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Determining FPGA Dynamic Load Current
This extreme measurement example is from a DesignCon 2020 paper, titled “A Method for Dynamic Load Current Testing with a Benchtop Power...
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Feb 15, 20221 min read
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App Note: 2-Port Impedance Measurement using the P2102A Probe and E5061B VNA
By Benjamin Dannan and Steven Sandler, Picotest.com High speed Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design requires well designed Power Delivery...
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Sep 9, 20211 min read
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App Note: NISM using the P2102A Probe and E5061B VNA
By Benjamin Dannan and Steven Sandler, Picotest.com Control loop stability is critical to the performance of all systems, as it...
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Sep 9, 20212 min read
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Tektronix App Note: Measuring the Control Loop Response of a Power Supply Using an Oscilloscope
Most power supplies and regulators are designed to maintain a constant voltage over a specified current range. They are essentially...
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Apr 27, 20212 min read
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The 5-Minute Method for Stabilizing Any Control Loop
By Steve Sandler | January 28, 2020 One method of designing stable control loops is to create an accurate broadband simulation model and...
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Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Just How Fast is GaN Fast?
By Steve Sandler | March 12, 2020 “I recently designed an ultra-high speed, low-impedance pulse generator (Figure 1). I wanted it for...
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Apr 8, 20201 min read
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The Myth of Three Capacitor Values
By Eric Bogatin, Larry Smith, and Steve Sandler | March 3, 2020 “Many designs today include three different value decoupling capacitors,...
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Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Techniques for accurate PSRR measurements
By John Rice, System Engineer, Texas Instruments and Steve Sandler, Managing Director, Picotest Introduction In theory, measuring the...
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Oct 3, 20141 min read
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New Injector Supports Testing of POLs
High Fidelity POL Testing with the J2112A The J2112A: Faster, Non-Invasive, and High Fidelity POL Step Load Testing Testing the step load...
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Sep 18, 20121 min read
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Exploring Bandwidth, Gain Margin and Phase Margin in Non-Invasive Measurement
Summary Among the most frequently asked questions regarding non-invasive stability measurement are “How do I determine the bandwidth,...
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Aug 20, 20122 min read
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Essential Test Adapters for Your Network / Impedance Analyzer
The network analyzer, sometimes referred to as a Frequency Response Analyzer (FRA) is a common piece of equipment in most of our labs...
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Jul 9, 20121 min read
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New Test Adapters Improve Your PDN Measurements
The resistor being measured is a 250uOhm 1% resistor manufactured by Stackpole. The datasheet is not clear about how the device...
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Apr 30, 20121 min read
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Introduction to the J2110A Solid State Injector
Introduction Most of us have experience using a wideband signal injection transformer to introduce a modulation signal into our loop...
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Mar 1, 20121 min read
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Measuring Op Amp PSRR
One characteristic of Op Amps that limits the performance of low noise and precision circuits is PSRR. The output of the Op Amp is not...
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Feb 28, 20121 min read
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Stability Assessment of Fixed Regulators
There are cases where a Bode (gain?phase) plot cannot be obtained from a control loop. For example, a three terminal regulator or hybrid...
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Feb 17, 20122 min read
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Measuring the Output Impedance of Voltage References and Zener Diodes
In this article we examine the process of measuring a key performance characteristic, output impedance, using the Picotest J2130 DC Dias...
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Sep 7, 20111 min read
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Measuring the PSRR of Voltage References
In this article we detail the process of measuring a key performance characteristic of voltage references, power supply rejection ratio...
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Sep 7, 20111 min read
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Power Supply Crosstalk Measurement: Using the Bode 100 and the Picotest J2111A Current Injector
The measurements are performed on the Picotest Voltage Regulator Test Standard (VRTS) testing board1 which comes with the regulators...
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Sep 6, 20111 min read
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Measuring Optocouplers with the J2130 DC Bias Injector and the OMICRON Lab Bode 100 VNA
In this measurement the J2130A provides a DC bias to the Optocoupler LED, which returns to ground through a termination resistor. The...
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Aug 1, 20111 min read
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Reverse Transfer Measurement: Using the Bode 100 and the Picotest J2111A Current Injector
The measurements are performed on the Picotest Voltage Regulator Test Standard (VRTS) testing board1Picotest. Click here to read the...
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Jun 29, 20111 min read
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