{"id":2343,"date":"2019-08-27T12:59:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T12:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/35.94.173.37\/blog\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:01:37","slug":"ni-and-cmt-partner-together-to-expand-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/ni-and-cmt-partner-together-to-expand-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"NI and CMT Partner Together to Expand Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 17, 2019, National Instruments announced it would be the sole provider of Copper Mountain Technologies\u2019 VNAs that are now compatible with NI\u2019s PXI platform. According to the Microwave Journal, \u201cThe relationship gives NI\u2019s users access to metrology-grade VNAs while CMT expands the products it provides for manufacturing applications. Also, CMT will strengthen the company\u2019s presence in the semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, defense, and education markets served by NI.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Copper Mountain Technologies<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Copper Mountain Technologies (CMT) is known for its compact USB VNAs. A\u00a0VNA\u00a0(Vector Network Analyzer) is an RF network analyzer utilized for RF design applications. VNAs are also sometimes called gain-phase meters or automatic network analyzers.<\/p>\n

Recent industry forecasting<\/a>\u00a0predicts that the annual growth rate of the overall VNA market will hit 3.93% by 2023, due to the explosion of wireless device usage. This new relationship with National Instruments positions CMT to take full advantage of such growth. In August, National Instruments released the CMT PXIe-S5090, featuring a frequency range reaching 9\u00a0GHz and two ports to increase versatility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are\u00a0very advanced VNAs<\/a>\u00a0in their functionality, performance, and feature set. The VNA has a very fast sweep speed, which is especially important for the production environment,\u201d said\u00a0Copper Mountain Technologies co-founder Alex Goloschokin.<\/p>\n

CMT now opens the door wider to the automated test market, with its new connection to PXI and National Instruments\u2019 wide base of industry connections. The new VNA fits perfectly into a NI PXI chassis slot to work alongside a variety of other PXI-compatible components.<\/p>\n

National Instruments<\/strong><\/h1>\n

National Instruments has long been a leader in automated test and automated measurement with its PXI system. This system provides power, cooling, and a communication bus for modular instruments or I\/O modules, all in the same compact chassis. Connected instruments and modules are synchronized and function together at a high rate of speed for demanding production test and measurement environments.<\/p>\n

PXI chassis, controllers, modules, and software meets the demanding needs of engineers who wish to build custom measurement and test systems with quick plug-and-play functionality and high-quality component compatibility. CMT VNAs are the latest in a line of compatible modules and instruments that increase the versatility and value of PXI systems.<\/p>\n

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When asked about CMT VNAs and their compatibility with the PXI system, NI director of product planning, Jason White, answered, \u201cThe software experience is engineered for short time to the first measurement and also for high-performance automation with short test times, both key requirements for test engineers bringing VNAs into production test environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Industry representatives and customers enjoyed a sneak-peek at the new two-port CMT PXIe-S5090 9 GHz VNA in an actual testing scenario both at\u00a0NIWeek<\/a>\u00a0in May and the 2019 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in early June.<\/p>\n

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