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I am very honored to have Bert Simonovich, a very well-known expert in the signal integrity community, in today’s episode. Bert developed the "Cannonball-Huray" model used for transmission line loss modeling, which has been adopted in several popular EDA tools. We will be discussing several topics relating to copper roughness, including different approaches to ensure signal integrity in your PCB design. Listen to Podcast: Download this...

On July 27, 2022, the “Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act” passed a vote in the US Senate (64 to 33) and is expected to be voted on in the House of Representatives. The legislation will provide roughly $55 billion in grants, loan guarantees, and other support to increase US semiconductor production. According to the Washington Post, the total subsidy package is expected to reach $280 billion dollars in appropriated...

The development of electronic devices always involves the release of many different types of files. And these files are not static - they change as the project progresses. When filling a project with data, a user creates new files and modifies outdated files that have become irrelevant. Managing project data is a separate task, especially for large developments where several participants with different specializations are involved in the process...

When you get your PCBA back from an assembler, you’ll notice the packaging materials used to pack and ship the PCBA. Those materials are specific to electronics, and if you build products on behalf of clients, it’s important to know the packaging materials used for packing and shipping electronics. In this article I’ll show the main set of materials and equipment used to package electronics assemblies. If you’re like me and you handle PCBAs on...

One of the major factors impacting reliability of a PCBA is the use of teardrops on traces in the PCB. Teardrops are very useful, and some fabricators might require these in the Class III products they build with the intent of expanding the annular ring on a drilled hole. Like many aspects of reliability, the considerations also span into the signal integrity domain, particularly as more high-reliability products require greater data handling...

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High-speed PCBs often require tuning groups of tracks, both single and differential, to ensure signals traveling in a physical channel will arrive at some receiving component within a prescribed time difference. Altium Designer includes powerful tools that allow you to solve such tasks quickly and with high quality. Study this document and achieve the desired result even faster. Why is Length Tuning Used? Most high-speed interfaces contain...

When designing your next PCB, think about all the project stakeholders associated with the project. Many people are affected, inside and outside of your organization. Sharing your designs freely and communicating between different teams is key to ensuring a smooth and effective workflow. Designers must communicate with each other, critique, and offer ideas. In addition, projects need to go through final approvals, whether internal or external...

Making electromagnetic analysis accessible to anyone in the industry is what inspired Yuriy to create SIMBEOR® Electromagnetic Signal Simulator. Yuriy Shlepnev is the founder and president of Simberian. In this episode, he will tell us about Simbeor simulation capabilities, and briefly educate us on rise times, signal integrity, and solving EMI. He will also show us the simulator in action and how it can be a lifesaver to PCB designers like you...