The ability to now use a single instrument for improves production flexibility

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Agilent Technologies Inc.(NYSE: A) today introduced the E4981A capacitance meter -- thenewest addition to its LCR family of meters. Offering the bestcombination of accuracy and speed, coupled with a wide measurementrange from small to large capacitance, it is the ideal solution forceramic capacitor test in electronics manufacturing and systemintegration. Ceramic capacitor manufacturers and integrators of ceramiccapacitor test systems are driven by the need for accurate andrepeatable capacitance measurements. They are also under continualpressure to improve throughput and test yield while maintaining alow cost of test. The Agilent E4981A meets these needs by offeringhighly accurate (0.07-percent basic capacitance accuracy) andrepeatable measurements with small fluctuation, as well as a fastmeasurement speed of 2 ms at 1 MHz. Its accuracy improves the yieldon bin sorting, while its measurement speed translates intoimproved test throughput. Another key feature of the E4981A is its ability to measure ceramiccapacitors from small to large capacitance. It provides 120 Hz, 1kHz and 1 MHz measurements in one box. The ability for anengineering team to now use a single instrument for such a widemeasurement range improves production flexibility and lowers thecost of test. "Measurement speed, accuracy and flexibility set this newcapacitance meter apart from other commercially availablesolutions," said Gregg Peters, vice president and general managerof Agilent's Component Test Division. "Together, these featuresensure today's manufacturers and system integrators are able tomake fast, accurate ceramic capacitor measurements while realizingimproved test efficiency and a lower overall cost of test." The E4981A is SCPI-command compatible with the other capacitancemeters: the 4268A (120 Hz/1 kHz) and 4288A (1 kHz/1 MHz). Itfeatures advanced PC connectivity via LAN, USB and GPIB, and aneasy-to-use, intuitive user interface with large display. U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent E4981A capacitance meter is available for order inOctober 2008. Option 002 provides a lower cost with measurementfrequencies 120 Hz and 1 kHz. An upgrade kit is available forOption 002. Pricing is as follows: E4981A: Frequency, 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz: $10,784 E4981A-002: Frequency 120 Hz/1 kHz: $6,174 E4981AU-001: Upgrade kit, add 1MHz for option 002: $5,145 For more information about Agilent's new capacitance meter or itsfull line of LCR meters, visit www.agilent.com/find/e4981a or www.agilent.com/find/lcrmeters , respectively. Photos of the E4981A are available at www.agilent.com/find/e4981a_images . About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premiermeasurement company and a technology leader in communications,electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries.Agilent had net revenues of $5.4 billion in fiscal 2007.Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com . Further technology, corporate citizenship and executive news isavailable on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news . Contacts: Marketing: Janet Smith USA Phone: 970-679-5397 E-mail this person Company Information: Name : Agilent Technologies, Inc Address : 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd. City : Santa Clara State : CA ZIP : 95051 Country : USA Phone : 650-752-5000 http://www.agilent.com