Impedance Controlled and EMI Controlled Printed Circuit Design November 14-15, 1997 -- In Scottsdale, AZ Sponsored by the Greater Phoenix Designers Council Don't be caught with your clock frequency down! The output edge rate (rise/fall time) of the devices in a circuit, not the rate at which the devices are clocked, is the cause of the "high speed" effect in a printed circuit board. The large electric and magnetic fields generated by rapid rise & fall time devices are the driving force behind the need to control both EMI and circuit impedance. A circuit with 1.0 nSec rise time devices is equally prone to high speed effects, and the need to control impedance and EMI, whether being clocked at 1MHz or 100MHz. Rise times today are increasing at a dynamic rate due to die shrink by Integrated Circuit manufacturers and by demand for high speed parts from key industries, such as Computer and telecommunications manufacturers. Eventually, economics will drive slower devices out of the market place and we will all be in a high speed, impedance controlled and EMI controlled environment. The net effect, ready or not, is that High Speed and EMI issues are coming to a CAD station near you! Training to get you up to Speed! This 1-1/2 day course is a crisp focus on the issues PC board designers and Engineers need to know. The topics include- . A definition of the high speed/transmission line environment. . Why we need to control the impedance of PC board traces. . The effect the PC board's natural inductance and capacitance have on the circuit and the transmission line. . The fundamentals of wave propagation and signal attenuation. . Correct power distribution and decoupling. . Impedance modeling, impedance equations, impedance/reflection control techniques. . Crosstalk and EMI- Sources and resolution. . PC board trace routing & stubs and device loading. . PC board layer structuring and material characteristics. . Impedance testing, fabrication concerns and notes to the fabricator. All Attendees will receive a comprehensive workbook and a copy of IPC-D-317A (IPC High Speed Design Standard) which can be utilized as future references when designing High Speed and EMI Controlled circuit boards. About the Instructor- Rick Hartley is a Senior PCB Hardware Engineer at Applied Innovation, a provider of equipment to the telecommunications and Internet access industry. His background is in the design of printed circuits for computers, aircraft avionics and telecommunications. Rick's first high speed design was in 1979. He has directed high speed and RF circuit board design for the past 7 years with special attention to impedance and EMI control. Rick has an associate EE degree and 32 years of experience in the electronics industry. He has functioned as a technician & EE, dedicating the last 22 years to printed circuit design and development. Rick serves on the IPC-D-275 and PC Card Subcommittees, the IPC Designers Council Executive Committee, the IPC Designer Education Committee and is Chairman of the High Speed Focus Module Committee. Additionally, Rick is co-founder and past president of the Greater Ohio Chapter of the IPC Designers Council. Location and Time The course will be held at the Holiday Inn, 7353 East Indian School Road, Scottsdale, AZ. On Friday, November 14, the course will be from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with registration starting at 8:00 am. On Saturday, November 15, the course will be from 8:30 am until noon. A continental breakfast will be served from 8:00 to 8:30 each day. Registration Fee The cost of the seminar will be $125 for Designers Council members and $160 for all others. The registration fee includes all course materials, a copy of IPC-D-317A, continental breakfast each day, refreshments and lunch on Friday. Hotel Accommodations Rooms are available at the Holiday Inn at the rate of $99 per night. Please contact the hotel at (602) 994-9203. Register Now -- Please pre-register by October 17, 1997. Class size is limited to 48 people so please register early, as registration will be accepted on a first come - first served bases. To obtain a registration form, please contact: Lew Burnett, (602) 436-4744, [log in to unmask] or Tom Wilcox, (602) 441-8833, [log in to unmask] ############################################################## IPC Designers Council Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DESIGNERCOUNCIL <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DESIGNERCOUNCIL ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################