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In digital standards, every generational change puts new risks in your path. We see it firsthand when creating our products and working with engineers like you. Agilent’s solution set for high-speed digital test is a combination of instrumentation and broad expertise built on our ongoing involvement with industry experts. By sharing our latest experiences, we can help anticipate challenges and accelerate your ability to create products you’ll be proud of. Agilent - achieve your best design.

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Designing High Speed Backplanes Utilizing Physical Layer Test System 
This Application Note focuses on the problems introduced into the backplane assembly design by the many linear passive components that create reflections due to impedance discontinuities.

Application Note 2006-01-18

Effective Reflection Characterization for Active Devices Using ENA Option TDR Application Note 
This application note describes Hot TDR measurement, which is an effective characterization method for the reflection of transmitter and receiver.

Application Note 2012-01-12

Limitations and Accuracies of Time and Frequency Domain Analysis of Physical Layer Devices 

Application Note 2005-11-01

S-Parameter Techniques for Faster, More Accurate Network Design (AN 95-1) 
This Application Note is for information only. Agilent no longer sells or supports these products.

Application Note 1967-02-01

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Signal Integrity Analysis Series Part 1: Single-Port TDR, TDR/TDT, & 2-Port TDR 
This Application Note focuses on part 1: those which use a single-port TDR, those which use TDR/TDT, and those which use 2-port TDR.

Application Note 2007-01-01

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Signal Integrity Analysis Series Part 2: 4-Port TDR/VNA/PLTS 
This Application Note focuses on part 2: those which use a 4-port TDR/VNA/PLTS.

Application Note 2007-02-21

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Signal Integrity Analysis Series Part 3: The ABCs of De-Embedding 
This Application Note focuses on Part 3: The ABCs of De-Embedding explaining different de-embedding techniques & shows how to minimize fixture effects for best results.

Application Note 2007-07-01

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