Agilent Technologies, French R&D Organizations CEA-Leti and INPG-IMEP Announce New Laboratory for Advanced Communications Test.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. & GRENOBLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2004 Facility Provides Latest Test Equipment to Startup Companies Developing Advanced Optoelectronic Devices within Grenoble's Minatec Centre Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A), the CEA-Leti (a laboratory of the French Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), former U.S. government commission created by the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and charged with the development and control of the U.S. atomic energy program following World War II. ), and the INPG INPG Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (France) (Institut National Polytechnique Grenoble) today announced the joint development of a new optical and high-speed communications test and design facility in Grenoble. The PLATEST (platform and test) facility enables startup companies and R&D organizations to develop innovative communications components and subsystems. These companies benefit by leasing the facility rather than purchasing new test and measurement instruments. This facility is a highly anticipated development within the Minatec Innovation Centre, the largest European research center for micro- and nanotechnologies, now under construction in Grenoble. "Researchers and early-stage optical companies require the latest technology and reliable equipment to carry out their studies, and Agilent is extremely well positioned to provide them with both," said Alain Bondois, European startup sales program manager for Agilent's Electronic Products and Solutions Group. The PLATEST facility offers the latest high-data-rate communication test equipment including: -- Agilent 81910A photonic all-parameter analyzer -- Agilent 86100B Infiniium digital communication analyzer, complete with 30 GHz optical/40 GHz electrical plug-ins -- Agilent 13.5 GHz parallel bit error rate (ParBERT) test platform These test solutions provide an upgradeable platform with advanced measurement features to meet the needs of optical component and network equipment manufacturers. The three organizations plan to develop more innovative tests in advanced communication and training at the Grenoble site. Agilent will co-sponsor a symposium on technology and test techniques and work closely with the PLATEST users to help them acquire test and measurement expertise. "The Agilent ParBERT with its 13.5 Gb/s modules, frequency agility and jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle testing capabilities is a perfect fit for such a leading-edge test platform approach, as its modular, easily expandable platform design makes it a safe investment, addressing multiple test needs in just one solution," said Sigi Gross, general manager of Agilent's Digital Verifications Solution division. "The photonic all-parameter analyzer's advanced loss and dispersion test capabilities provide comprehensive and detailed insight into a device's characteristics and structure and thus support innovative and rapid product development." "The availability of efficient and updated test equipment is one of the keys to success in advanced communication R&D and the optical industry," said Serge Valette, research director at CEA-Leti. "Grenoble is one of the most important concentrations of technological facilities for optoelectronics in the world," said P. Benech, professor at INPG. B. Cabon, also a professor at INPG, added, "PLATEST will provide the highest level of test equipment for optoelectronics devices, and sharing the same site will be of great advantage moving forward." About the CEA-Leti, France Leti (Laboratory of Microelectronics and Technology for Information), a laboratory of the CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) (French Atomic Energy Commission), is at the leading edge of European microelectronics and microtechnologies research. It employs about 900 people, and with its more than 150 patents filed per year and 28 startups, it ranks among the major partners of the industrial and R&D world. The CEA is a polyvalent polyvalent /poly·va·lent/ (-va´lent) multivalent. pol·y·va·lent adj. 1. Acting against or interacting with more than one kind of antigen, antibody, toxin, or microorganism. 2. scientific and technological research organization, specializing in three major fields: energy, technologies for information and health and defense. Its ability to combine fundamental research and valorization val·or·ize tr.v. val·or·ized, val·or·iz·ing, val·or·iz·es 1. To establish and maintain the price of (a commodity) by governmental action. 2. in an industrial framework enables it to play a leading role in innovation. Approximately 15,000 people are employed at the CEA at nine sites in France. For further information about the CEA, visit www.cea.fr. About the INPG-IMEP, France Created in 1971 by Louis Neel, a Nobel laureate Noun 1. Nobel Laureate - winner of a Nobel prize Nobelist laureate - someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath in physics, the INPG (Institut National Polytechnique Grenoble) is a federation of nine engineering schools and about 40 research labs with broad knowledge in many scientific and engineering disciplines, including computer science and applied mathematics, automation, signal processing See DSP. , microelectronics, optoelectronics, electrical engineering, mechanics and mechanical engineering. Within the INPG, the IMEP IMEP Indicated Mean Effective Pressure IMEP Institut de Microélectronique, Electromagnétisme et Photonique (Grenoble, France) IMEP Internet MANET Encapsulation Protocol IMEP Instituto Metodista de Petrópolis (Institute of Microelectronics, Electromagnetism electromagnetism Branch of physics that deals with the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Their merger into one concept is tied to three historical events. Hans C. and Photonics) focuses on advanced microelectronics, optoelectronics and microwave devices. For further information about INPG, visit www.inpg.fr. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A, news) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2003. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. 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