Featured Insights
Seeing Through the Noise: Reliable Power Rail Measurements in High-Current AI Systems | Signal Integrity Journal
The Challenge: Measurement Uncertainty Obscures VRM Performance Gains Measuring power rail transient performance in response to high current dynamic loading is essential for power…
Picotest and ignal 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…
The Challenge of Measuring a 40 µohm, 2000 Amp PDN With a 2-Port Probe: How Much CMRR is Needed?
Benjamin Dannan, Signal Edge Solutions and Steve Sandler, Picotest Published in Signal Integrity Journal A two-part series of posts, firstly determining how much CMRR is needed…
-
Automate VRM Testing with Python & SCPI: A Guide for Lab Measurements
Automating VRM Testing Just Got Smarter Manually measuring voltage regulator modules (VRMs) in the lab? That’s yesterday’s workflow. Signal Edge Solutions breaks down how…
-
Calibration, Embedding & De-Embedding – Achieving Highly Accurate Impedance Results
OMICRON Lab hosted their 14th Power Analysis & Design Symposium – April 9th, 2025 Watch Steve Sandler discussing how to achieve Highly Accurate Impedance…
-
DgCon 2019: Power Integrity Webinars for Addressing Power Related Noise in Distributed Systems
These presentations discuss many of the noise sources that impact sensitive circuits (such as LNAs, Clocks, and PLLs), how to measure them, and how…
-
Webinar: Python Automation of Measurement and Multi-Dimensional Plotting of DC and AC Bias Sensitivity of MLCCs
With noted Power Integrity (PI) Expert Istvan Novak Highlights the need for AC and DC bias testing for capacitors and the support Picotest has…
-
Cadence and Picotest Release NISM on Cadence PSpice
September 26, 2024, Phoenix, AZ: Picotest.com, a leader in high-resolution test and measurement equipment, has announced the availability of the non-invasive stability measurement (‘NISM’)…
-
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…
-
Quantifying PDN Impedance Flatness from Sandler NISM
Download Steve Sandler’s full paper for DesignCon 2023 A New Power Integrity Requirement to Supplement Target Impedance: Quantifying PDN Impedance Flatness Abstract: Target impedance…
-
Validating the Validators: Measuring the New Ultra-Low Impedance PDNs
Core power rails are now routinely in the 1 kAmp to 2 kAmp range, requiring a power distribution network (PDN) impedance in the range…
-
Optimizing TDR Measurements: Picotest Solutions Integrated with Tektronix Oscilloscopes
At Picotest, we take pride in supporting Tektronix’s advanced TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) setups with our high-performance J2154A PerfectPulse® Differential TDR and TDR probes.…
-
Tektronix Webinar – Managing AI Data Center Energy Demands
Managing AI Data Center Energy Demands Register Here – https://tek.brandlive.com/Managing-AI-Data-Center-Energy-Demands/en What You Will Learn The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly increasing…
-
Measuring Converter Input Impedance Using Picotest Tools
To design a stable input filter for a switching converter, measuring input impedance is crucial. Picotest’s J2121A High Power Line Injector simplifies this by…
-
Design, Simulation, and Validation Challenges of a Scalable 2000 Amp Core Power Rail
DesignCon 2024 Best Paper Award Winner Steve Sandler, Benjamin Dannan, Heidi Barnes, Idan Ben Ezra, and Yu Ni Designing a power distribution network (PDN) for a scalable…
-
Mastering 2-Port Impedance Testing with Picotest Products
Accurate low and ultra-low impedance measurement is crucial for testing and modeling electronic components and for evaluating the performance of power distribution networks (PDNs).…
-
Loop Analysis Directly from Time-Domain Waveform with SEPIA
Published in Signal Integrity Journal, written by Masashi Nogawa. Engineers can use a variety of methods to analyze the behavior of a voltage regulator…