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The 5-Minute Method for Stabilizing Any Control Loop
By Steve Sandler | January 28, 2020 One method of designing stable control loops is to create an accurate broadband simulation model and...
Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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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...
Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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EDI CON Online 2019: Characterizing the VRM
Title: Characterizing the VRM Duration:Â 30 minutes (Available On Demand) Presented by:Â Steve Sandler, Founder, Picotest Abstract: A high...
Picotest
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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Optimizing Power for Clocks and other Sensitive Applications
Click here to read the entire article. #noise #Crosstalk #powerintegrity #noisesensitivecircuit #signalanalyzers #decoupling #vrts3...
Picotest
Feb 6, 20191 min read
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FREE Webinar: GaN for DC to DC Converters and Voltage Regulators
Title: Â GaN for DC to DC Converters and Voltage Regulators Date:Â Â August 28, 2018 Time: Â 8am PT/ 11am ET Presented By:Â Â Steve Sandler,...
Picotest
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Power Integrity: It’s not just decoupling caps
Read more here #vrm #design #flatimpedance #powerintegrity #articles #roguewaves #capacitors #picotest #pdn #regulator #targetimpedance
Picotest
Feb 12, 20161 min read
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Evaluation of Gallium Nitride MOSFET for VRM Designs
View full article now View full slideshow now #efficiency #vrm #design #gate #gan #dropout #hemt #sifet #articles #presentations #psrr...
Picotest
Jan 29, 20161 min read
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Killing the Bode Plot
Many new linear devices, including voltage references, voltage regulators and opamps have internal feedback loops, prohibiting...
Picotest
Jan 29, 20161 min read
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Three Stability Assessment Methods Every Engineer Should Know About
Many engineers are familiar with the Bode plot as an effective stability assessment method. However, some authors suggest and even teach...
Picotest
Jul 1, 20142 min read
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SPICE models need correlation to measurements
Many SPICE models are available online that were created by IC and semiconductor manufacturers. Unfortunately, availability doesn’t...
Picotest
Jun 4, 20141 min read
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Software Enables Accurate Stability Test, Improves Non-Invasive Phase Margin Measurement Accuracy
The mathematics behind the non-invasive measurement was incorporated into the OMICRON Lab Bode 100 VNA software, sold by Picotest.com,...
Picotest
Apr 23, 20141 min read
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Understanding Voltage Response Of An LC Circuit
For an undamped LC circuit excited by an AC voltage source through simple phaser equations, we come to see that the circuit becomes short...
Picotest
Mar 18, 20142 min read
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Non-Invasively Assess Your Multiple-Loop LDO’s Stability
Some low-dropout regulators (LDOs) use multiple feedback loops to improve output voltage transient response. In many of these cases, some...
Picotest
Jan 6, 20141 min read
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FAQ# 26: How do I pick a voltage regulator that will be good for my circuit?
Steve Sandler Answers Your Voltage Regulator Questions (Power Electronics’ Q&A Series) Power Electronics received a question about how to...
Picotest
Sep 5, 20131 min read
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FAQ#25: How do you measure PSRR of a linear regulator circuit that powers an oscillator for an ADC?
Steve Sandler Answers Your PSRR Questions (Power Electronics’ Q&A Series Follow Up) Earlier this month Power Electronics received a...
Picotest
Aug 27, 20131 min read
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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...
Picotest
Aug 27, 20131 min read
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