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Altium Interview with Steve Sandler: Being Right Matters! When, Why and What to Simulate
“Steve Sandler, electronics simulation and PI guru, prolific author, AEi Systems founder, and president of Picotest, joins the OnTrack...
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...
Video: Measurement-Based, Harmonic Balance VRM Model
A presentation by Steven Sandler from Picotest, DgCon 2019 Modern high-performance power rail design requires high accuracy voltage...
Characterizing LED Performance with a Frequency Response Analyzer and Line Injector
This application note series by Steve Sandler explores the measurement of the dynamic resistance of an LED and how to create a usable...
Switched-Mode Power Supply Simulation with SPICE: The Faraday Press Edition
All common topologies are discussed, including linear, buck and flyback converters. Practical guidance is given for EMI/RFI filtering and...
Fix Poor Capacitor, Inductor, and DC/DC Converter Impedance Measurements
Measuring VRMs, PDNs (power distribution networks), capacitors, and inductors, requires measurement accuracy in the milliOhms range –...
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...
SPICE models need correlation to measurements
Many SPICE models are available online that were created by IC and semiconductor manufacturers. Unfortunately, availability doesn’t...
PDN Basics – Paralleling Tantalum and Ceramic Capacitors Can Be Risky
Because of their high ESL compared to ceramic, tantalum capacitors are not the optimum choice for high frequency decoupling. Paralleling...
Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Measuring Impedance Using Vector Network Analyzers (One-P
This video focuses on single-port measurements, describing how they can be applied to low power circuits such as linear regulators,...
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...
Measuring MOSFET Gate Resistance
The OMICRON Lab Bode 100 Network Analyzer, used in conjunction with the Picotest J2130A DC Bias Injector, is a perfect combination for...
SPICE Modeling Using Two Picotest 6.5 Digit DMM’s
I was thinking about how a typical engineer would go about creating a SPICE model for a simple diode. This seems like a pretty basic...