Digital Signal Analyzer suits serial data-based designs.

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Oscilloscope measurement system, DSA80000B DSA, comes with tools for designing, debugging, and validating designs that include high-data-rate serial buses. Built around Infiniium DSO80000B Series oscilloscope and InfiniiMax probing system, it enables engineers to gather accurate data about low-voltage differential signals in their designs. System capabilities are augmented with inclusion of high-speed serial data analysis and EZJIT Plus jitter-analysis software.



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Agilent Technologies Introduces Digital Signal Analyzer Optimized for Serial-Data-Based Designs



SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2006 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced an oscilloscope measurement system with specialized tools for designing, debugging and validating designs that include high-data-rate serial buses. The new Agilent DSA80000B digital signal analyzer (DSA) system offers the industry's lowest noise floor, jitter-measurement floor and trigger jitter, and the flattest frequency response, making it possible for engineers to gather more accurate data about the low-voltage differential signals in their designs. The DSA80000B DSA is ideal for engineers working in the communications, data storage, computer, aerospace/defense and consumer electronics industries.

Agilent's DSA80000B DSA is built around an Infiniium DSO80000B Series oscilloscope and the InfiniiMax probing system, which provide critical capabilities for achieving accurate and repeatable measurements. The oscilloscope and probe capabilities are augmented with high-speed serial data analysis and EZJIT Plus jitter-analysis software to give designers additional capabilities for designing, debugging and validating their serial-data-based designs.

The high-speed serial data analysis software provides designers with a fast and easy way to pinpoint signal integrity problems and validate performance for serial interface designs. It allows designers to perform mask testing, characterize serial data streams that employ embedded clocks, and decode 8b/10b data from serial data streams. The software also enables designers to verify compliance to computer, communications and data-communications standards such as PCI Express, serial ATA (SATA), serial attached SCSI (SAS), Fibre Channel (FC), XAUI and Gigabit Ethernet.

With the faster edge speeds and shrinking data-valid windows in today's high-speed digital designs, insight into the causes of signal jitter is critical for ensuring the reliability of designs. The EZJIT Plus jitter-analysis software helps designers identify and quantify jitter components. Time correlation of jitter to the real-time signal makes it easy to trace jitter components to their sources.

The DSA80000B DSA's superior signal integrity capabilities come from Agilent's RF design experience, proprietary packaging technologies and CMOS ADC architecture. Superior signal integrity helps engineers maximize design margins because they do not waste measurement accuracy due to poor noise, jitter or frequency response of the oscilloscope or probing system.

Additional information on Agilent's DSA80000B DSA is available at www.agilent.com/find/DSA80000B. High-resolution images are available at www.agilent.com/find/DSA80000B_images.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

The list price for the Agilent DSA80000B DSA starts at $37,000. These measurement systems are available now.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 18,500 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal 2005. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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