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DC-Biased Inductance Measurement with Steve Sandler

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Jun 20, 20171 min read

DC-Biased Inductance Measurement with Steve Sandler

#j2120a #bode100 #DCBias #picotest #videos

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Apr 28, 20171 min read

2-port Dembed with Picotest 2-Port Probe Video

This video shows how to measure low impedance components and voltage regulator impedance using the Bode 100 and the Picotest P2101A...

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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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Reducing Noise in Power Distribution Networks on Time and in Budget

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Jan 28, 20161 min read

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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Picotest

Nov 19, 20151 min read

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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Essential 1-Port PDN PROBE: Applications Abound

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Nov 14, 20141 min read

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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Oct 3, 20141 min read

Techniques for accurate PSRR measurements

By John Rice, System Engineer, Texas Instruments and Steve Sandler, Managing Director, Picotest Introduction In theory, measuring the...

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Software Enables Accurate Stability Test, Improves Non-Invasive Phase Margin Measurement Accuracy

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Apr 23, 20141 min read

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,...

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Picotest

Mar 19, 20141 min read

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...

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Feb 5, 20141 min read

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...

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Five Things Every Engineer Should Know About Bode Plots

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Jan 22, 20142 min read

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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Non-Invasively Assess Your Multiple-Loop LDO’s Stability

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Jan 6, 20141 min read

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...

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PDN Basics – Paralleling Tantalum and Ceramic Capacitors Can Be Risky

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Nov 26, 20131 min read

PDN Basics – Paralleling Tantalum and Ceramic Capacitors Can Be Risky

Because of their high ESL compared to ceramic, tantalum capacitors are not the optimum choice for high frequency decoupling. Paralleling...

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Picotest

Nov 7, 20132 min read

Combination VNA/FRAs Offer More Capability And Lower Cost

A frequency response analyzer (‘FRA’) is often used to measure gain and phase plots of control loops (Bode plots), filter responses and...

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Picotest

Oct 30, 20132 min read

How To Verify Control Loop Design

The non-invasive stability assessment is a method that uses an output impedance measurement to accurately determine stability without...

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Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Using Current Injectors (Part 5 of the ongoing video seri

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Oct 7, 20131 min read

Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Using Current Injectors (Part 5 of the ongoing video seri

Although not quite as accurate as the two-port VNA impedance measurement, the current injection technique has advantages including wide...

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Picotest

Sep 13, 20131 min read

FAQ #30: Can the Bode 100 measure complex permeability of Inductors/Chokes with some additional adap

It can measure impedance and that can get you there. We measure permeability by relating the inductance and physical core parameters such...

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Sep 13, 20131 min read

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

FAQ #28: Who uses the Bode 100 network analyzer?

The Bode is used in many industries including Military, Space, Medical and commercial. NASA, Ball Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed and ESA...

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Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Measuring Impedance Using VNAs (2-Port) (Part 4 of the on

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Sep 8, 20131 min read

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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