Circuit Board & Layout Issues for EMC Compliance

Tutor, Martin O'Hara

Seminar Overview

A one-day course targeted at practising electronics and PCB designers who want practical advice on how to design for EMC compliance from the start of a project. The aim is to provide attendees with a background in the common techniques used to avoid EMC problems both at the component selection and layout stages, as well as provide tips on embedded software issues that can produce “unexpected” problems if not considered.

Next seminar: 7th Oct-08

Seminar brochure & booking form (PDF)

General Course Synopsis

- Problems requiring re-design
- Cost implications
- De-coupling and by-pass capacitors
- Grounding techniques
- Tracking
- Stack assignment
- Microstrip parameters
- Stripline design (single and dual)
- Termination techniques
- Trends in embedded systems
- Software techniques for EMI
- High end EM simulators
- Signal integrity

"The seminar was one of the best I've ever attended, interesting and informative. My designs might actually pass EMC testing now!"
- MC, Northern Hi-Tec

Who should attend?

The seminar is targeted at practising electronics and PCB designers who want practical advice on how to design for EMC compliance from the start of a project. The aim is to provide attendees with a background in the common techniques to avoid EMC problems both at the component selection and layout stages, as well as provide tips on embedded software issues that can produce “unexpected” problems if not considered. The seminar deliberately avoids excessive use of mathematics and presents easy to use methods that are derived from the experience of many designers taking products to test.

The programme

A one-day technical training seminar (day starts at 9.30 am and ends at 6.00 pm).

Pricing and accompaniments

Price per delegate £395 (or £345* for CIDs), All prices are in UK pounds Sterling and exclude VAT.

Pricing includes lunch and refreshments (please notify us of any special dietary requirements). All attendees will receive a comprehensive workbook containing the information covered during the Technology Seminar.

* We shall be pleased to reduce the price of the seminar for delegates who have earned the IPC CID status. For delegates who have attained the qualification without attending one of our workshops, please call to confirm the discount.

Terms and conditions

Our training courses are governed by a specific set of terms and conditions, which cover a number of important issues like payment and cancellation. Please read these prior to attending the course. A copy of the terms and conditions are available on request.

Venue

The seminar will be held at the Stone House Hotel, Staffordshire

About the Instructor

Martin O’Hara is Technical Director of Danfoss Randall Ltd, working on the design and testing of domestic heating controls, including RF communication solutions.

Martin, a graduate from Durham University and holder of a Masters Degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, has also worked for major companies such as Ferranti, GEC (Marconi), Newport Components, Motorola and Trafficmaster UK where he has designed satellite navigation systems and vehicle tracking products. He is also the author of “EMC at Component and PCB Level” and is a contributor to “Power Specialist’s App Note Book”, numerous technical papers, particularly on EMC, automotive electronics and circuit simulation. Martin is currently engaged in writing a book on automotive electronics and is helping prepare the EMC Focus Module for the IPC Designers Certification Programme.

How do I book my place?

Please complete the booking form and fax it back to us on 01920 872 615

Or for more information free phone: 00800 776776 66 or email: training@eda.co.uk

Other technology seminars in this series

• Thermal Management at the PCB Level
• PCB Design for RF Applications
• Signal Integrity and EMI Control in High Speed Circuits
• RoHS Directive - Implications for designers

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