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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.

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  • Extended-Range Shunt-Thru Measurement with Steve Sandler

    In this video, Steve Sandler shows how to simplify one of the more complicated impedance measurements. The 2-Port shunt thru measurement is powerful and…

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  • DC-Biased Inductance Measurement with Steve Sandler

    Steve Sandler explains how to use the Picotest J2120A Line Injector, with the Bode 100 VNA, to measure inductors including DC bias effects. Steve Sandler…

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  • Steve Sandler Interviewed At DesignCon 2017

    DesignCon is one of our industry’s largest shows, and one of our favorites. From emerging trends to industry breakthroughs, this show covers it all.…

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  • The New Bode Analyzer Suite 3.0 (BAS 3.0) Has Been Released

    Bode Analyzer Suite 3.0 – A major step in usability The new Bode Analyzer Suite 3.0 features the following improvements: Feel free to download…

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  • 2-port Dembed with Picotest 2-Port Probe Video

    This video shows how to measure low-impedance components and voltage regulator impedance using the Bode 100 and the Picotest P2101A 2-Port Probe. Related Products…

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  • Designing Power for Sensitive Circuits

    Low power, high performance circuits are often plagued by power supply related issues.  This common occurrence is frequently due to mythical (or misapplied) rules-of-thumb. …

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  • The Unfortunate State of Power Integrity in Space Systems

    This video slideshow is from a recent presentation by Steve Sandler at the 2017 Space Power Workshop in Manhattan Beach, CA on April 27,…

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  • How Does a Prototyping-Only Approach Impact Product Design?

    Article by Sam Davis | Power Electronics One in 10 design engineers still rely on purely physical prototypes, potentially adding significant, unnecessary costs to their designs, according…

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  • Steve Sandler to Give Keynote Speech at IEEE EMC Symposium

    November 15, 2016: Steve Sandler, CEO of Picotest.com, a company specializing in power integrity and power supply test equipment, services, and training will give the…

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  • How to Design for Power Integrity: Measuring, Modeling, Simulating Capacitors and Inductors

    November 7, 2016: The third video in the Picotest/Keysight How-To Design for Power Integrity series is now available. Power supply switching ripple and control loop…

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  • Measuring Cable Resonance with a Comb Generator

    Article by Kenneth Wyatt Cables are one of the key metallic structures on a product that can act as an antenna and couple energy,…

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  • Capacitors and Decoupling

    Capacitors are never 100% capacitance. Their characteristics include resistance and inductance. Capacitors are too often taken for granted. When it comes to high-speed circuits,…

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  • Learn about RF/microwave, EMC/EMI and Signal/Power Integrity at EDI CON USA

    August 9, 2016: EDI CON USA uniquely brings together RF, microwave, EMC/EMI, and high-speed digital design engineers and system integrators for networking, training, and learning…

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  • Picotest J2160A Probe Adapter Featured in Power Electronics Products of the Week

    August 4, 2016: Picotest has released a new probe adapter for the popular Keysight E5061B vector network analyzer. The Picotest J2160A Probe Adapterprovides a low noise, compact solution when…

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  • 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 – whether it’s inductor DCR, VRM output impedance,…

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  • How to Design for Power Integrity: Selecting a VRM

    Many signal and power integrity issues are the result of poor VRM selection.  This critical selection is often made arbitrarily due to insufficient, incomplete…

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  • 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 decoupling capacitors within a…

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  • Keysight-Picotest Release New Video on VRM Design for Power Integrity

    May 5, 2016:Kesight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) and Picotest.com have released a new video for the popular “How to Design for Power Integrity Series” The…

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  • This Misconception About Power Integrity Can Cost You Big

    Many power supply engineers mistakenly believe that power integrity (PI) is mainly a system-level issue and not a concern for the power supply design.…

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  • Power Integrity Bootcamp at SPI2016 Turin, Italy- Picotest and Keysight Join Forces

    April 8, 2016: Wokshop set for 20th IEEE Conference on Signal and Power Intergrity – Turin, Italy, May 8th 14:00 – 17:30 Power integrity is…

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  • Troubleshooting Clock Jitter and Identifying PDN Sensitivities

    Power distribution network (‘PDN’) noise is one of the most common issues in low power applications. Whether you are powering ADCs, clocks, LNAs, digital…

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  • Optimizing Arduino and the AD9851 DDS signal generator

    Arduino has taken the product “maker” world by storm and one of the more popular Arduino modules is the Analog Devices AD9851 DDS waveform…

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  • Power Integrity: It’s not just decoupling caps

    Gone are the days when simple decoupling-cap rules-of-thumb were effective. Even lower speed circuitry needs more care than ever before as IC processes reach…

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  • Target Impedance and Rogue Waves

    The target impedance concept has been used by the industry for a number of years. It is the basis of a simple and robust…

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  • Evaluation of Gallium Nitride MOSFET for VRM Designs

    As Systems designers work hard to squeeze more and more features in less board space, the power delivery sections are becoming increasingly complex. The…

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  • Killing the Bode Plot

    Many new linear devices, including voltage references, voltage regulators and opamps have internal feedback loops, prohibiting traditional bode plots. Yet, the assessment of stability…

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  • Reducing Noise in Power Distribution Networks on Time and in Budget

    Power Integrity, distribution, and management are essential for system functionality and performance. This track addresses power regulation in terms of power distribution network design with…

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  • Picotest Releases New Probe Adapter for the Keysight E5061B ENA

    January 12, 2016: The J2160A Probe Adapter provides a low noise, compact solution when using the E5061B T/R ports in a 2-port shunt thru measurement.…

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  • Power Integrity Panels and Bootcamp At DesignCon 2016

    January 11, 2016: Join Steve Sandler, CEO of Picotest, during his DesignCon presentations next week! Sandler was named the Jim Williams contributor of 2015 at…

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  • EDN Names New Picotest Harmonic Comb Top Test & Measurement Product

    Dec. 3, 2015: Along with products from Keysight, Rhode & Schwarz, Tektronix, and others, the Picotest J2150A Harmonic Comb generator was named one of EDN’s Hot 100…

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  • Read the Interesting Interview with Steve Sandler, New Innovations in Power Integrity

    December 1, 2015: Steve Sandler and Picotest are featured in the December Issue of Modern Test & Measure magazine in an article called Bridging the Gap:…

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  • How to measure the world’s fastest power switch

    Gallium Nitride (GaN) FETS are poised to replace silicon power devices in voltage regulators and DC-DC power supplies. Their switching speeds are significantly faster…

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  • New Multiple Frequency Harmonic Comb Injector Greatly Eases EMI Testing

    We are a leader in high-resolution test and measurement equipment, and have released a new test signal generator for EMI testing applications. The USB…

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  • Picotest Becomes a Keysight Solutions Partner

    September 15, 2015 Phoenix, AZ: Picotest, a leader in high resolution test and measurement equipment, is pleased to announce that it is now a Keysight…

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  • Steve Sandler: A Keysight Certified Expert

    Congratulations to Keysight Certified Expert, Steve Sandler, for being recognized in this year’s Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards, presented by EDN and EE Times.…

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  • Planet Analog Spotlight on Steve Sandler, CEO – Picotest

    Mr. Steve Sandler is the CEO of Picotest.com, a company that designs and distributes test equipment including the new Signal Injector product line designed for…

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  • ACE Awards honor innovators in engineering and technology

    The 2015 Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards, presented by EDN and EE Times, were held last night as part of the ESC Silicon Valley event. The…

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  • Steve Sandler: Give back more than you take in engineering

    At this year’s ACE Awards ceremony presented by EDN and EE Times, Bob Dobkin, Linear Technology’s co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, awarded Steve Sandler,…

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  • Steve Sandler to receive the 2015 Jim Williams Contributor of the Year ACE Award

    TUBM has announced that Steven M. Sandler, Managing Director at Picotest, Chief Engineer at AEi Systems and frequent DesignCon presenter, will receive the 2015…

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  • Power electronics rise at DesignCon

    Contact Information:Picotest.comSteve Sandler – Steve@picotest.com(877) 914-7426 February 2, 2015 – Santa Clara, CA: “I found a place where I feel like I belong, where…

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