Selecting the Optimal System DC Power Supply for Performance
Application Notes
Introduction
When designing a test system, you might not immediately consider the DC power supply. You may believe its role is simply to provide a bias voltage to your circuits or that it has little impact on overall system integration and performance.
All of that may be true in simple applications. In most test system designs, however, the DC power supply can significantly affect the overall integration level and performance. By choosing the correct power supply, you can benefit in the following ways:
- lower integration cost
- faster throughput
- better device under test (DUT) protection
- better test integrity
- longer system uptime