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MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000--

Product Designers Can Now Optimize RF/Microwave Measurements

to the Highest Level in the Industry

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced here at electronica 2000 the Agilent E4440A performance spectrum analyzer, which was designed to meet both general-purpose and highly specialized signal analysis needs. The E4440A's advanced digital technology underscores Agilent's leadership in R&D products and services that product developers can rely on for consistent and accurate simulation, measurement and support.

The E4440A is the first in the Agilent PSA series of high-performance spectrum analyzers, which measure and monitor complex RF and microwave signals in aerospace/defense, wireless communications and other high-frequency designs. The products in this series will meet designers' need for increased accuracy, dynamic range, sensitivity, resolution and speed.

"Great measurements require more than just great specifications," said Helen Chen, R&D project manager at Agilent's Signal Analysis Product Generation Unit. "The Agilent E4440A makes benchmark measurements easily and allows users to optimize measurements to a level never before possible. It accelerates time-to-insight, decreases the time needed to prove the quality of a design and helps engineers get it right the first time."

The PSA provides technological advances in the following areas:

-- Performance and Speed -- 1 millisecond sweep speeds, 0.3 dB

        absolute amplitude accuracy, 0.1 dB linearity over a 100 dB
        range, 113 dB distortion free dynamic range, and sensitivity
        of -153 dBm. This combination of speed and performance allows
        designers to characterize signals they couldn't even "see"
        before and to make quicker and more accurate measurements than
        in the past;

    --  Flexibility -- customizable measurements for both the novice
        and the expert. Users can fine tune with 160 resolution
        bandwidth settings, maximize usable dynamic range using a 2 dB
        step attenuator, and balance close-in or far-out phase noise;
        and

    --  Connectivity -- screen and data capture to Microsoft(R)
        applications, LAN-enabled connectivity and data transfer, plug
        & play drivers for Agilent VEE and other popular test
        automation software, such as LabView and LabWindows. With easy
        connectivity, users don't waste time getting data into and out
        of the test equipment.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

The Agilent PSA series E4440A performance spectrum analyzer with 30 Hz to 26.5 GHz range is $48,000 and is expected to be available Dec. 1, 2000. The PSA series products are part of Agilent's Test & Measurement trade up program. Designers should contact their local Agilent sales representative for more information about this program.

More information about the Agilent PSA series can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com/find/PSA.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a diversified technology company with approximately 46,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. In fiscal year 1999, Agilent had net revenue of more than $8.3 billion. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare.

Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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