NMDG

NMDG NV, founded by Dr. Marc Vanden Bossche in June 2003, specialized in providing advanced characterization and analysis tools for the high-frequency electronics and communication market. The company's core business involved assisting R&D, design, and test engineers, as well as instrumentation manufacturers, in characterizing, modeling, and testing radio frequency (RF) and high-frequency (HF) active components and circuits under realistic, nonlinear operating conditions.

The company's origins trace back to 1990 when Dr. Vanden Bossche started the Hewlett Packard R&D group at the VUB department of Fundamental Electricity and Instrumentation (ELEC) after completing his PhD. NMDG was a co-creator of the large-signal network analyzer (LSNA) technology, which gained worldwide recognition for its concepts and calibration processes. In 2007, the company secured venture capital funding to accelerate product development and expand its market presence.

In October 2012, NMDG NV was acquired by National Instruments (NI). The acquisition brought significant expertise in high-frequency measurements and network analysis to NI. The NMDG team formed the foundation for a Network Analysis Center of Excellence in Brussels, Belgium, tasked with working on nonlinear measurements and behavioral modeling and influencing NI's future product development.

Keywords: high-frequency characterization, nonlinear analysis, radio frequency testing, RF components, component modeling, large-signal network analyzer, LSNA, behavioral modeling, high-frequency measurements, stimulus-response systems, network analysis, test engineers, instrumentation manufacturers, circuit characterization, electronics design, semiconductor testing, wafer-level measurement, VNA, vector network analyzer, National Instruments