenge for test engineers is explored in terms of test methods, pitfalls, and measurement errors. For the test engineer, RF and microwave power amplifier testing imposes unique challenges.

Wireless Telecom Group's Boonton unit has launched AmplifierTest Bench, a new software package that simplifies the analysis, test, andcertification of pulsed and linear amplifiers. Furthermore, it ...

The power amplifier (PA) – as either a discrete component or part of an integrated front end module (FEM) – is one of the most integral RF integrated circuits (RFICs) in the modern radio. In this ...

The load transient test may be the simplest diagnostic tool available to instantly analyze the loop stability of a system: the visual appearance of the output voltage as the voltage regulator responds ...