Keysight's PXI VNA: fitting a full VNA in one PXI slot

摘要

Back in 2009, Keysight Technologies (then known as the electronic instruments business of Agilent Technologies) decided that modular instruments were a key strategic-growth initiative for the company, which led to the introduction of its first PXI instruments. In concert with the creation of its modular operation, the company decided that the market could use a modular PXI vector network analyzer (VNA). So R&D and marketing teams in Keysight's Component Test Division (CTD) met to define a differentiating product. This was the start of a cross-divisional /cross-functional team that would included manufacturing, R&D, marketing, and the high-frequency technology center.