Processors measure up to the power challenge By Markus Levy, Technical Editor
P=V*I: the fundamental principle behind power consumption. Although the equation appears simple, the physical measurement of the variables presents a challenge to many system designers. A team of processor vendors and Tektronix engineers teamed up with processor boards and lab equipment to give you the dirt on power-consumption measurements.
Design Features
Jitter measurement: Pinning down timing at the leading edge By Dan Strassberg, Senior Technical Editor
As clock rates push past 100 MHz, tiny variations in signal timing become critical to system performance. Although jitter is here to stay, you can minimize it. Measurement is the key to keeping jitter under control.
Don't sweat the small stuff By Bill Travis, Senior Technical Editor
Miniature probes and adapters allow you to test, emulate, and validate developmental circuits that contain microminiature ICs and other ultrasmall components.
Are you measuring your circuit or your scope probe? Andy Frost, Don Whiteman, and Jason Tsai, Hewlett-Packard
You may think of scope probes as simple, and many are-but no measurement can be better than the probe. The wrong probe not only can distort your signals, but also can make your circuit misbehave.
