In a previous article I demonstrated the additional distortion produced when using High-K ceramic capacitors in a system’s signal path [1]. The underlying mechanism causing this distortion is the ...

In today’s deep sub-micron technology nodes like 16nm, 7nm & beyond, there is a huge challenge for accurate static timing calculation. Ever increasing routing congestion, thin metal layers and ...

You have a 1 MHz sinusoidal voltage signal driven into a 5uF capacitor. You are measuring both the voltage and the current with an oscilloscope. What is the phase of the current in relation to the ...

According to the IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronic Terms, power factor (PF) is defined as the ratio of the circuit power (watts) to the circuit volt-amperes. This is described by ...

The oscilloscope is probably the most versatile piece of test equipment you can have on your electronics bench, offering a multitude of possibilities for measuring timing, frequency and voltage as ...

A rectifier input capacitor's size is often considered nebulous. Therefore, common practice is to pick a large size, and if the ripple voltage is low enough, all is okay (see the figure, a). If not, ...

The IEC Standard describing the test program for PV panels, IEC 61730-2 requires an impulse test up to 8kV delivered across the panel, from the shorted power leads to the outside of the panel via a ...

A PQ expert can link an abnormal current or voltage waveform to an abnormal condition on a power system just as a handwriting expert matches a signature to a person. Many facilities now have online ...