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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


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


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


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


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


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


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
Webinar: Measuring and Interpreting Impedance Data
Signal Integrity Webinar Series Title: Measuring and Interpreting Impedance Data Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute (Available On Demand)...
Picotest
Aug 15, 20191 min read


EDI CON China 2019
Click here to watch the video. #vrm #flatimpedance #noise #powerintegrity #jitter #noisesensitivecircuit #EDICON #presentations...
Picotest
Apr 15, 20191 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
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


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


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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