Why You Should Stop Hanging on to Legacy Design Rules

Judy Warner

| Created: August 26, 2020 | Updated: February 5, 2021

Why You Should Stop Hanging on to Legacy Design Rules

He’s back! Signal integrity expert Eric Bogatin returns to the OnTrack podcast to give us a preview of his upcoming AltiumLive 2020 panels, discuss his ongoing quest to impart best design practices to the next generation of engineers, and teach us all how to avoid problematic ‘legacy design rules’ that no longer apply to today’s technology.

Dr. Bogatin is Signal Integrity Evangelist at Teledyne LeCroy, and adjunct professor and lecturer at University of Colorado Boulder. You can also find his Webinars at Be the Signal.

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Show Highlights:

Reacquainting with Eric Bogatin
Jedi Master Yoda and the origins of common design myths
’Legacy design rules’ and the dynamics keeping common myths in place
Eric’s Signal Integrity Journal article, “The Myth of Three Capacitor Values”
Do your own analysis: the archeology of truth in the age of the search engine
Istvan Novak, Steve Sandler, Heidi Barnes, and more: upcoming AltiumLive panel(s)
Best measurement practices: Eric’s Webinars and where you can find them
Eric’s ebook: Bogatin’s Practical Guide to Transmission Line Design and Characterization for Signal Integrity Application
Register for FREE: AltiumLive Virtual Summit

Links and Resources:

Eric Bogatin on LinkedIn
Webinar: Be the Signal
Journal Article: The Myth of Three Capacitor Values
EBook: Bogatin’s Practical Guide to Transmission Line Design and Characterization for Signal Integrity Application
Recent Podcast Episodes with Eric:

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About Author

About Author

Judy Warner has held a unique variety of roles in the electronics industry for over 25 years. She has a background in PCB Manufacturing, RF and Microwave PCBs and Contract Manufacturing, focusing on Mil/Aero applications.

She has also been a writer, blogger, and journalist for several industry publications such as Microwave Journal, PCB007 Magazine, PCB Design007, PCD&F, and IEEE Microwave Magazine, and an active board member for PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association). In 2017, Warner joined Altium as the Director of Community Engagement. In addition to hosting the OnTrack Podcast and creating the OnTrack Newsletter, she launched Altium's annual user conference, AltiumLive. Warner's passion is to provide resources, support, and advocate for PCB Design Engineers worldwide.

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