Rohde & Schwarz introduces the R&S ZNB3000, a new vector network analyzer optimized for high-volume production and short ramp-up times, thanks to industry-leading measurement speed and reliability. Its scalable design allows for rapid upscaling and easy adaptation to application specific requirements. Featuring the highest dynamic range and output power in its class combined with future-ready performance, it supports the development of next-generation technologies.

Rohde & Schwarz has expanded its VNA portfolio with the R&S ZNB3000, which offers best-in-class RF performance. It combines high measurement accuracy with exceptional speed. With its high throughput rate, the new vector network analyzer is especially suitable for high-volume production and short ramp-up time environments such as large-scale production of RF components. Innovative PCB-based frontends offer higher stability and minimize thermal drift allowing reliable measurements over several days without recalibration.

The R&S ZNB3000 has the highest dynamic range in its class of up to 150 dB and an excellent trace noise of less than 0.0015 dB RMS. It also has the highest output power in class, e.g., +11 dBm at 26.5 GHz, which results in better setup loss compensation. The instrument’s segmented sweep feature uses flexible intermediate frequency bandwidth (IFBW) and power levels to speed up measurements for different parts of the filter structure. The filters can be easily test tuned for compliance with pass/fail limit lines.

As a high-precision instrument, the R&S ZNB3000 can be used in RF labs as well as on production lines. In both applications, knowing the actual uncertainty under given test conditions is crucial. Until now, calculating measurement uncertainty for the S-parameter results of a DUT was possible only in a metrology lab. With the R&S ZNB3-K50(P) option, developed in cooperation with METAS, the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, the R&S ZNB3000 can perform this calculation on its own. It automatically calculates the measurement uncertainty bands and displays them along with the measured S-parameters.

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