Southwest Microwave - Tools
This section is your resource for Southwest Microwave installation, insertion and extraction tools. Download the data sheets for extensive details on product numbers, diagrams, instructions, recommended hole patterns and accompanying installation fixtures to achieve optimum VSWR.
Bullet Tools for SuperMini Board-to-Board (SSBB)
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Counterbore Tools for Flange-Mount Connectors
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Counterbore Tools for Thread-In Connectors
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Insertion and Extraction Tools for SSBP
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Pin Insertion Tools
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Seal Solder Tools for Flange-Mount Connectors
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Seal Solder Tools for Thread-In Connectors
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Thread-In Installation Tools for Connector Series
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- Solve applications rather than develop underlying tools by leveraging a toolkit with a more than 25-year history of reliable performance
- Tackle applications with utmost confidence using field-proven tools for analyzing, classifying, locating, measuring, reading and verifying
- Base analysis on monochrome and color 2D images as well as 3D profiles, depth maps and point clouds
- Harness the full power of today's hardware through optimizations exploiting SIMD, multi-core CPU and multi-CPU technologies
- Support platforms ranging from smart cameras to HPCs via a single consistent and intuitive API
- Obtain live data in different ways with support for analog, Camera Link, CoaXPress, DisplayPort, GenTL, GigE Vision, HDMI, SDI, Linux and USB3 Vision Interfaces
- Maintain flexibility and choice by way of support for 64-bit Windows and Linux along with Intel and Arm processor architectures
- Leverage available programming know-how with support for C, C++, C+ and CPython languages
- Experiment, prototype and generate program code using Aurora Imaging Library CoPilot interactive environment
- Guaranteed performance to 43.5 GHz with Extended K™ ports
- Ideal for testing RF and microwave devices, mmWave antennas, and other passive 5G components
- Fast sweep speed and wide dynamic range minimize test times and maximize throughput
- Excellent corrected directivity allows for less measurement uncertainty
- Time domain with time gating option grants easier and faster fault identification
- Industry-standard LAN interface for remote control is more robust than USB and faster than GPIB
- Standard removable hard drive provides additional security for military and government research users
- A common GUI and SCPI interface within the ShockLine family
- USB ports allow for easy connection to user-provided monitor, keyboard, and mouse
- Small 2U package makes for efficient use of rack space
- Universal Fixture Extraction (UFX) software option provides advanced de-embedding tools for test fixture extraction
- Guaranteed performance to 43.5 GHz with Extended K™ ports
- High output power allows measurement of high attenuation devices
- Wide dynamic range enables measurement of very low reflection artifacts
- Excellent corrected directivity minimizes measurement uncertainty
- SmartCal™ auto calibration unit reduces calibration and setup time
- Time domain with time gating option grants easier and faster fault identification
- Modern LAN interface for remote control is faster than GPIB
- A common GUI and SCPI interface within the ShockLine family
- Bias tee option simplifies test setups where the DUT needs DC biasing
- Universal Fixture Extraction (UFX) software option provides advanced de-embedding tools for test fixture extraction
- E-Band VNA
- Extended frequency range covering E-band and major parts of V band
- Fully assembled test system eliminates setup errors and increases reliability
- Tethered modules connect directly to the DUT increasing measurement stability
Flexibility
- Different substrate carriers for wafers up to 200 mm or single dies
- Probe cards and/or up to eight positioners
- Use with liquid nitrogen or helium, depending on the target temperature. Or use of cryo-cooler for dry-cooling option.
- Accessories available, such as black bodies and optical motion analysis tools
- Optional upgrade for 300 mm wafer
- Designed for industrial environments
- Covers wide range of measurements (I-V, C-V, RF, MEMS, OPTO)
- Ideal for small structures
See "Specifications & Details" tab for more key features
- Ultra-low, fA-level current and fF-level capacitance measurements from -65 °C to + 300 °C
- Guarantees fully-guarded measurements to fA and fF levels
- Individual connectors provide force-sense connection for quasi-Kelvin and CV measurements
- Allows probing of different pad materials and sizes
- Fast replacement of worn probes without the need for tools
- Combine up to 6 SPDT and 6 multiport high-performance building blocks in a 2U footprint
- Extended life and self-terminating options provide maximum design flexibility
- Embedded web interface provides interactive utility to monitor and control relays from anywhere in the world
- Flexible API supports IVI and Linux development environments minimizing software investment
- LXI Trigger Event implementation provides seamless test synchronization with external devices
Southwest Microwave’s high performance End Launch Connectors are designed to provide low VSWR, mode-free wide responses up to 125 GHz for single and multilayer microstrip or grounded coplanar printed circuit boards. Available in SMA (27 GHz), 2.92 mm (40 GHz), 2.40 mm (50 GHz), 1.85 mm (67 GHz) and 1.0 mm (125 GHz).
Male and female options along with narrow body and bulkhead feed-through. Unique clamping mechanism accommodates board thickness up to .300” (7.62 mm). Robust, reusable and repairable. Multiple launch configurations provide the best possible match to circuit layout. Works on microstrip and grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) designs. Signal-layer microstrip and GCPW test boards available. Soldering is optional.
Design and Test Assistance:
- Printed circuit board connector launch designs and connector part number recommendations for stack-ups
- 3D models for mechanical layout
- Connector Encrypted HFSS models (version 18.0 or newer) for EM simulations
- Specified performance to 43.5 GHz with Extended K™ ports
- Simple signal integrity testing of passive multiport and differential devices
- Wide dynamic range enables measurement of very low reflection artifacts
- Excellent corrected directivity minimizes measurement uncertainty
- SmartCal™ auto calibration unit reduces calibration and setup time
- Time domain with time gating option enables TDR-like measurements
- Modern LAN interface for remote control is faster than GPIB
- A common GUI and SCPI interface within the ShockLine family
- The compact 3U high chassis allows for the efficient use of rack space
- Bias tee option simplifies test setups where the DUT needs DC biasing
- Universal Fixture Extraction (UFX) software option provides advanced de-embedding tools for test fixture extraction
- Custom electrical testing available upon request
- Wide package variety with custom configurations
- NC100 & 200 series for audio and RF applications
- NC300 & 400 series for microwave application
Noise diodes are the fundamental building blocks for analog noise systems. They are categorized for performance characteristics that enhance their broadband noise output and flat spectral response. All Maury noise diodes can deliver symmetrical white Gaussian noise and flat output power versus frequency*.
* Flatness and output power are dependent upon peripheral circuit characteristics
Southwest Microwave
Since 1981, Southwest Microwave has delivered performance-leading interconnect solutions currently available from DC to 110 GHz for hi-rel/space, defense, instrumentation, integrated-circuit and PCB evaluation applications. Built in the USA to rigorous performance and quality standards, Southwest Microwave connectors deliver the industry’s lowest RF leakage, insertion loss and VSWR.