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Seeking Feedback on The Historically Low Number of Applications for Power-Focused Roadtests

Greetings. It's October already! For me the year has gone by real quickly! I hope you've had a great year!

 

As the year starts winding down, I typically begin an audit of roadtests. This is something I do every year as RoadTest Program manager. I look at the review completion rate, the number of applications per roadtest, and anything else that would be relevant for improving the element14 Roadtest program.

 

While I have just begun this task, I feel the program is in good shape as far as review completions go. Many thanks to all roadtesters who have completed reviews. Our sponsors value your input and what you write is read closely.

 

The number of applications seems to be an area that needs improvement. For example, I noticed that for our power-focused roadtests, there seems to be a historically lower number of applications:

 

MPS Four-Channel Output Power Module EVM   14 applicants

ROHM 8-Channel Multi-Rail DC/DC Converter Board  15 applicants

Summer of FPGAs: MAX77714 Multichannel PMIC EVM  21 applicants

Vishay Synchronous Buck Regulator EV Board  22 applicants

TI SWIFTTm Power Module EVM  14 applicants

Texas Instruments-DCDC Power:FPGA & Data Converter  15 applicants

 

Now, for DC Power Supplies, which are actually test equipment roadtests in my mind, the number of applications is much better:

R&S 4-Output Bench Power Supply, Prog (HMP4040.04)  33 applicants

Tenma Handheld DC Power Supply  238 applicants   (This is NOT a typo. It had 238 applicants.)

R&S NGP814 Power Supply 44 applicants

AIM-TTI Bench Power Supply  33 applicants

 

I peeked into some webinars to see if they corresponded to roadtests (since roadtests and webinars are complementary programs that are often cross-promoted). They seem to be similar. For example:

MPS Four-Channel Output Power Module EVM  14 applicants

Techniques and Technologies for Better Power Management Design (Win a Power Module!)  30 registrants

 

I was hoping to get some insights into the historically lower number of applicants for power-focused roadtests. This information can not only help me, but also help me work with our sponsors.

 

Poll Question: Why haven't you applied for power-focused roadtests?  Why do you think there is a historically lower number of applicants for power focused roadtests than other roadtests?

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  • In 2020 you have run a poll What Products Do You Want To See Roadtested?  I don't know how much of what respondents proposed then were included in roadtests following the poll. New interesting products are launched every week and not many get in the roadtest list.

    I understand that part of the proposed roadtests are the result of companies wish to see the product tested in this community. Others I guess are selected by Randall and his colleagues based on other reasons. I think that this kind of poll could be run periodically as a method to collect good ideas of products to be roadtested.

    I have also chosen roadtests based on my interest in the product (because it incorporates a new technology I would like to test and learn or because I cannot afford to buy my self that product in order to test it), based on the knowledge I already had,  a guarantee that I can deliver the roadtest on time,  and also based on available time to do the roadtest (I skipped many roadtests I was interested in just because they were launched at a time when I was very busy). 

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  • In 2020 you have run a poll What Products Do You Want To See Roadtested?  I don't know how much of what respondents proposed then were included in roadtests following the poll. New interesting products are launched every week and not many get in the roadtest list.

    I understand that part of the proposed roadtests are the result of companies wish to see the product tested in this community. Others I guess are selected by Randall and his colleagues based on other reasons. I think that this kind of poll could be run periodically as a method to collect good ideas of products to be roadtested.

    I have also chosen roadtests based on my interest in the product (because it incorporates a new technology I would like to test and learn or because I cannot afford to buy my self that product in order to test it), based on the knowledge I already had,  a guarantee that I can deliver the roadtest on time,  and also based on available time to do the roadtest (I skipped many roadtests I was interested in just because they were launched at a time when I was very busy). 

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