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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...
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Aug 13, 20201 min read
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Just How Fast is GaN Fast?
By Steve Sandler | March 12, 2020 “I recently designed an ultra-high speed, low-impedance pulse generator (Figure 1). I wanted it for...
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Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Webinar: Best Practices for Interpreting Power Integrity Measurements
Title: Â Best Practices for Interpreting Power Integrity Measurements Duration:Â Â 1 hour, 1 minute (Available On Demand) Presented...
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Sep 8, 20191 min read
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Measuring a Scope Probe Requires Two Oscilloscope Channels and a Very Flat Signal Source
Oscilloscope users can also calibrate their passive oscilloscope probes, though the process is much less sophisticated and for lack of a...
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Jun 27, 20191 min read
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Reducing Noise in Power Distribution Networks on Time and in Budget
View the full slideshow now #comb #vrm #plane #flatimpedance #noise #powerintegrity #presentations #vrts3 #capacitors #psrr #bode100...
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Jan 28, 20161 min read
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Flat Impedance in Voltage Regulator Modules
Today’s high speed systems require clean power under challenging conditions. Extremely fast current transients and high voltage stability...
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Nov 19, 20151 min read
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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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Jan 12, 20152 min read
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Essential 1-Port PDN PROBE: Applications Abound
BROWSER-CLASS PROBE Several companies manufacture and distribute high-frequency TDR probes. These probes are typically designed for very...
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Nov 14, 20141 min read
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Five Things Every Engineer Should Know About Bode Plots
In 1938 Hendrik Wade Bode, who worked at Bell Labs, published his asymptotic assessment of phase margin and gain margin, bearing his name...
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Jan 22, 20142 min read
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FAQ #29: How do you calibrate probes using the Bode 100 and the J2120A line injector?
The simple method of calibrating the probes is to connect them both to the same signal and perform a thru calibration. Details on this...
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Sep 13, 20131 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...
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Sep 8, 20131 min read
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