On-Die Power Rail Measurements: Setup and Best Practices
Accurate on-die power rail measurements depend on proper sense-line design, differential probing, and careful test setup at the package level.
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Transmission Lines for Oscilloscope Users, Part 4
When a low-impedance source drives an unmatched transmission line, alternating reflections can mimic ringing and distort oscilloscope measurements.
Transmission Lines for Oscilloscope Users, Part 3
Understanding Thevenin source impedance and oscilloscope termination reveals why reflections distort rise time measurements in unmatched transmission line setups.
Transmission Lines for Oscilloscope Users, Part 1
A simple rise-time experiment reveals why every oscilloscope user must understand transmission line behavior when measuring signals with sub-10 ns edges.
Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) or Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) vs. WavePulser 40iX
Understanding when to use a TDR, WavePulser 40iX, or VNA depends on bandwidth, rise time, port count, and whether you need time-domain impedance or frequency-domain S-parameters.
USB 3.2 PHY-Logic Layer Debug Using Combined Oscilloscope and Protocol Analyzer Tools
The TF-USB-C-HS enables synchronized electrical probing and protocol analysis to isolate USB 3.2 link training failures at both the PHY and logic layers.
Isolated Oscilloscope Inputs vs. Isolated Oscilloscope Probes
While built-in isolated inputs offer convenience and safety, high-quality isolated probes deliver superior noise immunity and performance in fast-switching, high-voltage environments.
Signal Return Paths: A Signal and Power Integrity Tutorial
Understanding how return currents flow—and why they follow the path of lowest loop impedance—is essential to controlling reflections, crosstalk, and EMI in high-speed designs.
New PCIe 6.0 Compliance Pattern Measurements
PCIe 6.0’s move to PAM4 signaling introduces new compliance pattern measurements—SNDR, RLM, and ps21TX—that require updated test methodologies and noise-aware analysis.
Removing Oscilloscope Noise from PCIe® 6.0 Compliance Pattern Measurements
PCIe 6.0 compliance requires SNDR and RLM results with oscilloscope noise removed—these three methods show how to compensate noise accurately in real test setups.
The Evolution of In-vehicle Network Architectures
As vehicle electronics grow more complex, new protocols like CAN XL and 10BASE-T1S help bridge the 10 Mbit/s gap in modern in-vehicle network architectures.
Two-Wattmeter Method, 3-phase Power Calculations with Accurate Line-Line to Line-Neutral Conversion
In the example to follow, we will show how to use the Teledyne LeCroy 3-phase Power Analysis software or Motor
What Happens When You Connect a USB-C Cable
Behind the simplicity of USB-C is a complex sequence of power negotiation, role detection, and multi-protocol link training that determines how devices communicate.