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Item Name+   Action      OLL-001 A High Speed Design Methodology  In the high speed regime, hope can’t play a role in the design process. Find out what does play a role. This brief lecture introduces a new d...read more.  Member Only Content: This material is available only to members. Membership is free.       OLL-002 What Is High Speed and Why Should I Care?  In this introductory lecture, we review the six fundamental signal integrity problems. The basic approach to solv...read more.  Member Only Content: This material is available only to members. Membership is free.       OLL-004 Current Through a Capacitor  In this 15 minute free online lecture, we answer the question of how does current get through the insulation between the conductors of a capacitor?...read more.  Member Only Content: This material is available only to members. Membership is free.       OLL-008 Getting Started with SPICE  SPICE is the most powerful circuit simulation tools in use today and is the easiest of all tools to use. Many free versions are available for downl...read more.  Member Only Content: This material is available only to members. Membership is free.       OLL-011 When to Worry about Lossy Lines  Lossy transmission lines are important in all high speed serial links. This online lecture illustrates a simple way of determining if lossy lines e...read more.        OLL-025 Bandwidth of Models  Every model has a bandwidth. Just as important as knowing the accuracy of the model is knowing its bandwidth. Using a microstrip transmission line ...read more.        OLL-030 Introduction to return and Insertion Loss  Return and insertion loss are becoming a universal standard to describe interconnects. Listen to this free online lecture and see what these import...read more.        OLL-032 The dB  In this online lecture, we introduce the origin of the dB and some of its common applications in signal integrity. In particular, w...read more.        OLL-101 Bandwidth of Signals with SPICE  With some problems involving signals, impedance, lossy lines and the power distribution, we can get to an answer faster by going through the freque...read more.        OLL-105 Impedance in the Time and Frequency Domains  impedance is the most fundamental concept in signal integrity. If you are just getting started or have worked in signal integrity for years, this o...read more.        OLL-115 Intro to Characteristic Impedance  Answers the question "What IS Characteristic Impedance?". This should be the starting place for every designer. [Read Full Description] I...read more.        OLL-116 Separating Myth from Reality in Signal Integrity  Key words: myths, measurement, calculation, speed of electrons, return currents in differential pairs, corners, attenuation in FR4 [Read Full Descr...read more.        OLL-118 Design for Speed  This is the lecture I gave for the IPC Designers Council on March 31, 2008 in Las Vegas. In this lecture, I introduce the "Ten...read more.        OLL-120 Models for Transmission Lines and Discontinuities  When do you use a transmission line or a lumped circuit model? How do you estimate the value of the inductance or capacitance in the model? All is ...read more.        OLL-130 Stack-up Design with a Field Solver  The most important step in designing a high speed circuit board is designing the cross section geometry. In this online lecture we show how simple ...read more.        OLL-135 Reflections in the Time Domain  Reflections are the most important source of signal quality problems. The most effective way of preventing them in a design is to think like a sign...read more.        OLL-137 Intro to Discontinuities  Discontinuities are created when the interconnect geometry changes, such as with connectors, corners, vias and test pads. Learn how to minimize dis...read more.        OLL-140 Introduction to S Parameters for SI Applications  S parameters are becoming a universal metric to describe high speed interconnects. If you want to understand what they are and how to use S11 to ch...read more.        OLL-141 S11, Impedance and Smith Charts  If you have ever wanted to really understand the Smith Chart, this online lecture is for you. S11 is the most powerful technique to measure and ana...read more.        OLL-142 Return and Insertion Loss of Transmission Lines  In this hour long OnLine Lecture, we review the basic principles of return loss, as affected by impedance discontin...read more.    Displaying 1 to 20 (of 37 items) Result Pages:  1  2  [Next >>]