News and Information about the Test of Electronics in Research & Design, Production, Maintenance, and Installation.
26 March 2026 - Speedgoat, a provider of real-time test systems for control designs and embedded controllers, announced the expansion of its North America operations with the opening of a larger office in Framingham, Massachusetts, near MathWorks Headquarters. The new facility strengthens Speedgoat’s ability to deliver locally integrated real-time test systems and hands-on support for customers based in the U.S. and Canada.
24 March 2026 – XJTAG makes its powerful project exploration and sharing tools available as the standalone XJBoardExplorer. It allows design teams to securely share complex board data across production and service, both internally and with contract manufacturers, using controlled, read-only access. Test engineers can interrogate the design data to investigate PCB assembly problems without attaching to hardware. With XJTAG’s industry-leading combination of netlist, schematic and layout explorers integrated into a single easy-to-use tool, there is no faster and more powerful way to communicate and share detailed board information securely across every stage of the product lifecycle.
20 March 2026 - Teradyne announced the launch of Omnyx, a groundbreaking manufacturing test platform for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) and sub-assemblies, engineered to meet the unique test requirements of AI and data centers. Teradyne Omnyx sets a new standard by integrating structural, parametric, high-speed interconnect, and functional tests into a single platform, addressing critical manufacturing challenges to reduce defect escapes and improve the quality of final assemblies.
19 March 2026 - Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with NVIDIA, continues to drive AI-RAN innovation for 5G-Advanced and 6G. The latest testbed showcased at MWC Barcelona 2026 integrates ray-tracing-based, site-specific channel emulation with the NVIDIA Sionna Research Kit to enable digital twin-based hardware-in-the-loop testing without leaving the lab. The testbed, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, integrates hardware-in-the-loop site-specific channel emulation using the NVIDIA Sionna Research Kit, enabling testing of AI-RAN applications under realistic channel conditions. The demonstration highlights the long-term collaboration of Rohde & Schwarz and NVIDIA, focusing on prototyping and validation of AI-RAN innovation with cutting-edge test and measurement solutions.
17 March 2026 - Keysight demonstrated lab-based validation of new radio non-terrestrial networks (NR-NTN) devices at Mobile World Congress 2026 in collaboration with Samsung Electronics' System LSI Business. The demo showed testing capabilities aligned with planned Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite deployments, including Starlink Direct to Cell. As satellite connectivity becomes integral to 5G evolution and future 6G networks, chipset and device vendors must validate NR-NTN performance well in advance of large-scale deployment. Satellite systems in LEO introduce new challenges, including rapid motion, frequent handovers, dynamic link conditions, and stringent positioning requirements.
