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Nov 2, 20171 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...
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Picotest
Jan 29, 20161 min read
Killing the Bode Plot
Many new linear devices, including voltage references, voltage regulators and opamps have internal feedback loops, prohibiting...
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Picotest
Jan 12, 20152 min read
Impedance measurements stabilize op-amp buffers
Figure 1. Op amps are often used as unity gain signal buffers, which are not as simple to use as it may appear. The unity-gain op amp...
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Picotest
Aug 27, 20131 min read
How to Solve 8 of 10 Design Issues
The vast majority of design issues are directly or indirectly attributable to control loop stability. The most common offenders: Linear...
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Picotest
Aug 16, 20131 min read
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,...
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Picotest
Feb 28, 20121 min read
Measuring Op Amp PSRR
One characteristic of Op Amps that limits the performance of low noise and precision circuits is PSRR. The output of the Op Amp is not...
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