Double Pulse Testing, Three Ways: From Manual Bench to Automated Production Cell at PCIM
The double pulse test is the same. The infrastructure around it has split into three distinct product categories: precision bench characterization (R&S MXO5), automated production testing (iPE cell), and development...
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No Bulk Capacitor, No Problem: Inside TI's Single-Stage Micro Inverter Demo at PCIM
A single-stage AC/DC micro inverter eliminates the intermediate 400V bus capacitors that limit the service life of conventional two-stage designs. The TI TIDM-01035ME2 at PCIM showed what that looks like...
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Two Oscilloscopes, One Wolfspeed Board: How Keysight Tackles the High-Side Measurement Problem at PCIM
One Wolfspeed SiC evaluation board. Two Keysight oscilloscopes — 1 GHz 14-bit on the left, 6 GHz 16-bit on the right. Same DUT, different measurement questions, different instrument tiers. The...
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The World's Only Fibre Optic Isolated Oscilloscope: Why Cleverscope CS548 Exists and What It Solves
How do you measure the high-side gate voltage in a GaN inverter when the switching node swings at 100 V/ns? The Cleverscope CS548 uses fibre optic isolation — 2kV between...
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Adaptive Gate Current Shaping: How Bosch EG120 Solves the Parallel SiC-MOSFET Balancing Problem
Two SiC MOSFETs in parallel will never have exactly the same threshold voltage. That nanosecond difference creates transient current imbalance that degrades reliability over a vehicle's lifetime. The Bosch EG120...
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LISN + EMI Receiver + a Light Bulb: The Conducted Emissions Test That Every Product Needs
Three things: a LISN, a light bulb, and an EMI receiver measuring from 9 kHz to 30 MHz. This is the conducted emissions test that every electrical product sold in...
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Differential Mode vs Common Mode: Why Splitting EMI at the Source Changes Everything
Differential mode and common mode EMI require different filters, different measurements, and different debug strategies. The R&S RTO G + ZES Zimmer LMG671 joint booth at Cologne showed what it...
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Bode Plot as a Design Tool: How Filter Characterization Predicts EMC Compliance
One curve, three frequency regions, one answer: does your EMI filter work — and where does it stop working? A breakdown of the Omicron Lab Bode 500 demo from a...
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When an Oscilloscope Becomes a Motor Drive Analyzer: The Case for Application-Specific Measurement
The MDA 8208HD doesn't call itself an oscilloscope. It's a Motor Drive Analyzer — and that distinction defines everything: 8 channels for three-phase systems, automated harmonic analysis, and correlated time-frequency...
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One Signal, Four Perspectives: What a 12-Bit Oscilloscope Actually Shows You
The same signal, four analytical perspectives at once. The Teledyne LeCroy WavePro 804HD-MS 12-bit demo in Turin showed what it means to move from waveform observation to behavioral characterization.
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12-Bit Oscilloscopes: When More Resolution Reveals More — and Demands More
12-bit resolution gives you 16× more vertical detail than standard 8-bit. But it also amplifies everything your probe introduces. A breakdown of the Yokogawa DLM5058HD demo
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Why Measuring GaN Switching Is Harder Than Designing It
At high dv/dt and di/dt, measuring GaN switching behavior becomes more challenging than designing it. This article breaks down a complete probe-based measurement system observed at Embedded World 2026.
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