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

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

Keep it flat Most PDN books tell you that the best performing PDN impedance looks flat over frequency.  That is because noise signals are...

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...

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

The simple method of calibrating the probes is to connect them both to the same signal and perform a thru calibration. Details on this...

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

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...

Shunt through, wideband measurements can be made from approximately 100 microohms to a few ohms. This is the measurement performed by...

Steve Sandler Answers Your Voltage Regulator Questions (Power Electronics’ Q&A Series) Power Electronics received a question about how to...

Steve Sandler Answers Your PSRR Questions (Power Electronics’ Q&A Series Follow Up) Earlier this month Power Electronics received a...

The vast majority of design issues are directly or indirectly attributable to control loop stability. The most common offenders: Linear...

What could be simpler than inductors? Pick one from a catalog based on saturation, inductance, DCR, etc, and you’re done. If you need...

This video focuses on single-port measurements, describing how they can be applied to low power circuits such as linear regulators,...

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...

As Sandler explains, analysis based on impedance measurements can more thoroughly assess control loop stability than Bode plot...

In this 5-minute video presentation, Steve Sandler discusses how stability impacts circuit performance, offering examples that...