Power Integrity Measurements with Highest Visibility

Teledyne LeCroy high definition oscilloscopes (HDO®), probes, and software packages provide the highest resolution, lowest noise and best accuracy and longest memory to capture and analyze everything on your power rails during various load or load release conditions.

  • Power integrity analysis
  • PDN noise and spectral analysis on single or multiple rails
  • Digital power management IC (PMIC) characterization
  • Low dropout (LDO) and switching regulator measurements
  • Power rail probe and noise measurements
Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscope performing power integrity analysis, measurements, PDN noise and PDN spectral characterizing using power rail probe and current probe

Oscilloscopes for Power Integrity Analysis

Teledyne LeCroy high definition oscilloscopes (HDO) provide 12 bits resolution all the time for the lowest noise and best accuracy (0.5%) at full oscilloscope bandwidth rating. Up to 5 Gpts of acquisition memory and 16 channels captures every detail.

Screen image of Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscope power integrity analysis showing power rail droop, ripple and spectral measurements during a load addition.

Power Integrity Analysis Powerhouse

  • 12 bits, up to 5 Gpts and 8 GHz
  • +/-1.6 V offset at 1 mV/div
  • Low noise + 0.5% gain
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  • Detailed PDN spectral characterization
Screen image of Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscope performing power integrity analysis on seven different power rails during a load release, using digital power management software option.

Multi-rail Power Integrity Analysis

  • 12 bits, up to 5 Gpts and 2 GHz
  • 8 analog channels, 16 with OscilloSYNC™, + 16 digital
  • Low noise + 0.5% gain accuracy
  • Capture and correlate multi-rail behaviors over long times
Screen image of Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscope acquiring a power rail at high resolution with FFT spectral analysis to see frequency content of power rail noise.

Power Integrity Measurements on a Budget

  • 12 bits, up to 25 Mpts and 1 GHz
  • Prices starting at $7490
  • Low noise + 0.5% gain accuracy
  • Built-in FFT
  • Comprehensive probe support

Power Integrity Analysis Videos

Teledyne LeCroy high definition oscilloscopes (HDO) provide 12 bits resolution all the time for the most accurate power rail and PDN characterization.

 
Advanced Power Integrity Using Spectral Analysis
 
Power Integrity and Power Sequencing Test
 
PDN Measurements
 
Probing Power Rails on a Budget

High Bandwidth Oscilloscope for Power Integrity Analysis

Teledyne LeCroy’s WavePro HD oscilloscope is the power integrity powerhouse with 12 bits of resolution at up to 8 GHz of bandwidth for the most accurate power integrity measurements. Use for sensitive rail collapse analysis, accurate ground-bounce and on-die measurements, and detailed PDN spectral characterization.

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Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscope performing power integrity analysis, measurements, PDN noise and PDN spectral characterizing using power rail probe and current probe

Sensitive rail-collapse measurements

12-bit resolution all the time plus 0.5% gain accuracy ensures unmatched precision for sensitive measurements, such as rail collapse characterization. Long memory up to 5 Gpts/ch permits extremely long acquisitions for complex cause-effect analysis.

WavePro HD performs best when combined with the Active Voltage Rail Probes but it can even help you get the most out of 10x passive probes.

Accurate ground-bounce and on-die measurements

Up to 8 GHz bandwidth at 20 GS/s means accurate characterization of high-speed on-die effects such as ground bounce, while exceptionally low noise enables identification and root-cause analysis of low-level noise sources.

Don't Let Ground Bounce Ruin Your Day, Dr. Eric Bogatin explains how to avoid it in this on-demand webinar.

Detailed PDN spectral characterization

WavePro HD's low noise floor at full 8 GHz bandwidth allows extremely detailed spectral analysis of the PDN noise environment. The 20 GS/s sampling rate results in a generous spectral span. Spectral analysis on 250 Mpt waveforms provides the highest resolution bandwidth possible.

Learn real-time spectral analysis of power rails from Dr. Eric Bogatin in this on-demand webinar.

 
Introduction to the WavePro HD oscilloscope
 
Advanced Power Integrity Using Spectral Analysis

Capture More Power Rails To Better Understand System Behaviors

Teledyne LeCroy’s WaveRunner 8000HD oscilloscopes have 8 analog channels (up to 16 using OscilloSync™) at up to 2 GHz bandwidth with 12 bits all the time. This is ideal for capturing many PDN system power rails at one time to better understand complex interactions.

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Accurate PDN measurements

Make sensitive measurements, like rail collapse characterization, with complete confidence thanks to WaveRunner 8000HD’s high dynamic range and 0.5% gain accuracy. Its HD4096 architecture means an exceptionally low noise floor for easily pinpointing noise sources.

Watch how WaveRunner 8000HD excels at making PDN measurements, or read about analyzing power rail transient response with 12-bit HDOs.

Full power sequence captures

8 analog channels with 12-bit resolution and high offset capability give full visibility into power sequencing behavior, with 16 digital inputs available to decode and trigger on SPMI, SMbus, PMbus and other power management interfaces.

Get up to 5 Gpts/ch of acquisition memory to capture every detail.

Learn more in our on-demand webinar, Power Integrity of Multi-rail Embedded Designs.

More channels, more flexibility

Get 16 analog channels on one oscilloscope display with OscilloSYNC™. Watch how easy it is to set up OscilloSYNC

Combine WaveRunner 8000HD with the Active Voltage Rail Probes for unsurpassed insight into PDN behavior.

Watch Dr. Eric Bogatin explain the secrets to successful power rail measurements in this on-demand webinar.

 
WaveRunner 8000HD Oscilloscope Overview
 
WaveRunner 8000HD Oscilloscope for Power Integrity and Sequence Testing
 
WaveRunner 8000HD PDN Measurements
 
WaveRunner 8000HD Power Rail Sequencing

Accurate Power Integrity Measurements on a Budget

Teledyne LeCroy’s WaveSurfer 4000HD oscilloscope gives you the most power integrity measurement performance for tight budgets. It has 12 bits of resolution at up to 1 GHz of bandwidth and has more capabilities than you can imagine for power rail probing, power sequence testing, and understanding power management protocol behaviors.

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Teledyne LeCroy WaveSurfer 4000HD oscilloscope measuring power rail power integrity with a passive probe and a power rail probe

Most accurate power rail measurements

12-bit resolution and low noise clearly shows small signal details in power rails. 0.5% gain accuracy lets you make sensitive measurements, like rail collapse characterization, with total confidence.

Dr. Eric Bogatin explains how to make SI/PI Measurements on a Budget in this on-demand webinar.

Power rail spectral analysis

Built-in FFT function or (optional) Spectrum Analyzer determines root cause of high noise events.

Learn real-time spectral analysis of power rails from Dr. Eric Bogatin in this on-demand webinar.

Native power rail probing

High offset capability of 1.6 V at 1 mV/div permits native probing of power rails and other wide dynamic range signals.

Read more about power rail probing options for use with high-definition oscilloscopes, or how to build your own low-cost power rail probe

 
WaveSurfer 4000HD Oscilloscope Overview
 
How to Probe Power Rails on a Budget
 
WaveSurfer 4000HD 12-bit Resolution Performance
 
WaveSurfer 4000HD Zooming in High Resolution

Power Rail Probe

Power Rail Probes are active voltage probes with built-in offset capability. They acquire low-voltage DC power rail signals and displays small rail voltage variations with high sensitivity, low noise, and low circuit loading.

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Teledyne LeCroy power rail probe showing coaxial connection and a variety of tips and accessories to probe the PDN power rails

Large offset range

+/-60 V offset permits the DC signal to be displayed in the vertical center of the oscilloscope grid even at high-sensitivity gain settings. It has a maximum +/-800 mV dynamic range.

Low attenuation and loading

Active Voltage Rail Probes has a nominal 1.2x attenuation for minimum noise. 50 kΩ impedance using the 50 Ω input effectively eliminates rail loading.

Assortment of tips and leads

A wide assortment of standard tips and leads makes it easy to connect to multiple probing points. Optional hand-held browser available.

Power Integrity Analysis Oscilloscope Software Options

Below are just a few of the software options available to turn your oscilloscope into a power integrity analyzer.

Screen image showing seven power rails and a load current on the left with detailed power integrity analysis shown on the right

Power Rail Spectral Analysis (Spectrum-Pro-2R option)

Easy setup of two Magnitude, Power or Power Density spectrums using spectrum analyzer-like controls.

View FFTs in linear- or logarithmic-scale. Apply non-linear "sniffer" probe correction factors.

Automatically mark peaks or observe waveforms over time with color persistence and 3D spectrograms.

Drag and drop display supports OneTouch.

Power Integrity Analysis (DIG-PWR-MGMT option)

Digital Power Management software translates complicated multi-phase PMIC, VRM, POL, LDO and other DC rail behaviors into per-cycle measurements for fast understanding of DC-DC converter power system behaviors.

Optimally used with the Active Voltage Rail Probes

Power Management Protocol Triggers and Decoders

Trigger on protocol errors, command codes, data patterns and more.

Decode packets into message fields and data. Color-coded overlay marks transitions on waveform.

Measure, extract and plot embedded data (serial DAC)

Eye diagram display.

Available for I2C, I3C, SMBus, PMBus SPMI and more.

HDO for Characterization Confidence

With high resolution and native high offset, 12-bit High Definition Oscilloscopes (HDOs) are the ideal high resolution oscilloscopes for power integrity applications.

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Lowest noise and highest precision

HDOs have 12-bit resolution all the time, with an exceptionally low noise floor due to an inherently low-noise architecture.

The 0.5% gain accuracy results in unmatched measurement precision at high sensitivities.

Get 200 MHz to 8 GHz bandwidths at full sample rates of up to 20 GS/s.

Long acquisition time

Up to 5 Gpts/ch lets you capture 500 ms at high sample rate to see both long term trends and transient events.

Navigating long acquisitions is fast and responsive whether using touchscreen or front panel controls.

Large offset range

HDO offset is ±1.6 V at 1 mV/div, ±4 V at 5 mV/div, allowing you to vertically center and view power rails at high sensitivities.

Use home-made coaxial probes or get the best possible result from passive probes.

Power Integrity On-demand Webinars

Webinar Series – How to Become an Expert in Power Integrity Testing

Power Distribution Networks (PDNs) require careful design to ensure excellent power integrity, especially in high-speed designs. Join Teledyne LeCroy for our 8-part series as we walk you through the fundamentals of power integrity testing through to advanced topics with a large number of live demonstrations. These are the eight webinars that are part of the series (you can sign up for some or all of them):

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The Impact of Power Rail Noise on Clock Jitter

Noise on the power rail may not only create bit errors due to voltage spikes, but it may also increase clock jitter. Clock jitter is an insidious source of noise difficult to debug. In this webinar, we demonstrate how to measure the jitter in both clocks and data and identify the contribution from noise on the power rail. These techniques can be applied to any system in which minimizing clock and data jitter is important.

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