Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Often used for overcurrent protection, current-sense amplifiers are now finding homes in a wide array of applications, including automotive electronic fuses and three-phase motor control.
Today’s ASICs, FGPAs, and off-the-shelf ICs have increasingly stringent power requirements. These requirements result in the need to test power rails with decreasing voltages and tighter tolerances.
Even though the cables between a source supply and a regulator are basic dc, some basic issues must be addressed to ensure viable results and test integrity.
Oscilloscope signal integrity impacts signal shape and measurement values. This article is intended to help you assess the signal integrity of your oscilloscope and make trustworthy measurements.
Get to really know the fundamentals behind your test equipment. Not only do you reap the most out of your scopes, etc. as well as avoid debugging traps—it can also facilitate a “spec hack.”
