LABORATORY FACILITIES

In order to provide its services under the best possible conditions, ALCIOM has a large number of test and development equipments. These equipments are regularly completed because our strategy is never to save on tools, a guarantee of a good  quality and deadlines.

GENERIC PURPOSE TEST & MEASURE

  • Lecroy Wavemaster 813Zi digital oscilloscope (4 channels, 13GHz, 4 x 40Gsps, jitter and crosstalk multichannel analysis, de-embedding, automated USB & Gigabit Ethernet compliance tests, USB and Ethernet analysis and decoding, high-performance Wavelink 8GHz differential probes)

  • Oscilloscopes Lecroy Waverunner WT610 (4×1 GHz, jitter analysis), Agilent DSOX3034A (4 ch, 350MHz), Tektronix THS720P (portable insulated)

  • Arbitrary generators Tektronix AWG610 (2.6Gsps), Lecroy ArbStudio (1Gsps, DC-100MHz, 2 voies, 2Mpts), Agilent 33521A (30 MHz, 250 Msps, 16 bits), Rigol DG5072 (70MHz, 128Mpts)

  • HP Digital Communications Analyser 83480A/83487A (5ps/div, DC-20GHz electric and 2.85GHz optical channel)

  • Agilent 53230A Frequency Meter (12 digits/s, 6GHz), 10MHz Rubidium standard source

  • Precision multimeter (Keithley DMM7510 – 7 1/2 digit, Agilent 34461A, Agilent U1731…)

  • Digital stimuli generator Tektronix HFS9003 (16 ch, 1ps resolution)

  • Aeroflex FB100A (up to 130Mbit/s) and Anritsu ME522A (700Mbps) binary error rate analyzer

  • Analyseur SMU Agilent E5270B (4 canaux, résolution 1nV et 10fA, dynamique 200V/1A)

  • Logic analyzers Tektronix TLA704/7L3 (102 ch, 2Gsps/100MHz) and HP Logicdart,

  • HP 5372A (2GHz) High Performance Time/Frequency/Jitter Analyzer

  • TDR Tektronix 11802, SD26/SD24 heads (20GHz)

  • Active lab filter Kemo VBF42M

  • Differential probe Lecroy Wavelink (8GHz), Lecroy AP033 (500MHz), TDR Agilent N1020A probe

  • FET active probe HP1156A (1,5GHz), Tektronix P6150 (9 GHz)

  • RLC bridge Agilent U1700

  • Interference generator Schaffner NSF 200/222

  • Current probes Tektronix P6042, AIM iProber520

  • ESD gun Schaffner NSG432

  • LISN EMCO 3810/2, measurement clamps

  • SECASI thermal test chamber (-20/+150°C)

  • Programmable AC and transient source California Instruments 751i (750VA, 300V)

  • Active load IT8511 (120V/30A/150W)

  • USB high speed analyzer Totalphase Beagle 480

  • Thorlabs CCS199 optical spectrometer (350-700nm), Thorlabs PM100USB/S142C optical power meter (350-1100nm, 1µW-5W)

  • Thermal camera Flir E4

  • Insulation tester Megger BM222

  • But also VXI HP1401B 200-channel acquisition unit, 10-channel recording thermometer, Agilent, Kikusiu, Lambda, TDK power supplies up to 100 A.

RF & MICROWAVE EQUIPMENTS

  • 20 m2 RF anechoic chamber (800MHz – 10GHz) and automated 3D positioner

  • VNA Agilent PNA-L N5230A (4 ports, 20GHz)

  • Tektronix RTSA5106A real-time spectrum analyzer (6GHz, 85MHz real-time analysis width, integrated digital demodulation and phase noise measurement)

  • Microwave spectrum analyzer HP71210C (24GHz, resolution 10Hz), with harmonic mixers HP11974V (50-75GHz, preselector) and HP11970A (26-40GHz)

  • Anritsu MS2036C (6/9GHz) Vector Network and Portable Spectrum Analyzer

  • AEROFLEX NTS-100B phase noise analyzer and down-converter DCR2500A (3.1GHz)

  • Agilent E4406A Vector Transmitter Analyzer (10MHz-4GHz, with GSM/EDGE/WCDMA decoding options)

  • HP8593E EMC Spectrum Analyzer, HP 3585A Spectrum Analyzer (DC-40MHz, 0.1Hz)

  • HP N8973A Noise Figure Analyzer and HP 346B Source

  • Vectorial signal generator Agilent E4437B, E4432B, R&S SMIQ03B

  • Low phase noise generators HP 8663A (-147dBc/Hz à 10KHz), ANRITSU MG3642A

  • Microwave generators HP83620A (20GHz), HP 8672A (2-18GHz)

  • RF generators HP8782B (250MHz), R&S SMY02 (9KHz-2GHz), R&S SM300 (3GHz)

  • Bluetooth protocol analyzer TELEDYNE SODERA LE

  • Digital Milliwattmeter Boonton 4220A and Sensors up to 40GHz

  • Powermeters Ladybug LB480A & Rhode & Schwartz NRP-Z22

  • EIP578 microwave frequency meter and 75GHz measuring head

  • Cellular network simulator 2G/3G R&S CMU200

  • RF Channel simulator RF Spirent 4600A

  • GPS simulator SPIRENT GSS6100

  • Multipath simulator HP 11759C

  • Automatic impedance tuner Maury Microwave MT982E (0,8-8GHz)

  • GTEM cell GSTRIP, shielded cell Willtek 4921

  • Measurement antennas : Emco 3121C (dipoles 20MHz-1MHz), log-periodique Emco 93146 (200-1100MHz), bicone Emco 93110B (30-300MHz), COM Power AL130 (10KHz-30MHz, active)

  • Rubidium clock Efraton LPR0101

  • Amplifiers HP8394B, HP8447F

  • Cavity filters, Yig filter 2-20GHz

  • R&S DPSP controllable attenuator, 50-75GHz Texscan 45724H attenuator

  • Wideband power amplifiers (10-500MHz/50W, 500-1000MHZ 100W)

  • But also EMC probes (HP11940A/941A), many RF and microwave accessories (directional couplers up to 75GHz, noise source, variable attenuators, etc).

CAD AND SIMULATION TOOLS

  • FEKO Multi-Method 3D Electromagnetic Simulator (ALTAIR), 2.5D SONNET and AN-SOFT simulators

  • AWR Microwave Office/VSS system simulator

  • WINPROP (ALTAIR) wide-range propagation simulator

  • ELECTROFLO (ALTAIR) 3D thermal simulator

  • FLUX (ALTAIR) low frequency electromagnetic simulator

  • Cross development tools : Atollic Studio, Rowley Crossworks, Visual DSP++.,Labview/Labwindows CVI

  • CAD chain Labcenter Proteus / VSM

  • Emulators : JTAGlive, J-LINK, Microchip Real-ICE, Cypress ICE-cube, P&E Multilink, Rowley Crossconnect, sondes et émulateurs I2C/SPI/CAN Totalphase

FAST PROTOTYPING CELL

  • Replicator 2X 3D-printer

  • Bonding machine Kulicke & Soffa 4524AD

  • SMT placement table Fritsch LM 901-1

  • BGA soldering station Weller WQP2000

  • EC Stencil-Mate silk screen printer

  • CIF FT03 reflow oven (ROHS)

  • Hot air soldering station Weller, micro-soldering JBC NASE-2B, standard soldering Weller

  • Proxon machining equipment

  • Automatic Dessouter SLB030 screw driver