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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How Can You Determine the Turns Ratio of a Power Transformer in a Sealed DC-DC Module?

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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Make Accurate Impedance Measurements Using a VNA

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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DgCon 2019: Power Integrity Webinars for Addressing Power Related Noise in Distributed Systems

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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Measuring LDO Power Supply Rejection Ratio for a Novice

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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App Note: 2-Port Impedance Measurement using the P2102A Probe and Copper Mountain Tech 2-Port VNA

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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DesignCon Webinar: Power Integrity: Analyze Impedance to Improve Power Delivery, SI & EMI

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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Tektronix Webinar: Scope Based Power Integrity and Power Electronics for Mixed Signal Applications

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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EDI CON Online Webinar Now Available On Demand

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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Altium Interview with Steve Sandler: Being Right Matters! When, Why and What to Simulate

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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Why specialized PDN Cable® is Essential for your Power Integrity Impedance Testing

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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Interview with PDN Expert, Steve Sandler

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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Webinar: DC Biased Impedance Measurements

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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Video: Steve Sandler from Space Shuttle to Power Integrity Bootcamp at DesignCon 2020

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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Video: Power Related Noise in Distributed Systems

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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