Microwave Journal Microwave Journal https://www.microwavejournal.com/rss/articles MLCCs (Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors), Physical Placement Sensitivity of the Non-polar Device Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:04:09 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/44889-mlccs-multi-layer-ceramic-capacitors-physical-placement-sensitivity-of-the-non-polar-device http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/44889 Analog Output Signal Modulated by VRMs Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:22:41 -0500 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/43183-analog-output-signal-modulated-by-vrms http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/43183 Output Impedance ZOUT and VRM Output Noise Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:57:03 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/42439-output-impedance-zout-and-vrm-output-noise http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/42439 Loop Analysis Directly from Time-Domain Waveform with SEPIA Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:12:53 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/42280-loop-analysis-directly-from-time-domain-waveform-with-sepia http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/42280 ZOUT from Transient Response: The Link between Time Domain and Frequency Domain Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:30:46 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/41828-zout-from-transient-response http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/41828 ZOUT to NISM: Output Impedance to Non-Invasive Stability Measurement Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:00:37 -0500 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/41276-zout-to-nism-output-impedance-to-non-invasive-stability-measurement http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/41276 Reconstructing a Loop Transfer Function from Output Impedance Zout Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/41274-reconstructing-a-loop-transfer-function-from-output-impedance-zout http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/41274 Output Impedance Zout In this part of our blog series about voltage regulator module (VRM) characteristics, we continue to consider output impedance, ZOUT. In this part of our blog series about voltage regulator module (VRM) characteristics, we continue to consider output impedance, ZOUT. 

]]> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:26:08 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/40953-output-impedance-zout http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/40953 Load Regulation ΔVout/ΔIout and Output Impedance Zout In this installment of our blog series about Power Supply Ripple Rejection, we’ll take a break and shift our focus from PSRR to output impedance ZOUT. In this installment of our blog series about Power Supply Ripple Rejection, we’ll take a break and shift our focus from PSRR to output impedance ZOUT.

]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2023 07:35:09 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/40932-load-regulation-vout-iout-and-output-impedance-zout http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/40932 PSRR in the Real World In this blog post, we continue our investigation into a VRM’s Power Supply Ripple Rejection (PSRR) performance. In earlier posts, we reviewed PSRR concepts by running a couple of simulations and now we power up a real VRM in the lab. In this blog post, we continue our investigation into a VRM’s Power Supply Ripple Rejection (PSRR) performance. In earlier posts, we reviewed PSRR concepts by running a couple of simulations and now we power up a real VRM in the lab.

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:22:13 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/40618-psrr-in-the-real-world http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/40618 PSRR, A Measure of the Effectiveness of Filtering an Upstream Supply In a previous part of this series on power integrity, we reviewed the meaning of Power Supply Ripple Rejection (PSRR) and in this and the following blogs, we continue to explore the subject. In a previous part of this series on power integrity, we reviewed the meaning of Power Supply Ripple Rejection (PSRR) and in this and the following blogs, we continue to explore the subject.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:38:26 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/40579-psrr-a-measure-of-the-effectiveness-of-filtering-an-upstream-supply http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/40579 Line Regulation and PSRR (Power Supply Ripple Rejection) Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:59:45 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/40456-line-regulation-and-psrr-power-supply-ripple-rejection http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/40456 Every VRM is a Power Amplifier (PA) of a Special Kind Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:05:20 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/40328-every-vrm-is-a-power-amplifier-pa-of-a-special-kind http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/40328 Signal Integrity to Power Integrity Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32-rf-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity/post/40327-signal-integrity-to-power-integrity http://www.microwavejournal.com/blogs/32/post/40327