Continuing Education Short Courses
The following short courses are
taught periodically at locations around the world.
Follow the links below for more information on
dates and places. Arrangements can also be made to
bring these courses to specific locations for
in-house presentations at companies or events.
Essential Grounding and Shielding Concepts for System Design
(1 day)
This one day training session covers proper grounding, filtering and shielding techniques
for electronic systems. Students completing the course will be
able to develop effective strategies for ensuring the electromagnetic compatibility of
new products as well as troubleshoot and fix many problems occurring in existing systems.
Printed
Circuit Board Layout for EMC and Signal Integrity
(1 day)
This one day training session on the design and
layout of high speed printed circuit boards
stresses the fundamental concepts that board
designers need to be familiar with to avoid
electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity
problems. Students completing the course will be
able to make good decisions regarding component
selection, component placement, and trace routing.
In addition, students will be able to implement
effective power distribution and grounding
strategies.
Computer Modeling Tools for Electromagnetic Compatibility
(1/2 day)
This half-day training session is intended to bring engineers up to date on the latest computer modeling tools available to help them analyze system and board designs and troubleshoot electromagnetic interference problems with existing products. Students completing the course will be aware of the tools available to them and able to make good decisions regarding the tools that are appropriate for their needs.
Automotive
Printed Circuit Board Layout (1/2
day)
This course focuses on board design and layout
issues that are of particular importance to the
automotive electronics industry. Component
placement, trace routing, power distribution and
grounding are discussed with an emphasis on
automotive applications. Particular emphasis is
placed on effective design strategies that comply
with requirements to isolate digital and chassis
grounds.
Signal
Integrity in High-Speed Digital Systems (1
day)
This course introduces fundamental signal
integrity concepts. Students will develop the basic
skills necessary to design and analyze high-speed
digital circuits. Topics include, time/frequency
domain representations of digital signals, parasitic
inductance and capacitance, crosstalk, properties
of digital logic, component packaging, circuit
board layout, transmission lines, high-frequency
measurement techniques, differential signaling,
simultaneous switching noise, power bus decoupling,
dispersion, jitter, signal termination strategies
and grounding for mixed-signal applications.
Essential Shielding Concepts and Design Strategies (1
day)
There is a common perception among engineers that electromagnetic shielding is a simple matter of enclosing everything in metal. In reality, the most effective shields are often nothing more than small well-placed plates made of materials appropriate for the application. This course presents the fundamental concepts necessary to develop effective shielding strategies for various applications.1 Students who successfully complete this course will be able to recognize situations where shielding would be beneficial, choose the correct shielding materials and design shields that are appropriate for the application.
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