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Picotest
Apr 8, 20201 min read
The Myth of Three Capacitor Values
By Eric Bogatin, Larry Smith, and Steve Sandler | March 3, 2020 “Many designs today include three different value decoupling capacitors,...
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Picotest
Feb 6, 20191 min read
Optimizing Power for Clocks and other Sensitive Applications
Click here to read the entire article. #noise #Crosstalk #powerintegrity #noisesensitivecircuit #signalanalyzers #decoupling #vrts3...
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Picotest
Jan 25, 20191 min read
Power Electronics vs. Power Integrity
Click here to read the entire article. #vrm #design #flatimpedance #powerintegrity #decoupling #ripplemeasurements #powersupply...
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Picotest
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Webinar: Copper Mountain VNA Impedance Measurement for Power Distribution Networks
The instrument of choice for these impedance measurements is a vector network analyzer and the most common and highest accuracy...
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Picotest
Dec 21, 20181 min read
Capacitor Coupling for Minimum Impedance
Click here to read the entire article. #powerdistributionnetwork #ESR #powerintegrity #decoupling #capacitors #impedancemeasurement...
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Picotest
Jun 13, 20181 min read
How to Design for Power Integrity Video Series
Click here to watch the series. #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #design #ESR #flatimpedance #powerintegrity #presentations #decoupling...
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Picotest
Mar 27, 20181 min read
Target Impedance Limitations and Rogue Wave Assessments on PDN Performance
Click here to read the entire article. #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #flatimpedance #inductor #noise #powerintegrity #articles...
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Picotest
Mar 16, 20181 min read
The Quickest Path To Power Integrity
Two things became apparent to me during our recent series of 2017 Hands-On Power Integrity Workshops. First, the majority of attendees...
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Picotest
Nov 28, 20171 min read
Measuring Sub-milliOhm PDN Impedance
High speed and portable electronics are still shrinking while power integrity demands continue to require lower power distribution...
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Picotest
Nov 2, 20171 min read
Bode Plots are Overrated
Control loop stability is critically important. But whether your focus is on power supply design, power integrity, or mixed-signal power...
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Picotest
Jun 20, 20171 min read
Introduction to NISM – Non-Invasive Stability Measurement with Steve Sandler
More information on this revolutionary measurement technology can be found here:Â https://www.picotest.com/non-invasive-stability-measurem...
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Picotest
Jun 20, 20171 min read
Extended-Range Shunt-Thru Measurement with Steve Sandler
#2portshunt #decoupling #capacitors #j2102a #bode100 #videos
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Picotest
Apr 27, 20171 min read
The Unfortunate State of Power Integrity in Space Systems
#phasemargin #powerdistributionnetwork #vrm #design #spacesystems #noise #powerintegrity #presentations #decoupling #emi #powersupply...
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Picotest
Nov 29, 20161 min read
Introduction to Power Integrity – Video
Steve Sandler of Picotest and Heidi Barnes of Keysight teach this short course on Power Integrity. This is part 1 (~90 min) as presented...
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Picotest
Nov 8, 20161 min read
How to Design for Power Integrity: Measuring, Modeling, Simulating Capacitors and Inductors
The third video in the Picotest/Keysight How-To Design for Power Integrity series is now available. Power supply switching ripple and...
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Picotest
Sep 15, 20161 min read
Capacitors and Decoupling
Capacitors are too often taken for granted. When it comes to high-speed circuits, capacitors can behave like resistors or even inductors,...
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Picotest
Jun 8, 20161 min read
Fix Poor Capacitor, Inductor, and DC/DC Converter Impedance Measurements
Measuring VRMs, PDNs (power distribution networks), capacitors, and inductors, requires measurement accuracy in the milliOhms range –...
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Picotest
May 9, 20161 min read
How to Design for Power Integrity: Selecting a VRM
This video explains why one should avoid Voltage mode VRMs and shunt compensation for the VRM Error Amplifier. The better performance of...
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Picotest
May 9, 20161 min read
How to Design for Power Integrity: Finding Power Delivery Noise Problems
This video provides an understanding of how the voltage regulator module (VRM) interacts with the printed circuit board planes and...
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Picotest
Apr 29, 20161 min read
This Misconception About Power Integrity Can Cost You Big
Read more here #vrm #powerintegrity #roguewaves #decoupling #pcb #VNA #picotest #pdn
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