ECCN 3A002
NSMTATGeneral purpose electronic assemblies, modules and equipment, as follows .
What This ECCN Covers
ECCN 3A002 covers general-purpose electronic test, measurement, and recording equipment — high-speed digital data recorders, certain oscilloscopes and transient recorders, signal generators, network and signal analyzers, frequency synthesizers, and atomic frequency standards — that exceed defined performance thresholds. These instruments support the development and testing of advanced electronics, radar, and missile systems, which is why the entry is controlled for National Security, Missile Technology, and Anti-Terrorism.
Who needs to check this?
Makers and distributors of laboratory and production test instruments, RF/microwave measurement equipment, and high-speed data-acquisition systems.
Compliance tip
3A002 has many sub-paragraphs with distinct numeric thresholds (throughput, bandwidth, frequency). Classify against the specific sub-entry — an instrument just below a threshold may be uncontrolled or fall under 3A992. Where the Missile Technology reason applies to a sub-paragraph, license exceptions are generally not available.
Items Covered
- a.Recording equipment and oscilloscopes, as follows:
- 6. Digital data recorders having all of the following:
- 6.a. A sustained 'continuous throughput' of more than 6.4 Gbit/s to disk or solid-state drive memory; and
- 6.b. "Signal processing" of the radio frequency signal data while it is being recorded;
- 7. Real-time oscilloscopes having a vertical root-mean-square (rms) noise voltage of less than 2% of full-scale at the vertical scale setting that provides the lowest noise value for any input 3dB bandwidth of 60 GHz or greater per channel;
- c."Signal analyzers" as follows:
- 1. "Signal analyzers" having a 3 dB resolution bandwidth (RBW) exceeding 40 MHz anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 31.8 GHz but not exceeding 37 GHz;
- 2. "Signal analyzers" having a Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) less (better) than −150 dBm/Hz anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 43.5 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz;
- 3. "Signal analyzers" having a frequency exceeding 90 GHz;
- 4. "Signal analyzers" having all of the following:
- 4.a. 'Real-time bandwidth' exceeding 170 MHz; and
- 4.b. Having any of the following:
- 4.b.1. 100% probability of discovery, with less than a 3 dB reduction from full amplitude due to gaps or windowing effects, of signals having a duration of 15 µs or less; or
- 4.b.2. A 'frequency mask trigger' function, with 100% probability of trigger (capture) for signals having a duration of 15 µs or less;
- d.Signal generators having any of the following:
- 1. Specified to generate pulse-modulated signals having all of the following, anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 31.8 GHz but not exceeding 37 GHz:
- 1.a. 'Pulse duration' of less than 25 ns; and
- 1.b. On/off ratio equal to or exceeding 65 dB;
- 2. An output power exceeding 100 mW (20 dBm) anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 43.5 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz;
- 3. A "frequency switching time" as specified by any of the following:
- 3.b. Less than 100 µs for any frequency change exceeding 2.2 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 4.8 GHz but not exceeding 31.8 GHz;
- 3.d. Less than 500 µs for any frequency change exceeding 550 MHz within the frequency range exceeding 31.8 GHz but not exceeding 37 GHz;
- 3.e. Less than 100 µs for any frequency change exceeding 2.2 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 37 GHz but not exceeding 75 GHz; or
- 3.g. Less than 100 µs for any frequency change exceeding 5.0 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 75 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz.
- 4. A single sideband (SSB) phase noise, in dBc/Hz, specified as being any of the following:
- 4.a. Less (better) than −(126 + 20 log10 F−20log10f) for anywhere within the range of 10 Hz ≤ F ≤ 10 kHz anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 3.2 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz; or
- 4.b. Less (better) than −(206−20log10f) for anywhere within the range of 10 kHz < F ≤ 100 kHz anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 3.2 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz;
- 5. An 'RF modulation bandwidth' of digital baseband signals as specified by any of the following:
- 5.a. Exceeding 2.2 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 4.8 GHz but not exceeding 31.8 GHz;
- 5.b. Exceeding 550 MHz within the frequency range exceeding 31.8 GHz but not exceeding 37 GHz;
- 5.c. Exceeding 2.2 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 37 GHz but not exceeding 75 GHz;
- 5.d. Exceeding 5.0 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 75 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz; or
- 6. A maximum frequency exceeding 90 GHz;
- e.Network analyzers having any of the following:
- 1. An output power exceeding 31.62 mW (15 dBm) anywhere within the operating frequency range exceeding 43.5 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz;
- 2. An output power exceeding 1 mW (0 dBm) anywhere within the operating frequency range exceeding 90 GHz but not exceeding 110 GHz;
- 3. 'Nonlinear vector measurement functionality' at frequencies exceeding 50 GHz but not exceeding 110 GHz; or
- 4. A maximum operating frequency exceeding 110 GHz;
- f.Microwave test receivers having all of the following:
- 1. Maximum operating frequency exceeding 110 GHz; and
- 2. Being capable of measuring amplitude and phase simultaneously;
- g.Atomic frequency standards being any of the following:
- 1. "Space-qualified";
- 2. Non-rubidium and having a long-term stability less (better) than 1 × 10−11/month; or
- 3. Non-"space-qualified" and having all of the following:
- 3.a. Being a rubidium standard;
- 3.b. Long-term stability less (better) than 1 × 10−11/month; and
- 3.c. Total power consumption of less than 1 Watt.
- h."Electronic assemblies," modules or equipment, specified to perform all of the following:
- 1. Analog-to-digital conversions meeting any of the following:
- 1.a. A resolution of 8 bit or more, but less than 10 bit, with a "sample rate" greater than 1.3 Giga Samples Per Second (GSPS);
- 1.b. A resolution of 10 bit or more, but less than 12 bit, with a "sample rate" greater than 1.0 GSPS;
- 1.c. A resolution of 12 bit or more, but less than 14 bit, with a "sample rate" greater than 1.0 GSPS;
- 1.d. A resolution of 14 bit or more but less than 16 bit, with a "sample rate" greater than 400 Mega Samples Per Second (MSPS); or
- 1.e. A resolution of 16 bit or more with a "sample rate" greater than 180 MSPS; and
- 2. Any of the following:
- 2.a. Output of digitized data;
- 2.b. Storage of digitized data; or
- 2.c. Processing of digitized data;
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Control Reasons
Items controlled for national security reasons under multilateral export control regimes.
Items controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
Items controlled for anti-terrorism reasons. Most items on the CCL have AT controls.
Disclaimer
This information is for reference only. For official classifications, consult BIS or a qualified export control professional.