SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 25, 2025--
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) has announced two new oscilloscopes for 1.6T optical transceiver testing: a single optical channel DCA-M and dual optical channel DCA-M Sampling Oscilloscopes. Designed to deliver the highest optical measurement sensitivity and integrated clock recovery up to 120 GBaud, the instruments specifically target the rigorous demands of 1.6T transceiver optical testing for R&D and manufacturing of next-generation optical interconnects for data centers AI clusters.
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The rapid deployment of AI data center networks utilizing 1.6T optical interconnects presents significant measurement challenges due to the extreme data rates and stringent signal integrity requirements. Engineers need to characterize and validate the performance of transceivers across a broad range of challenging operating conditions, requiring precise test equipment with exceptional bandwidth, low noise, and high sensitivity. In manufacturing, automated testing must be efficient, scalable, and precise to validate critical parameters across large volumes with high throughput and yield, while ensuring performance to data center requirements and maintaining compliance with industry standards.
The new DCA-M sampling oscilloscopes are part of Keysight’s 1.6T portfolio of end-to-end solutions to address higher transmission rates required by AI and machine learning. The DCA-M sampling oscilloscopes provide high-speed optical signal analysis at up to 240 Gbps/lane, delivering:
Osa Mok, CMO of TeraHop said: “Keysight is a long standing and reliable partner as a critical test technologies provider with high performance and quality. This new line of Keysight sampling oscilloscopes will help to accelerate 1.6 Tbps optical solutions deployment for a new generation of AI compute networking applications.”
Dr. Joachim Peerlings, Vice President of Network and Data Center Solutions at Keysight Technologies, said: “Enabling next-generation data centers and AI clusters, raises the bar for time-to-market and performance of R&D and manufacturing solutions. We are proud of our progress in supporting the industry as it advances AI infrastructure, laying the foundation for future generations to innovate in new and transformative ways.”
The DCA-M Sampling Oscilloscopes will be demonstrated in booth #1301 at the OFC 2025 conference, April 1-3, in the Moscone Center, San Francisco, California.
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Maximize 224 Gb/s data center network reliability with N1093 DCA-M sampling oscilloscopes, offering unmatched optical measurement accuracy and optimized test efficiency for 1.6T transceiver optical testing for R&D and manufacturing in next-generation datacenters and AI clusters.
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and that is impacting the decisions of both households and businesses.
Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic data and news that occurred over the past week and what it potentially means for you.
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, driving up borrowing costs for homebuyers during what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest time of the year.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.51% from 6.36% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Despite the sharp increase, the average rate remains below 6.86%, where it was a year ago.
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Expectations of higher oil prices and worries about big and growing debts for the U.S. government and others have pushed up long-term bond yields, causing mortgage rates to head higher.
U.S. retailers have spent months navigating an uncertain economic environment, from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to the impact of soaring gasoline prices due to the Iran war. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose again this week, ending at about $4.55 per gallon on Friday, according to AAA. Gasoline prices are about 45% above where they were at this time last year.
Based on quarterly financial reports from Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s and TJX, shoppers are cautious but still spending, helped by more generous tax refunds. Yet there is a widespread belief among economists that once those refunds dry up, shoppers will pull back on spending. Consumer spending is the dominant economic engine for the U.S., and retreat would have broad implications for the U.S.
Walmart issued a forecast for the current quarter on Thursday that was weaker than what Wall Street had been expecting. Target raised its annual revenue outlook on Wednesday, saying it expected momentum to continue the rest of the year. Yet the upgraded sales expectations were still below the pace of the first quarter.
Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the economy.
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 16 fell by 3,000 to 209,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 213,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast.
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Despite historically low layoffs, the labor market appears to be stuck in what economists call a “low-hire, low-fire” state. That’s kept the unemployment rate low at 4.3%, but left many of those out of work struggling to find new employment.
The split between Wall Street and most U.S. households grew even wider Friday, as U.S. stocks rose toward the finish of an eighth straight winning week, their longest such streak since 2023. That’s even though a survey showed on the same day that U.S. consumers are feeling worse about the economy.
Shares of Workday and Zoom Communications rose after both delivered better profit reports for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
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