Keysight Introduces XR3 14-Bit Oscilloscope
The compact instrument targets automated test systems where rack space and signal skew are limiting factors.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Semiconductors
Keysight Technologies introduced the XR3 14-bit oscilloscope, which fits in one rack unit and combines four analog and 16 digital channels. Keysight did not disclose pricing or an availability date for the instrument.
Why it matters
Dense automated test setups can run short of rack space and accumulate cabling and signal skew as units are added, which the XR3 is designed to address. The product is aimed at engineers building those systems.
The XR3 offers 100 million points of memory per channel and a selectable bandwidth from 200 MHz to 1 GHz, based on manufacturer-reported specifications. Independent verification of these figures and the instrument's performance in customer deployments is not addressed in the source material.
The players
Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies is a publicly traded American electronic test and measurement company that supplies oscilloscopes and related instruments to electronics engineers and manufacturers worldwide.
The details
The XR3 includes software for protocol decoding, power-supply testing and jitter analysis, and multiple units can synchronize through an autosensing 10 MHz reference connection and hardware-based auto-sync, auto-discovery and auto-deskew functions. Infiniium 2026 software can run on an external controller to manage the units through one interface.
Timeline
Keysight shares closed at $305.11 on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, up 2.06%.
XR3 introduction was reported on November 4, 2026.
The Tech Race
The XR3 extends Keysight's Infiniium software platform, whose 2026 release now manages multiple instruments from a single external controller. The move positions Keysight to compete on scalable multi-channel test architecture in automated semiconductor and electronics test environments.
Engineers building automated test racks may be able to scale channel count without consuming additional rack space, though pricing and availability have not been announced. The XR3's bundled protocol decoding, power-supply testing and jitter analysis software would apply to those workflows.
The takeaway
Test system designers evaluating multi-channel oscilloscopes should weigh rack density and channel synchronization against the still-undisclosed cost of the XR3.
Further reading
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