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Why specialized PDN Cable® is Essential for your Power Integrity Impedance Testing
This short video discusses the feature set your cabling needs to get PDN impedance measurements correct. A coaxial instrument cable must...
Picotest
Aug 13, 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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Ultra-low Impedance Testing Using the 2-Port Shunt-Through Measurement Technique
Click here to read the entire article. #powerdistributionnetwork #groundloop #powerintegrity #J2113A #2portshunt #e5061b #j2102a...
Picotest
Apr 6, 20191 min read
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Measuring Sub-milliOhm PDN Impedance
High speed and portable electronics are still shrinking while power integrity demands continue to require lower power distribution...
Picotest
Nov 28, 20171 min read
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Introduction to NISM – Non-Invasive Stability Measurement with Steve Sandler
More information on this revolutionary measurement technology can be found here:Â https://www.picotest.com/non-invasive-stability-measurem...
Picotest
Jun 20, 20171 min read
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Extended-Range Shunt-Thru Measurement with Steve Sandler
#2portshunt #decoupling #capacitors #j2102a #bode100 #videos
Picotest
Jun 20, 20171 min read
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Characterizing and Modeling Switch Mode Power Supplies (Mar 15)
Original air date: March 15, 2017 Why this Webcast is Important: Whether your power supply designs are based on switch mode or linear...
Picotest
Apr 26, 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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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 –...
Picotest
Jun 8, 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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Techniques for accurate PSRR measurements
By John Rice, System Engineer, Texas Instruments and Steve Sandler, Managing Director, Picotest Introduction In theory, measuring the...
Picotest
Oct 3, 20141 min read
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Measure PDN on a budget
There are many good analyzers available for measuring PDN High performance VNAs are available from all of the major test equipment...
Picotest
Mar 19, 20141 min read
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Inside the 21st Century Power Test Lab
In this 5-minute video, Steve Sandler of AEi Systems (www.aeng.com) and Picotest (www.picotest.com) takes you on a tour of an advanced...
Picotest
Feb 5, 20141 min read
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Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Measuring Impedance Using VNAs (2-Port) (Part 4 of the on
Shunt through, wideband measurements can be made from approximately 100 microohms to a few ohms. This is the measurement performed by...
Picotest
Sep 8, 20131 min read
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FAQ #23 What Injectors do I need for PDN Measurements?
Our J2112A current injector has been the most requested product to date. It provides a very fast low current pulse, though based on a RF...
Picotest
Apr 11, 20132 min read
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How to Make Higher Voltage Power-Distribution-Network Measurements
Assuming the AC signals in the measurement are very small, the power ratings of the ports limit the absolute maximum DC voltage that can...
Picotest
Jan 23, 20131 min read
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How To Measure Ultra-Low Impedances
Maintaining clean, regulated voltage requires more than a high-quality power supply. The power distribution network (PDN)—which, together...
Picotest
Jun 15, 20121 min read
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FAQ #20: 2 Port Shunt Thru Impedance Measurement With The Bode 100
2 Port Shunt Thru Impedance Measurement With The Bode 100 Below are a few diagrams on how to do a 2-port impedance measurement and have...
Picotest
Jun 7, 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...
Picotest
Apr 30, 20121 min read
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