Measurement solutions for your power integrity needs

Picotest products are designed to simplify measurements while providing the ultimate resolution using your test instruments. This allows the optimum use of your instruments, maximizing their value.

View all Products

Product Types

Test Types

Solutions

Training: Master the Fundamentals of Power Integrity and Power Supply Testing

This course is now available on-demand and covers how to master the most important power supply measurements including those associated with Power Integrity and today? power distribution systems.

The topics and tests are discussed in detail with a variety of lab demonstrations.

Learn more

Insights

Support

Insights

All

Filter Out Topics by Article, Product or Video

All Article Video Product

  • Thinking about doing PCB Layout Simulations? This May Help

    What you are expecting may be completely different from what is happening on your PCB. This hour-long video is packed with discussions about PCB…

    Read more

  • 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 Podcast for a “hold onto…

    Read more

  • 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 do five things…

    Read more

  • Copper Mountain Technologies’ VNAs Gain Non-Invasive Stability Measurement – NISM

    July 24, 2020 Phoenix, AZ: Picotest.com, a leader in high resolution test and measurement equipment, has announced the availability of new software that brings…

    Read more

  • The 5-Minute Method for Stabilizing Any Control Loop

    “Poor control loop stability results in degraded power supply rejection ratio, transient response, output noise, and, for mixed signal circuits, degraded jitter. Datasheet application…

    Read more

  • Just How Fast is GaN Fast?

    “I recently designed an ultra-high speed, low-impedance pulse generator (Figure 1). I wanted it for evaluating oscilloscope probe performance [1], [2] and for determining…

    Read more

  • New Power Integrity Book Covers PDN Simulation with Keysight’s Advanced Design System (ADS)

    We have released a new book on the simulation of power distribution networks and power integrity. This book is the first text to cover various…

    Read more

  • What Makes PDN Cable Special

    When we announced the release of a new coaxial cable, designed specifically for power distribution network (PDN) applications this past month, the questions started…

    Read more

  • Characterizing LED Performance with a Frequency Response Analyzer and Line Injector

    This application note series by Steve Sandler explores the measurement of the dynamic resistance of an LED and how to create a usable SPICE…

    Read more

  • New PDN Cables Support Accurate 2-Port Shunt-Through Impedance Measurement

    We have released a new interconnect cable specially designed for power distribution network (PDN) impedance testing. “What’s unique about these cables is that they…

    Read more

  • New J2161A Brings 2-Port Shunt-Through Impedance Measurement to Scopes

    August 7, 2019 Phoenix, AZ: Picotest.com, a leader in high resolution test and measurement equipment, has released the J2161A, 2-Way Wideband Active Splitter. This accessory…

    Read more

  • Why Full VRM Characterization is Essential

    The voltage regulator module (VRM) contributes system level noise in several ways. Power integrity (PI) engineers tend to focus on transient voltage noise related…

    Read more

  • Picotest Bundle Supports Tektronix, Keysight, Siglent, and Rohde & Schwarz Scope FRA Features – Bode Plots and PSRR Testing

    We have an FRA Bundle of signal injectors that enables Bode plots and PSRR (power supply rejection ratio) measurements for Keysight, Tektronix, Siglent, and…

    Read more

  • Measuring a Scope Probe Requires Two Oscilloscope Channels and a Very Flat Signal Source

    Obtaining accurate measurement data requires either accurate knowledge and accounting for the probe and fixture influence OR calibration methodology to remove these effects prior…

    Read more

  • New Common Mode Transformer Solves PDN 2-Port Shunt-Through Measurement Hurdle

    We have released an updated common mode transformer, or ground loop isolator, that provides the best isolation for low-impedance power distribution network (PDN) measurements.…

    Read more

  • Optimizing Power for Clocks and other Sensitive Applications

    The topic of clock jitter performance seems to be a current focus of clock, ADC, and power supply manufacturers.  The reasoning is clear; clock…

    Read more

  • Power Electronics vs. Power Integrity

    The power electronics engineer and the power integrity engineer share a common goal: provide the system with the correct voltages, currents, and noise characteristics…

    Read more

  • Webinar: Copper Mountain VNA Impedance Measurement for Power Distribution Networks

    Almost all modern circuits are sensitive to power quality, which to a large extent is a measurement of the power rail impedance. This is…

    Read more

  • Picotest Releases Unique and Versatile PCB Clamping Solution

    We have released a new, hyper-versatile, and handy clamping solution for printed circuit board soldering, testing, assembly, and probing. “Compared to ClampMan, hands-free clamping…

    Read more

  • Capacitor Coupling for Minimum Impedance

    It is well known that the mounting loop of a capacitor owns the major share in parasitic inductance [1]. A practical capacitor when mounted in…

    Read more

  • NIST Traceable Certification for 10.5GHz TDR in a Flashdrive

    We asked a 3rd party calibration lab to provide NIST traceable performance data for our new J2151A PerfectPulse Fast Edge Signal Generator.  Their data…

    Read more

  • Free Learning: How to Design for Power Integrity Video Series

    Learn how power integrity simulations can jump-start your next design. Watch industry expert Steve Sandler explain the importance of flat target impedance design, the…

    Read more

  • Article: Characterizing and Selecting the VRM

    Best Paper Award Winner from DesignCon 2017 The voltage regulator module (VRM) is at the foundation of power integrity, making proper selection essential. There…

    Read more

  • FREE Webinar Download: Best Design Practices for Systems with PDN Noise-Sensitive Circuits

    CLICK HERE to register and download this webinar. Best Design Practices for Systems with PDN Noise-Sensitive Circuits Sponsored by: Rohde & Schwarz Abstract:Most of the…

    Read more

  • Predicting The Future: Industry Expert Discusses Three Disciplines Of PCBs

    Historically, SI, PI, and EMI have always been treated as three separate issues, despite how SI has attained near perfect power supply, while PI…

    Read more

  • Learn How To Target Impedance Limitations and Rogue Wave Assessments on PDN Performance

    A common design technique for power distribution networks (PDN) is the determination of the peak distribution bus impedance that will assure that the voltage…

    Read more

  • 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 weren’t power supply…

    Read more

  • Characterizing and Selecting the VRM

    The Voltage Regulator Module (‘VRM’) is at the foundation of power integrity, making proper selection essential. There are thousands of VRMs and VRM controllers…

    Read more

  • Designing High Current 48V to Core Voltage Converters

    To reduce power consumption, easing cooling requirements, large computer designers are migrating from 12V to core voltage power solution to 48V to core voltage…

    Read more

  • Switched-Mode Power Supply Simulation with SPICE:

    February 2, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona: In a reprint of Steve Sandler’s classic technical book, PWM models and power supply simulation solutions are described in depth–with…

    Read more

  • A Signal Integrity Problem? Maybe Not

    Electronic design engineers testing for signal integrity issues in their products may be looking for the wrong thing, experts will tell engineers at an…

    Read more

  • New Semi-Floating Differential Amp Solves PDN 2-Port Shunt Thru Measurement Hurdle

    December 19, 2017, Phoenix, Arizona: Picotest.com, a leader in high resolution test and measurement equipment, has released a new solid-state Semi-Floating Amplifier (SFA), or ground…

    Read more

  • Measuring Sub-milliOhm PDN Impedance

    High-speed and portable electronics are still shrinking while power integrity demands continue to require lower power distribution network (PDN) impedance.  Measuring sub-milliOhms is difficult. …

    Read more

  • 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 system design, the Bode…

    Read more

  • EDI CON USA 2017 Celebrates High Frequency and High Speed

    “EDI CON is the first industry event to bring together RF, microwave, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic interference (EMI) and high-speed digital design engineers and system…

    Read more

  • Accurately measure ceramic capacitors by extending VNA range

    Ceramic capacitors play an oversized role in circuit performance as a major contributor to voltage regulator control loop stability and power delivery network (PDN)…

    Read more

  • Power Integrity Workshop Video Series Lab 2: Two-Port Impedance Measurements

    In this second video for the Power Integrity Workshop video series, Steve Sandler shows how to make Two-Port Impedance Measurements using the Bode 100…

    Read more

  • Power Integrity Workshop Video Series Lab 1: One-Port Impedance Measurements

    In this first video for the Power Integrity Workshop video series, Steve Sandler shows how to make One-Port Impedance Measurements using the Bode 100…

    Read more

  • PCIM 2017: Picotest describes their latest harmonic comb for test systems

    In this video, Steve Standler from Picotest explains to Alix Paultre of Embedded Computing Design how his company’s new harmonic comb filter works in…

    Read more

  • Introduction to NISM – Non-Invasive Stability Measurement with Steve Sandler

    In this video, Steve Sandler shows how to measure control loop stability using the Bode 100 VNA via Output Impedance. This test can be…

    Read more