With the move to millimeter wave in 5G and Satellite communications, transceiver designers are faced with increasing challenges to differentiate their products — to assist with this challenge, Keysight Technologies is presenting an online webinar entitled "Mastering Noise Figure Measurements" on December 14 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 1:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Characterizing the noise contributed by RF and microwave amplifiers and frequency converters is essential for optimizing overall system performance. Noise figure, the accepted figure-of-merit, is typically measured using the widely-understood Y-factor or hot/cold method. However, when using a vector network analyzer, the less-familiar cold-source method lends itself to advanced error-correction techniques that enable exceptional measurement accuracy.

This Keysight Technologies webcast will provide an overview of both techniques and contrast their strengths and accuracy limitations. To register for this informative webinar, please access this direct link...