Learning About Power Design

This article is part of TechXchange: Power Test

If it's an electronic device then it needs power. Power subsystems are one of the most critical components of any electronic product and their implementation can make the difference between an optimally powered product or one that doesn't work all the time or is wasteful of energy.

Power management is one of the hottest topics on our site and we have collected together a plethora of free, archived webinars available for your viewing pleasure. They're grouped under a number of topics that will make it easier to find what might be useful to you.

Power System Design and Test

• Ultra-low IQ DC/DCs and LDOs: How to Enable 20-year Battery Runtime in Smart Meters
• Constructing Your Power Supply — Layout Considerations
• How to Reduce Complexity and Footprint for Industrial Power Solutions
• Key Measurements for Half Bridge and Gate Driver Waveforms
• Key Power Measurements for Switch Mode Power Supplies
• Introduction to Isolated Amplifiers and Isolated Modulators
• Power Integrity Measurements: Challenges and Best Practices
• Power Measurements for Switch-Mode Power Supplies
• Switch-Mode Power Converter Compensation Made Easy
• The smart way to evaluate and optimize low-power IoT designs
• Avoiding Common Op Amp Design Issues: Input/Output Limitations
• Cost effective design methods to combat Electromagnetic Interference
• Understanding Pre-selection in EMI Testing

Power Delivery

• Power Your Next Product With Any USB-C Power Adapter
• Understanding How Battery Design Affects Operating Life for Powering Remote Wireless Devices
• Reducing Battery Size and Cost
• Looking for a smaller, safer, energy-dense microbattery for your hearable/wearable device?

Digital Isolators

• Digital Isolator Standards and Certifications
• Frequently Asked Questions About Digital Isolators

Power-Management Fundamentals

• FPC Connectors:  Addressing the Demands of Today’s Power and Signal Connections

Testing Tips

• Understanding Pulsed-RF Using Time-Selective Spectrum Analysis
• A New Solution for Making Transmission Measurements Over Distance
• Advances in Phase Noise Measurement Techniques
• An Introduction to Crosstalk Measurements
• 10 Oscilloscope Tips and Tricks for High Quality Signal Integrity Measurement
• 12 Things to Consider When Choosing an Oscilloscope
• How to Avoid Common Mistakes with Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) Measurements
• Improve Your Time to Market with Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers

IoT and Power

• Accelerating Oscilloscope Measurements through Real-Time fixture De-Embedding
• Deliver Precise Temperature Measurement from Your Wearables
• IoT Device Design and Testing Challenges
• New Approaches to Designing, Simulating and Manufacturing RF Devices and Antennas with Printed Electronics

Power-Related Topics

• Using Simulation to Design Cooling Systems for Electronics Webinar
• Cloud Power and the Emerging 48V Ecosystem
• Trusted Reliability in Industrial Electronic Devices
• Strategies to Manage Obsolescence in Aerospace and Defense

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