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Thinking about doing PCB Layout Simulations? This May Help
What you are expecting may be completely different from what is happening on your PCB. This hour-long video is packed with discussions...
Picotest
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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Tektronix Webinar: Scope Based Power Integrity and Power Electronics for Mixed Signal Applications
With Steve Sandler, Picotest Managing Director and Tony Ambrose, Tektronix Field Applications Engineer Available on demand Duration: 42...
Picotest
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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EDI CON Online Webinar Now Available On Demand
A Holistic Power Integrity Approach Reduces Board Spins, Supports System Analysis and Reduces VRM Modeling Effort Duration: 29 minutes...
Picotest
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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The Goldilocks TDR
Those that know me, know that I like things that, on a scale of one to ten, go to eleven. For the youngsters out there, see Spinal Tap,...
Picotest
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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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...
Picotest
Sep 3, 20202 min read
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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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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...
Picotest
Jun 8, 20206 min read
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Webinar: DC Biased Impedance Measurements
From OMICRON Lab: “The Impedance of real-life components is often non-linear, depending on the applied DC bias voltage or current. In...
Picotest
May 26, 20201 min read
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Video: Steve Sandler from Space Shuttle to Power Integrity Bootcamp at DesignCon 2020
“The very first project Steve Sandler, Managing Director of Picotest, worked on, was the space shuttle—and this was just the beginning of...
Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Video: Power Related Noise in Distributed Systems
Steve Sandler (Managing Director at Picotest) reveals in this presentation many of the noise sources that impact sensitive circuits (such...
Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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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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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...
Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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The Myth of Three Capacitor Values
By Eric Bogatin, Larry Smith, and Steve Sandler | March 3, 2020 “Many designs today include three different value decoupling capacitors,...
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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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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Webinar: Extending the Functionality of the Oscilloscope
Presented By: Steve Sandler, Founder and CEO of Picotest Duration: 54 minutes (available on demand) Sponsored by: Rohde & Schwarz...
Picotest
Nov 14, 20191 min read
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Webinar: Power Integrity: Challenges, Best Practices, and Test Solutions for Sensitive Electronic De
Presented by: Steve Sandler, CEO of Picotest Andreas Ibl, Product Manager Oscilloscopes at Rohde & Schwarz Andrea D’Aquino, Product...
Picotest
Oct 30, 20191 min read
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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...
Picotest
Oct 29, 20191 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...
Picotest
Sep 8, 20191 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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