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Jul 27, 20221 min read
DC-DC Converters – Solid Return Plane or Cutouts Under Switch Node and Inductor?
by Kenneth Wyatt and Steve Sandler Published by Signal Integrity Journal, July 28, 2022 The question on whether the ground return plane...
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Picotest
May 11, 20221 min read
Do you need thick copper layers in PCBs for high currents? Are you sure?
A Talk About Power Integrity and PCB Impacts with Steve Sandler and Robert Feranec This is a GREAT webinar discussing what is important...
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Picotest
Jan 22, 20211 min read
DC/DC Converter Layout Discussion
This LinkedIn discussion generated a lot of interest and even the experts couldn’t agree on whether there should be a ground plane under...
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Picotest
Nov 6, 20201 min read
Tektronix Webinar: Scope Based Power Integrity and Power Electronics for Mixed Signal Applications
With Steve Sandler, Picotest Managing Director and Tony Ambrose, Tektronix Field Applications Engineer Available on demand Duration: 42...
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Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Video: Steve Sandler from Space Shuttle to Power Integrity Bootcamp at DesignCon 2020
“The very first project Steve Sandler, Managing Director of Picotest, worked on, was the space shuttle—and this was just the beginning of...
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Picotest
Sep 27, 20181 min read
Earn IEEE CEU/PDHs and learn the latest design techniques at EDI CON University
All conference pass holders are eligible to attend, but pre-registration happens during the registration process. After attending an EDI...
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Picotest
Jul 30, 20181 min read
EDI CON USA 2018 Announces EDI CON University
All conference pass holders are eligible to attend, but pre-registration happens during the registration process. After attending an EDI...
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Picotest
May 9, 20181 min read
Steve Sandler: “Power integrity is the fundamental basis of all high-powered and high-fidelity syste
Click here to watch the video. #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #powerintegrity #emi #ads #impedancemeasurement #DesignCon...
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Picotest
Apr 5, 20181 min read
Predicting The Future: Industry Expert Discusses Three Disciplines Of PCBs
Many industry experts are speculating on what the future has in store for the three disciplines. One pundit is Steve Sandler, managing...
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Picotest
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Characterizing and Selecting the VRM
The Voltage Regulator Module (‘VRM’) is at the foundation of power integrity, making proper selection essential. There are thousands of...
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Picotest
Feb 7, 20181 min read
SI, PI, and EMI Have a Simpler, More Integrated Future
Click here to read the entire article. #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #design #powerintegrity #presentations #electromagneticintegrity...
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Picotest
Jan 19, 20181 min read
A Signal Integrity Problem? Maybe Not
In many cases, the real culprit may be power integrity or electromagnetic interference (EMI), but engineers are increasingly...
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Picotest
Sep 23, 20171 min read
EDI CON USA 2017 Celebrates High Frequency and High Speed
Read full article here: http://www.microwavejournal.com/articles/29078-edi-con-usa-2017 #powerdistributionnetwork #oscilloscopes #design...
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Picotest
Apr 27, 20171 min read
The Unfortunate State of Power Integrity in Space Systems
#phasemargin #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #design #spacesystems #noise #powerintegrity #presentations #decoupling #emi #powersupply...
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Picotest
Apr 26, 20171 min read
Top Three EMI and Power Integrity Problems with On-Board DC-DC Converters and LDO Regulators
Kenneth Wyatt Wyatt Technical Services, LLC ken@emc-seminars.comSteve Sandler Picotest steve@picotest.com Modern devices are...
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Picotest
Apr 7, 20161 min read
Troubleshooting Clock Jitter and Identifying PDN Sensitivities
Power distribution network (‘PDN’) noise is one of the most common issues in low power applications. Whether you are powering ADCs,...
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Picotest
Feb 12, 20161 min read
Optimizing Arduino and the AD9851 DDS signal generator
Arduino has taken the product “maker” world by storm and one of the more popular Arduino modules is the Analog Devices AD9851 DDS...
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Picotest
Jan 7, 20151 min read
Impedance measurements make a difference at DesignCon
What do clock jitter, EMI, control loop stability, SPICE modeling, rogue waves and the ripeness of fruit have in common? Do you need to...
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Picotest
Dec 10, 20131 min read
Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Measuring Ripple (Part 7 of the ongoing series)
And by taking measurements across all three test domains, designers can trace power supply ripple-related problems back to root causes...
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Picotest
Nov 14, 20131 min read
Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: The Switch (Part 6 of the ongoing series.)
With those measurement requirements as background, Sandler examines how switching frequency and duty cycle affect power supply stability...
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