A tough challenge for test engineers is explored in terms of test methods, pitfalls, and measurement errors. For the test engineer, RF and microwave power amplifier testing imposes unique challenges.

Heightened reliability and safety concerns have resulted in new maintenance programs and techniquesEvery year, additional pressures are placed on operation and maintenance managers to provide a higher ...

Every engineer knows that a stable, well-regulated power supply is needed to perform reliable and consistent circuit and subsystem tests. But what about testing a new power-supply, regulator, or ...

Over the years, the need for increased reliability of electrical systems is no secret to those in the electrical industry. Data centers, hospitals, emergency call centers, government buildings, and ...

The power supply on a computer transforms the alternating current from the wall outlet into a direct current flow that the computer's components can use. Testing the DC voltage output of the power ...

In the 1990s, experts calculated that without efforts to increase efficiencies and reduce “no-load” power consumption, external power supplies—the ones used to power everything from cell-phones to ...

Ultrasonic nondestructive testing, also known as ultrasonic NDT or simply UT, is a method of characterizing the thickness or internal structure of a test piece using high-frequency sound waves. The ...

Power-aware test is a major manufacturing consideration due to the problems of increased power dissipation in various test modes, as well as test implications that come up with the usage of various ...

POWER Engineers Inc., Hailey, Idaho, says that its wholly owned subsidiary, POWER Testing and Energization (PTE), has expanded its testing and compliance capabilities through the acquisition of G2 ...

When it comes to test, there are two general aspects to dealing with low power design, explained Steve Pateras, product marketing director for Mentor Graphics’ silicon test products. “First is testing ...