This article explains how the inductance of passive probe ground leads can dramatically reduce effective bandwidth, distort measurements, and introduce resonance and frequency-response errors.
This tutorial explains a robust oscilloscope-based method for measuring clock jitter using period statistics, track and histogram analysis, and sample-rate verification techniques.
This article introduces the RP2060 and RP4060 power rail probes, designed for modern 48 V power architectures with high offset capability, low-noise measurements, and high-bandwidth power integrity analysis.
Eric is a professor in the EE department at Colorado University, Boulder and a Fellow at Teledyne LeCroy. He has a BS in Physics from MIT and a PhD in Physics from the University of Arizona, Tucson. He enjoys DesignCon and writing for SI Journal.
A simple rise-time experiment reveals why every oscilloscope user must understand transmission line behavior when measuring signals with sub-10 ns edges.
Understanding when to use a TDR, WavePulser 40iX, or VNA depends on bandwidth, rise time, port count, and whether you need time-domain impedance or frequency-domain S-parameters.
Understanding how return currents flow—and why they follow the path of lowest loop impedance—is essential to controlling reflections, crosstalk, and EMI in high-speed designs.
Fast-rising signals can introduce transmission line reflections that appear as ringing on an oscilloscope, but proper 50-ohm termination can eliminate these artifacts.
What if we remove the probes from the equation by connecting our DUT's output directly to the oscilloscope's analog input using a 3-ft. 50-Ω coaxial cable?
