Test & Measurement Power Supplies Overview
At Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power, our engineers have been designing and developing power supply products for the test & measurement market for over 35 years. Our products have helped pave the way for advancements in a wide variety of test & measurement applications, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, logic analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, multimeters and network analyzers.
Our power conversion products are also used in automatic test equipment (ATE) for analog, digital and mixed-signal boards, as well as in automatic semiconductor test equipment for memory, system-on-chip (SOC), VLSI and ASIC devices. Our AC-DC supplies are employed for powering the test equipment itself, with digitally programmable models being used for powering the unit or device under test (UUT or DUT).
Key attributes of power supplies for test & measurement instrumentation applications are output voltage accuracy and stability, good noise suppression and immunity, comprehensive output protection and battery management functions for portable equipment. For ATE use, additional attributes include remote on/off facilities, fast slew rates and digital programmability, low noise, tight regulation, and in some applications ingress protection, remote comms/monitoring equipment, ruggedized design.
Opportunities
- The global semiconductor ATE market was worth $2.43 billion in 2008 – down approximately 33% from the previous year.
- Although there is diminishing demand for system-on-chip (SOC) testers, the market for DRAM and flash memory testers is expected to pick up as soon as the economic recovery begins.
- The board test ATE market has undergone considerable change in recent years, with many electronics companies shifting their manufacturing operations to Asia. Sales and support of ATE systems in this part of the world are consequently now regarded as the key market drivers.
- The global market for wireless protocol analyzers and network-monitoring systems was worth $596 million in 2008, and is forecast to reach $814 million by 2013.
- The global market for oscilloscopes was worth $1.2 billion in 2007, driven primarily by constantly evolving technologies in the communications and computer industries. The adoption of DisplayPort as a replacement for LVDS, DVI, and VGA interfaces in hi-res audio and video applications is expected to fuel further growth in the oscilloscope market.
- The deployment of LTE in 2010 is expected to lead to a significant demand for specialized test & monitoring equipment for this technology.
Test & Measurement Applications That We Power
Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power provides a complete suite of power conversion solutions to meet the needs of test & measurement applications.
Instruments and Systems
- Oscilloscopes
- Spectrum analyzers
- Signal generators
- Logic analyzers
- Arbitrary waveform generators
- Multimeters
- Network analyzers
Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)
- In-circuit
- Boundary scan
- Functional
- Semiconductor
For more information on Test & Measurement Power Supplies and Sales Support
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Why Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power?
Worldwide, there are several test & measurement power supply manufacturers to choose from, many of which produce good products. One of the leading companies is Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power, which is responsible for the well-known Astec and Artesyn brands. Together, these two product brands encompass literally thousands of AC-DC power supplies and DC-DC converters. Emerson offers a large variety of standard, modified and custom AC-DC power supplies covering a 2 to 4,920 watt power band, together with an extensive range of DC-DC converters covering a 3 to 700 watt power band, to most of the world's most leading manufacturers of test & measurement equipment.
