News: Suppliers
20 November 2024
Advantest launches 100MHz–20GHz, 2GHz-bandwidth RF IC test card for V93000 EXA Scale platform
Tokyo-based automated semiconductor test & measurement equipment maker Advantest Corp has unveiled the Wave Scale RF20ex instrument for the V93000 EXA Scale platform, enabling customers to test virtually any type of radio frequency (RF) device using a single instrument. Wave Scale RF20ex takes the innovations of the V93000 Wave Scale RF solution but provides double the number of RF ports per instrument. Offering future-proof frequency and bandwidth coverage (with a frequency range of 100MHz to 20GHz and what is claimed to be an industry-leading 2GHz bandwidth capability), it is equipped to address 5G, Wi-Fi 7, ultra-wideband (UWB) and any other current or future standards in RF.
As semiconductors continue to evolve toward higher performance, technology convergence and complexity, a broader and more integrated test solution is needed, says Advantest. The new Wave Scale RF20ex provides a unified, single-card solution for all standard RF applications. For UWB applications, Wave Scale RF20ex on the V93000 platform enables ATE for a new class of devices that are more demanding in their testing requirements in terms of modulation bandwidth and frequency coverage while driving higher levels of multi-site test and lower cost-of-test (CoT).
“Our intent in developing Wave Scale RF20ex is to offer the best-in-class instrument for RF ATE with the best available operational efficiency,” says Ralf Stoffels, executive officer & division manager of Advantest's V93000 product unit. “This single card improves performance for many applications while simplifying configurations that can cover the entire RF market — with built-in capability to also handle the forthcoming Wi-Fi 8 and 6G device generations.”
Features and benefits offered by the Wave Scale RF20ex card are said to include:
- 64 bi-directional ports per card;
- 100MHz–20GHz coverage on all ports;
- 2GHz of instantaneous bandwidth for stimulus and measurement.
The new Wave Scale RF20ex card is already in use at several customer sites and will be broadly available in December.
