For automated test applications, measurement time is often as important as the quality of the measurement. As with many situations, time is money.
This paper will discuss these settings and provide suggestions on improving overall measurement speed.
The three key instrument parameters that affect FSWP measurement...
Published: Mar 22, 2021
Optical image stabilization (OIS) addresses the quality of images, and is an idea that has been around for at least 30 years. It has only recently made its way into the low-cost consumer camera market, and will soon be migrating to the higher end camera phones. This paper provides an overview of common design practices...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
This introduction to EPAD MOSFET describes a broad selection of devices with precisely set gate threshold voltage values, including zero threshold made, enhancement mode and depletion mode. Furthermore, novel circuit designs are presented to illustrate how these devices can be used at a practical level. The brief circuit...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Today, R&D engineers face challenging time-to-market goals. Extending the product development schedule and delaying the product launch can prove to be extremely costly in terms of opportunity cost and lost market share. Nearly 50 % of products fail EMC compliance the first time.
Every day spent on debugging, isolating...
Published: Oct 06, 2020
With the push toward more efficient energy usage, lower carbon footprints and resource sustainability gaining momentum throughout the world, virtually every aspect of energy generation and consumption is coming under intense scrutiny for improvement.
Cirrus Logic’s smart energy products improve power grid performance...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
This guide will begin by reviewing instrument fundamentals, learning how to use SMUs, and examining the features that can help you set up your instrument. Then go over the key best practices you can apply to your test setup to mitigate various errors seen when taking DC measurements.
This guide explores these...
Published: Nov 04, 2019
This White Paper describes how the new VIA PFM, a power component that performs the front-end AC-DC conversion required in many systems, allows the application of Vicor’s Power Component Design Methodology from AC to the Point of Load (PoL). The performance of the component is described, highlighting how the VIA...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
This paper processes and studies the effects of a dual - stage compensation technique for achieving greater than 100 KHz cross over frequency of a single pole system converting from 48V to 1.2V .
By placing a separate non- inventing gain stage after the erorr amplifier, the necessary gain - bandwidth of the op amp...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
This paper discusses the use of inertial sensors in a few handheld applications, provides a brief technology overview of accelerometers and gyroscopes, and presents the advantages of using InvenSense’s integrated dual-axis gyroscope as a standalone solution, or for supplementing multiaxis accelerometers for a more...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Temperature measurement, current monitoring, power supply sequencing, fan control and fault logging are typical board control functions used in complex circuit designs. System designers are faced with continual pressure to meet their development schedules, and need to implement control functions with minimal effort and...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Over the years, a number of methods have been proposed to realize fractional-N frequency synthesis that are based on the basic concepts of traditional integer-N synthesis [1,5]. Among these methods, three techniques are best known in the industry: fractional divider-based, current injection-based, and ∆Σ modulator-based...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
ECUs became a standard component in most vehicles. As a computer designed to solve a very specific problem, the ECU is a fundamental component in an automobile. Modern vehicles can contain over 100 ECUs with many different purposes.
This white paper explores different approaches to test automotive electronic control...
Published: Feb 19, 2020
This article details the common problems plaguing analog voltage mode control loops and shows how a digital control loop is able to provide bandwidth that was previously dismissed as unobtainable. By walking through the variables associated with stability and comparing it to an analog control system, it can be seen that...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
This article examines how to synchronize multiple DC/DC buck regulators in a Master/Slave configuration using phase shift time delay. Phase shifting multiple converters prevents ON time overlapping and reduces RMS current, ripple and input capacitor requirements, which will improve system EMI and power efficiency. This...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
