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Measuring Sub-milliOhm PDN Impedance
High speed and portable electronics are still shrinking while power integrity demands continue to require lower power distribution...
Picotest
Nov 28, 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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Designing Power for Sensitive Circuits
What is a sensitive circuit? Sensitive circuits are those that can easily be degraded by power supply noise. These circuits generally...
Picotest
Apr 28, 20171 min read
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The Unfortunate State of Power Integrity in Space Systems
#phasemargin #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #design #spacesystems #noise #powerintegrity #presentations #decoupling #emi #powersupply...
Picotest
Apr 27, 20171 min read
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Top Three EMI and Power Integrity Problems with On-Board DC-DC Converters and LDO Regulators
Kenneth Wyatt Wyatt Technical Services, LLC ken@emc-seminars.comSteve Sandler Picotest steve@picotest.com Modern devices are...
Picotest
Apr 26, 20171 min read
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Troubleshooting Clock Jitter and Identifying PDN Sensitivities
Power distribution network (‘PDN’) noise is one of the most common issues in low power applications. Whether you are powering ADCs,...
Picotest
Apr 7, 20161 min read
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Target Impedance and Rogue Waves
The target impedance concept has been used by the industry for a number of years. It is the basis of a simple and robust design process,...
Picotest
Jan 29, 20161 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...
Picotest
Jan 28, 20161 min read
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Paultre on Power – Steve Sandler of Picotest on power test and noise (Podcast)
October 31, 2014 In this podcast Steve Sandler of Picotest talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on the issues of power test,...
Picotest
Oct 30, 20141 min read
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Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: The Switch (Part 6 of the ongoing series.)
With those measurement requirements as background, Sandler examines how switching frequency and duty cycle affect power supply stability...
Picotest
Nov 14, 20131 min read
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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...
Picotest
Oct 7, 20131 min read
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Five Things Every Engineer Should Know About PDN
Keep it flat Most PDN books tell you that the best performing PDN impedance looks flat over frequency. That is because noise signals are...
Picotest
Oct 1, 20131 min read
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FAQ #24 J2180A 0.1Hz -100MHz Ultra Low Noise Preamp: Do you have any figures for the noise level ie
Here is a typical noise plot showing the typical noise is 2.4nV/rt_Hz when using the J2180A Ultra Low Noise Preamp. #faq #j2180a #noise...
Picotest
Aug 7, 20131 min read
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Use A Signal Analyzer To Measure Power Supply, Regulator, and Reference Noise
Oscilloscopes often are used to measure power supply, linear regulator, and reference noise. Since an oscilloscope has a sensitivity in...
Picotest
Aug 6, 20121 min read
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Low Power And High Efficiency Can Degrade Performance Significantly
The general industry trend is to make electronic products more efficient and, in general, consume less energy. One of the major...
Picotest
Jul 30, 20121 min read
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