by Steve Sandler How fast is the world’s fastest GaN switch? It is an interesting question, and maybe is mostly wanted for bragging...

by Benjamin Dannan and Steve Sandler Most modern circuit designs depend on accurate logic signals at the logic receiver. This assurance...

by Steve Sandler I do not know if there was a legitimate reason for this request, but I was once asked to determine the turns ratio of a...

TDR Functionality for Power Integrity (30 mins) During this smart bar session, learn how to use TDR techniques to better understand power...

Learn how to use the MSO6 Oscilloscope to measure input filter stability, PSRR, impedance, step load, inductors with DC bias, TDR, EMI,...

Most power supplies and regulators are designed to maintain a constant voltage over a specified current range. They are essentially...

"The time domain reflectometer (TDR) is an instrument that is often used to measure printed circuit board (PCB) test coupons and cable...

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,...

Power distribution network (‘PDN’) noise is one of the most common issues in low power applications. Whether you are powering ADCs,...

Arduino has taken the product “maker” world by storm and one of the more popular Arduino modules is the Analog Devices AD9851 DDS...

Recently, I used a shielded coaxial cable to measure power supply ripple and the results were even noisier than using an oscilloscope...

For an undamped LC circuit excited by an AC voltage source through simple phaser equations, we come to see that the circuit becomes short...

He presents examples of various waveform anomalies and discusses techniques and tips for observing them as well as pitfalls to avoid....

With those measurement requirements as background, Sandler examines how switching frequency and duty cycle affect power supply stability...

A single tiny logic gate The first case we’ll look at is a Fairchild NC7SZ04 ultra-high-speed inverter gate. This logic gate is a single...

The engineering community uses oscilloscopes more than any other piece of equipment, yet many of the published results are questionable...

The engineering community uses oscilloscopes more than any other piece of equipment, yet many of the published results are questionable...

The engineering community uses oscilloscopes more than any other piece of equipment, yet many of the published results are questionable...

Avoiding these common pitfalls will get you better data with minimum effort. Steve Sandler takes a look at four common scope mistakes and...

Steve Sandler Answers Your PDN Questions (Power Electronics’ Q&A Series) Power Electronics received a question about why PDN is measured...