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How to Measure a MOSFET I-V Curve

r.ngugi — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:58:04 GMT

This blog first appeared on the Tektronix website. One of the best ways to ensure a MOSFET is functioning properly and meets specifications is to determine its characteristics by tracing I-V curves. There are a number of output characteristics...(read more)

Characterize Self-Discharge Behavior Faster with the DMM7510

r.ngugi — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:51:41 GMT

This blog first appeared on the Tektronix website. Rechargeable batteries are appearing in more devices than ever before. We are requiring these batteries to hold more energy, last longer and charge faster. This is even more critical in applic...(read more)

Measuring Serial Data Signals: Choosing an Appropriate Oscilloscope Bandwidth

r.ngugi — Fri, 24 May 2024 12:14:36 GMT

This blog first appeared on the Tektronix website. 1. Taking Measurement Bandwidth into Consideration for High Speed Serial Data When measuring high speed serial data signals and devices, whether for compliance, for design, or for troublesho...(read more)

Energy Storage Devices: a Battery Testing overview

r.ngugi — Fri, 17 May 2024 14:00:05 GMT

This blog first appeared on the Tektronix Website. Energy storage device testing is not the same as battery testing. There are, in fact, several devices that are able to convert chemical energy into electrical energy and store that energy, mak...(read more)

Quickly Develop Test Scripts with the New Keithley TSP™︎ Toolkit Beta

r.ngugi — Fri, 10 May 2024 10:20:59 GMT

This blog first appeared on the Tektronix website. Semiconductor manufacturers, validation engineers and reliability engineers can now get faster test script development while automating Keithley test instruments such as SMUs, DAQs or DMMs by downlo...(read more)

Battery Testing Made Easy

r.ngugi — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:46:04 GMT

This blog first appeared on the Tektronix website. The best way to test any kind of rechargeable battery is to start with the upgraded KickStart Battery Simulator App from Tektronix / Keithley, which provides battery testing, batter...(read more)

How to Read a Datasheet for Precision Equipment

r.ngugi — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:46:07 GMT

This post first appeared on the Tektronix website. When searching for the right product, the firsthand guide to doing so is the product’s datasheet. Whether you are searching for a Digital Multimeter (DMM), a power supply, an oscillosco...(read more)

Grade A Solutions for Battery Grading

r.ngugi — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:40:39 GMT

*This blog was first published on the Tektronix website. Current technology markets are demanding more out of our batteries than ever before. These batteries are being pushed to charge faster, hold more and last longer. Makers of electric vehicles ...(read more)

4 Key Testing Phases for Power Conversion Equipment

r.ngugi — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:29:32 GMT

This blog first appeared on the Tektronix website. While the types of electrical tests required during the design and production of power conversion equipment are similar to those required for previous generations of devices, the adoption of...(read more)

What is Data Acquisition (DAQ)?

r.ngugi — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:33:58 GMT

*This blog post first appeared on the Tektronix website. Data Acquisition (DAQ) is the measurement of electrical or physical things like voltage, current, temperature, pressure, sound, or motion. Converting these signals into digital data is necessa...(read more)

Testing Battery Resistance

r.ngugi — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:29:29 GMT

*This blog post first appeared on the Tektronix website on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 by: Elizabeth Makley It’s easy to think of a battery as a bucket full of energy. When we would like some energy, we connect o...(read more)