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"Signal integrity, which can be significantly affected by noise from the power system, is critical for peak device performance. Engineers must pay careful attention to power system design to ensure signal integrity and high performance of the signal chain." Sneha Patel Senior Power Hardware Engineer R&D, Rockwell Automation Furthermore, power systems must be optimized for considerations such as size and cost. In general, achieving performance, size, and cost in one solution is difficult; most power systems can achieve only two of the three at best. Ultimately, power system design for precision technology can be a daunting yet extremely important task. ADI's signal chains each include optimized power management solutions to enable faster selection of the right combination of power devices for engineers' precision signal chain. It seems like most of the time, power is considered last by system design teams. Everyone has the big picture, they start breaking it down, and power is kind of like that black box; it's left until the very end. The problem with that is that this sometimes leads to problems that are rather easily avoided if the system architects would have planned a strategy for their power systems earlier. James Staley Manager, Industrial Power Systems Engineering at ADI ADI helps engineers achieve optimal power management for precision signal chains by doing the following: • Offering engineers design tools, such as LTpowerCAD®, and expertise to achieve fast time to market • Providing signal chain power hardware evaluation platforms including a standalone software tool, the Signal Chain Power (SCP) Configurator, that is developed specifically to help engineers choose the best power parts for their signal chains • Featuring high-performance LDOs and switching regulators that make it easy to achieve power systems optimized for precision technology 24 | Emphasizing Precise Power Management in Analog Signal Chains