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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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GaN – Wide Bandgap

Focuses on power systems using GaN and other wide-bandgap devices, including high-speed switching effects, stability challenges, measurement techniques, and design considerations.

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  • Picotest and Signal Edge Solutions address TAPI concerns.

    You may not have heard of TAPI, but you will. By necessity, testing extreme dynamic transient conditions is becoming more and more common for…

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  • Measuring Battery Impedance

    Recently, Picotest has had several questions from customers working to measure battery impedance. There are numerous publications and articles about testing battery impedance, even…

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  • Load Stepper Demonstration Station

    These images demonstrate the set-up and capability of the Picotest Load Stepper. We set up a demonstration station at DesignCon 2024 and these slides…

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  • Alex Lidow and Steve Sandler: A Video Discussion on Power Electronics and Gallium Nitride

    In this informal discussion between two power electronics industry veterans, the topics of Gallium Nitride and the current state of cutting-edge technology available in…

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  • Picotest Load Steppers are featured on Efficient Power Conversion’s ‘GaN Talk’ with Renee Yawger

    How Picotest Uses eGaN FETs to Design Groundbreaking High-Speed Transient Load Current Steppers – Revolutionizing Power System Testing for Data Center, AI, EV, ASIC,…

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  • EDACafe Bunker Broadcast – Steve Sandler Discusses Testing 2000 Amp Chips with Sanjay Gangal

    Check out this EDA Cafe Interview with Steven Sandler, CEO of Picotest. He discusses their 2,000 Amp ultra-high speed ASIC emulator (in-socket load) –…

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  • Picotest Releases Line of High-Speed Transient Load Steppers for VRM and PDN Validation 

    In a major technological leap, Picotest, maker of custom test equipment for power integrity and power systems testing, has released a series of very…

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  • Noise Immunity Testing: Unveiling the Power and Benefits of P2124A High-Speed Water-Cooled GaN Probe

    In precision measurement and power integrity testing, engineers face the constant challenge of ensuring accurate and reliable results in high-speed modulation designs. At Picotest,…

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  • Picotest’s New P2124A PSRR/PSMR/PSNR Water-Cooled GaN Probe at OFC

    Pavel Zivny, Tektronix, explains the Picotest P2124A Noise Immunity Probe test setup shown in the Tektronix booth at the OFC (Optical Networking and Communication…

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  • Picotest Releases the World’s First Water-Cooled Electrical Probe for High-Speed Test Applications

    The P2124A High Speed Line Modulator is the first water-cooled probe for electronics testing. Its creation is yet another testament to Plato’s axiom that…

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  • How Fast is the Switching Speed of a GaN Switch?

    by Steve Sandler Published by Signal Integrity Journal, January 25, 2022 How fast is the world’s fastest GaN switch?  It is an interesting question,…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • New GaN Scope Probe Improves Power Integrity

    We have released a new GaN probe. The P2000A is the Picotest general purpose high voltage GaN voltage probe with a 100:1 attenuation. Its…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • These Seven Trends May Change Power Design Dramatically

    New power semiconductor technologies such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) promise to rewrite the record books with respect to power supply…

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