The electronics industry is seeing a move toward higher voltages and currents to deliver sufficient supply and charging power in products ranging from handheld cellphones and tablets to workstations.

The power supply on a computer transforms the alternating current from the wall outlet into a direct current flow that the computer's components can use. Testing the DC voltage output of the power ...

To help power supply development, semiconductor companies offer evaluation boards which show a typical application of a power-management IC. This gives design engineers the opportunity to start their ...

While testing the power supplies or discovering their potential problems, you must apply dynamic and static tests. This circuit, namely current sink, makes this job easier for you. It can draw 0 to ...

How accuracy is defined in DC programmable power supplies How and why the power supply experiences voltage output errors How to wire test leads and sense leads for accurate measurements When testing ...

Before we go forward and run some of the tests that we are going to see hereinafter, let us check a few of the symptoms to understand if those tests are worth doing. We have mentioned some symptoms ...

It seems that everyone is testing IEC61000-4-11 in order to obtain CB certification and international certification (CE marking etc.). The IEC61000-4-11 standard specifies voltage dip, short ...

This article explores key mixed-signal applications, highlighting the difference between signal-path faults and rail-driven ...

The industry’s insatiable need for power in high-performance computing (HPC) is creating problems for test cells, which need to deliver very high currents at very consistent voltage levels through the ...

One of more than a dozen segments from this year’s SEMA Show Collision Repair and Refinish Stage segment focuses on proper ...