Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What is important when designing boards and power supplies with high currents? Explained by Steve Sandler

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- Steve's company: Picotest picotest.com

Chapters:
00:00 What is this video about
00:32 Current state of the art
09:20 Why inductance is the biggest challenge (1)
19:15 Minimizing the inductance (1)
20:47 Thinner dielectric for even lower inductance (1)
23:35 Why inductance is the biggest challenge (2)
39:03 Decoupling the ASIC
45:50 Minimizing the inductance (2)
50:55 Thinner dielectric for even lower inductance (2)
53:23 Carrying the current (ANSWER on the question in title)
59:24 Stability - Both input and output (control loops)
1:10:45 Million dollar chip
1:17:55 What VRMs can supply this kind of currents?
1:26:20 Is GaN the answer?
1:31:58 Testing gets really tough
1:37:34 Thank you and contact

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