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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...

Jan 29, 20161 min read

Killing the Bode Plot

Many new linear devices, including voltage references, voltage regulators and opamps have internal feedback loops, prohibiting...

Jan 12, 20152 min read

Impedance measurements stabilize op-amp buffers

Figure 1. Op amps are often used as unity gain signal buffers, which are not as simple to use as it may appear. The unity-gain op amp...

Aug 27, 20131 min read

How to Solve 8 of 10 Design Issues

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

Aug 16, 20131 min read

Troubleshooting Distributed Power Systems: Measuring Impedance Using Vector Network Analyzers (One-P

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

Feb 28, 20121 min read

Measuring Op Amp PSRR

One characteristic of Op Amps that limits the performance of low noise and precision circuits is PSRR. The output of the Op Amp is not...