BANGALORE, INDIA: Tektronix, a global leading supplier of test, measurement, and monitoring products, solutions and services for the communications, information technology and semiconductor industries has announcing the launch of SignalVu - its vector signal analysis software was launched globally on October 28.

Here, Sang-Wha Youn, Senior Maketing Manager, Asia Pacific, Tektronix answers a range of questions: from the product launch to the size of the market in India and also about the current global financial impact on the economy. Excerpts:

CIOL: What are the special features of SignalVu that makes it different from other products available in the market?
Sang-Wha Youn: The special features that makes a difference from other products includes:
* High performance: Up to 20 GHz analog bandwidth enables direct measurement of Ku-band (12-18GHz) signals.

* Greater capability:
- Advanced triggering to quickly find signals of interest (Pinpoint triggering capability enables up to 1,400 combinations of triggering condition for each 4 channels)
- Deep acquisition memory provides more visibility of time varying signal behavior (60 times deeper memory than other solution)

* Simplicity:
- Fully integrated (in oscilloscope) for faster time-to-insight.
- Automated pulse measurements and statistical analysis.
* Lower cost: More than 30% inexpensive than other solution by integrating solution in a oscilloscope to support up to 20GHz without up-converter and system calibration.

CIOL: How is it better than any of the competitors' products in India?
SWY: * Superior measurement capability when combined with Tektronix  Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope– our wider analog bandwidth (20 GHz), higher ENOB and superior triggering benefits are directly applicable to  SignalVu.  As a radar and wideband solution, users can use the same test asset for making wideband microwave measurements on the same machine. 

* Automated Pulse Measurements – radar engineers need to make a lot of standard pulse measurements on test waveforms. SignalVu software, makes 21 automated measurements on every pulse. Other products offer only manual measurements forcing the user to locate and mark each pulse individually.

* Superior UI – Measurement type and navigation is far superior to other offerings.  It takes fewer total mouse clicks and menu picks to display a desired measurement.  The SignalVu UI is also common to the RSA6100A (Real Time Spectrum Analyzer) so users familiar with it will immediately know how to make any SA measurement with the Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope. The PSA, MXA and EXA have native UI mode for RF measurements and a VSA mode with a completely different UI for modulation measurements.

CIOL: What is the market size for products like SignalVu in India? How is it growing in India?
SWY: It is hard to say market size. It is for research/development engineers/researcher for applications of Radar, Satellite Communications, Frequency Agile Communications, and Spectrum Monitoring. The applications are very important in India strategically and growing faster than average electronic industry. As the modulation schemes get more complex and communication systems require wider bandwidth to carry more data, we expect demand of the SignalVu in India will grow rapidly. 

CIOL: What is the clientele (major takers) for this product?
SWY: RF designers of Wideband RF and Microwave Systems who need to improve their time to insight while validating digital RF circuits and systems. Target applications are mentioned at above #3.  

CIOL: Does Tektronix have any manufacturing unit in India? If not is the company planning to set up one for the manufacturing of such products? 
SWY: As a world leader in test, measurement and monitoring, Tektronix is committed to supporting India's development as a global center for technology innovation and the design of advanced digital products and services for the New Digital World. Tektronix Development Center is located in Bangalore to develop software applications for test, measurement and monitoring. 

CIOL: At this time when the inflation is impacting most of the sectors across, how is the T&M industry functioning? To what extent is this industry affected?
SWY: We don't have something to share at this moment.  Although business environment gets tougher, Tektronix commits to keep providing customers with excellent value solutions and services.