Unlock the secrets of S-Parameters for Signal Integrity Applications
This two-day advanced class shows you how to unlock the power of S-Parameters for signal integrity applications. In a 4-port measurement, there are more than 400 different S-Parameter terms, including single ended, differential, frequency domain and time domain formats, either as step response or impulse response. Each term tells another piece of the interconnect's story.
This class enables you to tap into the secrets locked inside S-Parameters and walks through the details of interpreting the measured or simulated results of 1-port, 2-port, 4-port and even 8-port S-Parameters as single ended, differential in the frequency domain and the time domain. Topics include:
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The value of Insertion and return loss |
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Single ended and differential S-parameters |
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How to extract characteristic impedance and differential impedance |
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Identifying mode conversion problems and solutions |
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The ten item check list to evaluate all S-parameters |
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The four most important patterns you will see and what they tell you |
Now with hands on labs!
Unique to Bogatin Enterprises classes, we give you the software tools to simulate, analyze and view Touchstone files and manipulate the data into a format that gets you to the correct answer faster.
We give you a copy of QUCS, a powerful and easy to use S-parameter viewer and simulator. It runs on any computer with a Windows OS. We show you how to use it to extract valuable information from any Touchstone file and even how to simulate S-parameters. The software and all the Touchstone example files are yours to keep.
By special arrangement, we also give you access to Mentor Graphics HyperLynx to run hands on labs we created specifically for this class. These labs illustrate how to synthesize S-parameters, display them in the time and frequency domain and use behavioral models in simulations. The labs are homework to be completed after class.
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