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Picotest
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Top 5 Articles of All Time
As rated by reader views, here are the Top 5, Most Read Articles on Signal Integrity Journal of all time. The Myth of Three Capacitor...
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Picotest
Dec 27, 20211 min read
How Can You Determine the Turns Ratio of a Power Transformer in a Sealed DC-DC Module?
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...
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Picotest
Sep 30, 20211 min read
Make Accurate Impedance Measurements Using a VNA
June 21, 2019 Three different methods can be applied to accurately measure passive components with a vector network analyzer. By Brian...
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Picotest
Sep 21, 20211 min read
DgCon 2019: Power Integrity Webinars for Addressing Power Related Noise in Distributed Systems
These presentations discuss many of the noise sources that impact sensitive circuits (such as LNAs, Clocks, and PLLs), how to measure...
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Picotest
Sep 21, 20212 min read
Measuring LDO Power Supply Rejection Ratio for a Novice
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 BYJONATHAN HARRIS "As somewhat of a continuation of my last blog topic I am once again returning to measurement of an...
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Picotest
Sep 9, 20211 min read
Picotest 2-port Probe Impedance Measurements
By Brian Hostetler – HPE, Inc. This document explains the measurements made on a few different power rails on a printed circuit board...
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Picotest
Sep 9, 20211 min read
App Note: 2-Port Impedance Measurement using the P2102A Probe and Copper Mountain Tech 2-Port VNA
By Benjamin Dannan and Steven Sandler, Picotest.com, and Subbaiah M. Pemmaiah, Coppermountaintech.com High speed Printed Circuit Board...
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Picotest
May 7, 20211 min read
Picotest P2102A 2-Port Probe Calibration with the Copper Mountain VNA
This video looks at how to perform a full calibration on the Copper Mountain Compact 2-port VNA using the Picotest P2102A 2-port probe...
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Picotest
Apr 7, 20213 min read
DesignCon Webinar: Power Integrity: Analyze Impedance to Improve Power Delivery, SI & EMI
Overview Title: Power Integrity: Analyze Impedance to Improve Power Delivery, SI & EMI Available on demand Duration: 1 hour REGISTER NOW...
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Picotest
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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...
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Picotest
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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...
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Picotest
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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,...
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Picotest
Sep 3, 20202 min read
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...
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Picotest
Aug 13, 20201 min read
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...
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Picotest
Jun 8, 20206 min read
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...
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Picotest
May 26, 20201 min read
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...
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Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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...
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Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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...
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Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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...
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Picotest
Nov 14, 20191 min read
What Makes PDN Cable Special
When Picotest announced the release of a new coaxial cable, designed specifically for power distribution network (PDN) applications this...
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