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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...
Picotest
Feb 15, 20221 min read
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Cable Shield Resistance Issue in a 2-port Impedance Measurement
November 15, 2021 Steve Sandler For this extreme measurement example, I selected a simple problem that has been widely published by...
Picotest
Dec 27, 20211 min read
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DesignCon Digital 2021
October 5 & 6, 2021 "This online event from the producers of DesignCon features an education program with on-demand webinars presented by...
Picotest
Sep 30, 20211 min read
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DesignCon Webinar: Power Integrity: Analyze Impedance to Improve Power Delivery, SI & EMI
Overview Title: Power Integrity: Analyze Impedance to Improve Power Delivery, SI & EMI Available on demand Duration: 1 hour REGISTER NOW...
Picotest
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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Interview with PDN Expert, Steve Sandler
Published on June 5, 2020 by Ken Coffman Field Applications Engineer at Vicor Corporation Ken Coffman: Steve, first off, let’s discuss...
Picotest
Jun 8, 20206 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,...
Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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What Makes PDN Cable Special
When Picotest announced the release of a new coaxial cable, designed specifically for power distribution network (PDN) applications this...
Picotest
Nov 14, 20191 min read
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Webinar: Measuring and Interpreting Impedance Data
Signal Integrity Webinar Series Title: Â Measuring and Interpreting Impedance Data Duration:Â Â 1 hour, 1 minute (Available On Demand)...
Picotest
Aug 15, 20191 min read
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EDI CON China 2019
Click here to watch the video. #vrm #flatimpedance #noise #powerintegrity #jitter #noisesensitivecircuit #EDICON #presentations...
Picotest
Apr 15, 20191 min read
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Power Electronics vs. Power Integrity
Click here to read the entire article. #vrm #design #flatimpedance #powerintegrity #decoupling #ripplemeasurements #powersupply...
Picotest
Jan 25, 20191 min read
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Webinar: Copper Mountain VNA Impedance Measurement for Power Distribution Networks
The instrument of choice for these impedance measurements is a vector network analyzer and the most common and highest accuracy...
Picotest
Jan 11, 20191 min read
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How to Design for Power Integrity Video Series
Click here to watch the series. #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #design #ESR #flatimpedance #powerintegrity #presentations #decoupling...
Picotest
Jun 13, 20181 min read
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Target Impedance Limitations and Rogue Wave Assessments on PDN Performance
Click here to read the entire article. #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #flatimpedance #inductor #noise #powerintegrity #articles...
Picotest
Mar 27, 20181 min read
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Bode Plots are Overrated
Control loop stability is critically important. But whether your focus is on power supply design, power integrity, or mixed-signal power...
Picotest
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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Designing Power for Sensitive Circuits
Click here to read the entire article. #vrm #design #flatimpedance #noise #powerintegrity #J2113A #EDICON #ads #j2120a #pdnpower...
Picotest
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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How to Design for Power Integrity YouTube Video Series
Click here to watch the series #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #design #flatimpedance #inductor #noise #powerintegrity #capacitors...
Picotest
Jun 29, 20171 min read
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Introduction to Power Integrity – Video
Steve Sandler of Picotest and Heidi Barnes of Keysight teach this short course on Power Integrity. This is part 1 (~90 min) as presented...
Picotest
Nov 29, 20161 min read
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How to Design for Power Integrity: Measuring, Modeling, Simulating Capacitors and Inductors
The third video in the Picotest/Keysight How-To Design for Power Integrity series is now available. Power supply switching ripple and...
Picotest
Nov 8, 20161 min read
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Capacitors and Decoupling
Capacitors are too often taken for granted. When it comes to high-speed circuits, capacitors can behave like resistors or even inductors,...
Picotest
Sep 15, 20161 min read
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Power Integrity Boot camp – Santa Clara 5/24 – Keysight and Picotest
Key Take Aways: What is Power Integrity? Why a design should have flat power rail impedance. How to select a VRM Part 2: Case Study in...
Picotest
Jun 2, 20161 min read
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