New-Tech Europe | May 2017

generation and analysis equipment. We’ve capitalized on a building-block approach to developing custom equipment for each customer’s unique needs. Our wealth and variety of components and subassemblies in stock allows us to create integrated assemblies for a wide range of custom specifications with exceptionally fast turnaround times. The ZT-20X6NB is just one example of a solution we’ve developed for increasingly complex network infrastructure testing applications. As wireless standards and infrastructure continue to evolve, we expect the number and diversity of applications to expand as well, and we’re looking forward to supporting our customers with more innovative solutions through this transition. Figure 5: Three units daisy chained via SPI interfaces on rear panel.

Figure 4: ZT-20X6NB shell in cloud sandbox environment

Circuits has built our business in this area around principles of technical capability, flexibility, and speed. The specifications for many test solutions are often being defined concurrently with the design process, forcing us to be agile in the design and fabrication of a wide range of unique, user- defined solutions in a very short period of time. The turnaround time on these test systems directly affects customers’ time to market, so they’re depending on us to deliver a tailored solution, fast. Mini-Circuits has developed a range of switch matrices, signal distribution and level control systems, some simple and others highly complex, that are used to interface between DUTs and a variety of signal

these systems requires extremely fast switching. To respond to the growing need for this capability, Mini-Circuits developed the ZTS-series of solid state switching systems. These systems incorporate solid state switches with very high isolation and switching speed in the order of 1 microsecond. These switches can be readily integrated into a system similar to the ZT-20X6NB, but with the advantages of solid state switch componentry for applications in which these features are needed. Conclusion The diversity of real-world test applications makes it virtually impossible to realize anything like a standardized solution, so Mini-

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