Tutor, Rick Hartley

Seminar Overview

This two-day course is a compete introduction to the high-speed design concepts needed to ensure success with designs utilising the fast and ultra-fast ICs of today and tomorrow. In today’s printed circuit boards, it’s not so much the rate at which the circuit is clocked, but the output edge rate (rise/fall time) of ICs that causes signal integrity problems, EMI and crosstalk.

The seminar will cover circuit parasitics, high-frequency currents, signal and wave propagation, propagation time and velocity, control of signal crosstalk, power distribution and decoupling, types of EMI, source control of EMI, control of EMI coupling, split planes and plane islands, PCB layer stackups, filters and filtering techniques, system RF shielding and grounding, metal vs. plastic enclosures, slots in enclosures, and conducted EMI filters. Attendees will learn about interfacing with the PCB fabricator, PCB fabrication methods and concerns, PCB fabrication drawings, impedance testing, test coupons and cost differential of controlled impedance PCBs.

Seminar Date: 15th - 16th Apr-08

  Course brochure & booking form (PDF)

General Course Synopsis

- Definition of high speed/transmission line environment
- Importance of impedance control
- PCB’s natural inductance & capacitance
- Fundamentals of wave propagation
- Fundamentals of signal attenuation
- Correct power distribution and decoupling
- Impedance modelling/equations/reflection control
- PCB trace routing, stubs and device loading
- Signal crosstalk & EMI sources and resolution
- PCB layer structuring and material characteristics
- High speed connectors
- Impedance testing & fabrication concerns

Expert advice, delivered expertly

Our tutor, Rick Hartley, is one of the world's leading experts in this field and brings a wealth of experience, good advice and practical tips to the seminar. His delivery style is down-to-earth and packed with Rick's passion for this subject.

An invaluable experience

Occasions to gain such detailed insight into practical design techniques are rare these days. This Technology Seminar is truly a unique opportunity to gain invaluable insight into the depth of the subject.

Comments from customers who have attended our one-day seminar

"The seminar is an excellent overview of controlled impedance and EMI in PCBs. It gave good guidance on pitfalls to avoid and dispelled many myths." - RF, Marconi Corporation PLC

"This seminar will aid our customer using our IC's" - SH, Wolfson

"This has been great day, it will help me produce better layouts" - SK, Areva T&D UK Ltd

"I will know have a greater understanding of signal integrity and EMI issues" - BD, Ericsson

"The seminar provided an excellent source of advice for PCB designers" - MP, Haldex Brake Products Ltd

"I will be able to apply the skills I have learnt on a daily basis" - TF, HMGCC

"The course has given me inspiration, and will encourage best practice, and enable me to provide better solutions" - KB

"Enabled me to design board with less noise and better signal quality" - SS, Lotus Engineering

"The topics covered were very relevant to our current project demands. I feel more able to face the challenges that are coming" - GP, TV One

About the Instructor

Rick Hartley is a Senior PCB Hardware Engineer with L-3 Communications, Avionic Systems. He has a concentrated background in PCB design and computers, aircraft avionics and telecommunications. Rick has also directed high speed digital and RF circuit board design for the past 15 years. With over 40 years of experience and an Associate EE Degree, he has been a technician, circuit designer and developer with an emphasis on control of signal integrity and EMI.

Rick is also a member of the IPC Designers Council Executive Board, and the IPC Designers Council Education Committee. He is Chairman of the High Speed Focus Module Committee, and is co-founder and past president of the Greater Ohio Chapter of the Designers Council.

How do I book my place?

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

Alternatively for more information 01920 876 250 or email us: training@eda.co.uk

Other technology seminars in this series

• Thermal Management at the PCB Level
• PCB Design for RF Applications
• Circuit Board & Layout Issues for EMC Compliance
• RoHS Directive - Implications for Designers

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