2-Port Shunt-Through Impedance
PDN Measurement for Power Integrity
The 2-Port Shunt-Through impedance measurement is the Gold Standard for PDN testing and Power Integrity assurance. Power Integrity assessment and optimization is an essential element in today’s designs.
It is critical that your power supplies, printed circuit boards, and decoupling be properly designed in order to achieve flat impedance goals. Commonly applied “Rules-of-thumb” generally don’t work well in high speed circuits or other sensitive applications.
Design assurance, optimization and troubleshooting all require accurate low impedance measurements. Whether you are modeling components, testing power supply output impedance, assessing target impedance, or looking to manage PDN resonances, Picotest has a 2-port testing solution for you. Look below for testing solutions and product information.
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Products
P2105A 1-Port Low Noise TDR – Ripple Browser Probe
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Extended-Range Shunt-Thru Measurement
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 accurate down to very small impedance.
Picotest P2102A 2-Port Calibration with CMT VNA
This video looks at how to perform a full calibration on the Copper Mountain Compact 2-port VNA using the Picotest P2102A 2-port probe and the P2100A-CAL calibration board that comes with the probe.
2-port Dembed with Picotest 2-Port Probe
2-port Dembed with Picotest 2-Port Probe
Articles & Documents
How To Video – 2-Port Shunt Through Impedance Calibration with Bode 100 and P2102A
This video provides a step-by-step tutorial on setting up and calibrating a 2-port shunt through impedance measurement using the Bode 100, Picotest P2102A 2-port…
High-Speed Transient-Load Steppers Test Power Integrity
January 19, 2024 Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio published on Power Electronics News High-speed transient-load steppers allow engineers to test and validate how well the PDN…
The Challenge of Measuring a 40 µ?, 2000 Amp PDN With a 2-Port Probe: How Much CMRR is Needed?
Benjamin Dannan, Northrop Grumman and Steve Sandler, Picotest Published in Signal Integrity Journal A two-part series of posts, firstly determining how much CMRR is needed and…
Migrating to 48V Power Comes with Measurement Challenges
New App Note for Data Center, AI, EV Applications – Testing Explore the implications of power distribution systems transitioning to 48V across data center,…
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…
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…
Do you need thick copper layers in PCBs for high currents? Are you sure? A Talk About Power Integrity and PCB Impacts with Steve Sandler and Robert Feranec
by Steve Sandler Published by Signal Integrity Journal, May 19, 2022 Most DC/DC converters and switching voltage regulators use filter inductors. The inductors we…
Make Accurate Impedance Measurements Using a VNA
Three different methods can be applied to accurately measure passive components with a vector network analyzer. By Brian Walker Related To:Copper Mountain Technologies “A…
Calibrating the 2-Port Probe for Low Impedance PDN Measurements
May 18, 2021 Benjamin Dannan and Steve Sandler “High speed printed circuit board (PCB) design requires well-designed power delivery networks (PDN) to support today’s FPGAs or…