Electronic Systems Design

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PCB Tech Talk Podcast: Is Pre-Layout Schematic Verification Possible?

June 21, 2018

Is design verification at the schematic level, before you take any steps into the PCB layout phase in the PCB…

By John McMillan

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Chalk Talk: Suppressing Noise from Via-to-Via Coupling

June 20, 2018

Like Cristian Filip who recently spoke on SerDes design, I just did my first Chalk Talk with EE Journal. News…

By Fadi Deek

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How Do You Know Your Board Design Will Work?

June 18, 2018

The importance of basic signal integrity simulations is often misjudged. That’s an odd fact, given that the cost of rework…

By Kanchan Vaidya

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SERDES Channel Compliance: Easier Said than Done?

June 13, 2018

Data transfers can be done in two distinct ways, parallel (DDR2/3) and serial (PCIE/USB). As the speeds of data transfer…

By Kanchan Vaidya

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Rethink PCB Circuit Modeling

June 6, 2018

Twenty-eight years ago this month, I walked through the doors of my first employer in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA)…

By Mike Jensen

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Flex Your PCB Design Muscle!

June 5, 2018

Although Rigid-Flex designs are considered cutting-edge technologies, they are used frequently in small- to medium-scale consumer electronics. With flex technology…

By Kanchan Vaidya

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