TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces Hybrid 40-GSa/s Oscilloscope/Digitizers With Eight Channels in One Box

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Three New Models Offer Highest Sample Rate and Lowest Noise for Leading-Edge
Research
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today expanded its digital storage
oscilloscope and digitizer portfolio with three new low-profile models in the
Infiniium 90008 Series. These hybrid instruments offer the highest channel
density available in ultrahigh-performance oscilloscope/digitizers, with eight
channels that deliver digitizing rates of 40 GSa/s and bandwidths from 8 to 13
GHz - all in a 7U-high package.

Engineers and scientists working in high-energy physics or radar rely on the
ultrahigh-speed digitizing capability of high-performance oscilloscopes to make
accurate measurements on single shot phenomena. Using multiple oscilloscopes to
reach desired channel counts can be problematic in space-constrained test
environments. Agilent`s Infiniium 90008 Series low-profile, high-performance
oscilloscopes/digitizers have twice the channel density of traditional
oscilloscopes, providing unmatched space efficiency. Researchers can use the
instruments individually or combine multiple units to deploy systems with
hundreds of channels of measurement capability.

Benefits of the Agilent Infiniium 90008 Series low-profile
oscilloscope/digitizers include:

* Unmatched real-time measurement accuracy: Leveraging technology from the
award-winning Infiniium 90000 Series high-performance oscilloscopes, these new
oscilloscope/digitizers offer the industry`s lowest noise floor at 40 GSa/s.
Full-bandwidth probing solutions and accurate de-embedding and equalization
capabilities ensure the best real-time measurement accuracy available today for
bandwidths of 13 GHz and below.
* Fast offload speeds and compatibility with industry-standard computation
packages: Users may offload data for custom analysis on their PCs using an
optional high-speed PCIe® bus card (available through www.dolphinics.com) to
transfer data at sustained rates up to 150 MB/s. Device drivers for VxWorks,
LabVIEW and Linux, with application code examples for MATLAB®, C/C++, Visual
Basic, LabVIEW, and LabWindows/CVI software are standard.
* Powerful internal measurement capabilities with dual on-board PCs and
off-the-shelf software: Each eight-channel module boasts two PCs that run
application software and provide standard I/O functionality. In addition, custom
IDA (Infiniium data accelerator) hardware on the acquisition boards speeds
measurements requiring filtering and math algorithms. Up to 1 Gpt of memory per
channel supports long time-capture. Available application packages such as the
89601A vector analyzer software can speed scientists` insight into research
questions.

"Agilent has been the fastest-growing scope vendor since 1997," said Jay
Alexander, vice president and general manager of Agilent`s oscilloscopes
business. "We focus our engineering efforts on delivering the measurement
capability our customers need. The Infiniium 90008 Series has the performance
and channel density to support leading-edge research so critical to basic
science and modern physics."

Additional information about Agilent`s new Infiniium 90008 Series
oscilloscope/digitizers and the company`s complete line of oscilloscopes is
available at www.agilent.com/find/90008. Product images are available at
www.agilent.com/find/90008_images.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

Agilent Infiniium 90008 Series products are protocol capable and come standard
with eight scope/digitizer channels. The instruments are available at the
following prices:

Model Bandwidth Sample rate Rack height Price
DSO90808A 8 GHz 40 GSa/s 7U (19 in.) $ 152,000

DSO91208A 12 GHz 40 GSa/s 7U (19 in.) $ 186,000

DSO91308A 13 GHz 40 GSa/s 7U (19 in.) $ 194,000

Agilent Infiniium 90008 Series oscilloscope/digitizers are also available on the
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) schedule.

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 18,000 employees serve customers in more than
110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008.
Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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