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Characterizing Non-Linear MOSFET Capacitance with a Tektronix AFG31000 Workflow

Power MOSFET capacitance isn't a fixed value—it's a highly non-linear function of voltage that standard LCR meters struggle to capture accurately at operating biases. By combining the waveform ...
Electronic Design

Use Snubber Circuits to Dampen Noise in DC-DC Converters

Switching noise in power converters can be difficult to eliminate. However, a well-designed and optimized snubber circuit ...
Business Wire

01005 Inch Size Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor with a Capacitance Value of 1.0μF, Another World’s First from Murata

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) has developed the world’s first *1 multilayer ceramic capacitor with a capacitance value of 1.0μF in ...
EDN

Characterizing the dynamic output capacitance of a MOSFET

According to precedence, MOSFET datasheets show output capacitance at a single measured voltage. While these values were good enough for relative comparison between products in the past, it is ...
EDN

Capacitance measurement: Understand and use the right technique to dramatically improve results

A capacitor measured with a $100 handheld multi-meter can give a substantially different result than the same capacitor measured with a $10,000 LCR meter. That same capacitor measured with two ...
Electronic Design

12 Things You Need to Know About Preventing Overloads with Safety Capacitors

Overload prevention in any given design is serious business, which means that the choice of safety capacitor shouldn’t be taken lightly either. Areas to consider in the decision process include safety ...