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Essential PCB design/layout techniques for good EMC

The most cost-effective place to achieve good Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), and EMC, is in the design and layout of the printed circuit board (PCB).

This course is designed to help engineers involved with the design, test and approval of PCBs and the equipment and assemblies in which they are used, to learn more about Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and the issues which affect it. The course conveys the issues with a minimum of maths and a maximum of practical guidance in order to ensure that people can find the answers they are looking for but with the necessary underpinning for those who want a deeper understanding.

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Benefits of our courses

Money-back
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If, within 30 days of placing your order, you discover that our courses do not meet your expectations, you will receive a full refund.

Experienced
instructors

Our instructors are highly experienced professionals and recognized authorities in the technical world.

Course
certificate

You will receive a course certificate upon completing coursework and finishing the course.

Practical
information

Our instructors share their knowledge and experience with you to make your learning process easier.

What you will learn in this course

Saving time, application of design techniques, EM Zoning, Interface Analysis

Learn the most effective way of designing a PCB/Assembly. Find out about Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI) and EMC techniques. Identify EM Zones and their boundaries (i.e. segregation). Analyse each interface between EM Zones for electromagnetic phenomena.

Planes for 0V(GND) and other power rails (PWR)

Benefits of Solid Reference Plane. Problems with plane perforation. How not to design a 2-layer PCB. Real world examples.

RF-bonding PCBs to the RFREF (e.g. ‘chassis’, ‘shield’, etc.) at an EM Zone Boundary

Cost effective ways to create a EM Zone boundary. Example of galvanically isolated Reference Plane. Example of PCB-chassis RF bond. An easier way to assemble multiple RF-bonds.

Power supply decoupling

Why ICs need low power supply impedance. Good decoupling is also needed for good signal integrity SI. Best decaps and minimising inductances. Using ferrites.

Switching power converters (AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, etc.)

Why Switching power converters cause EMC problems. Problems with single-sided PCBs. Desirable storage capacitor values. Reduce series resistances and series inductances.

Matched transmission line techniques

More than 30 types of transmission line. Problems with Digital Industry guidance for good SI. Reduce overall cost of manufacturing. Why is it bad to filter IC outputs with capacitors alone?

Layer stacking and trace routing, Devices with BGA packages, Useful references

Trace routing rules<. Which layer stack-up is no good for EMC. Best PCB technology when using BGA devices. Reduce RF noise in a 'noisy' power place.

Pricing Plans

Choose from three different pricing plans that meet your needs and expectations. Begin your learning journey today.

Online

$399

Ideal for Engineers involved with design and testing of PCBs
Online video access for 12 weeks for 1 person
Every online access can be extended for free for 1 month
First lesson available after payment (subsequent lessons open every 7 days)
PDF Certificate (after completing activities) for 1 person
100% money-back guarantee (up to 30 days from order)
Unlimited video access (once downloaded)
Video download available

Course add-ons (optional)

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Online and Download

$599

Ideal for Individuals and Companies with smaller teams
Online video access for 12 weeks for up to 3 people
Every online access can be extended for free for 2 months
All lessons available immediately
PDF Certificate (after completing activities) for up to 3 people
100% money-back guarantee (up to 30 days from order)
Unlimited video access (once downloaded)
Video download available after 30 days

Course add-ons (optional)

Additional
online license

$59

Add to Cart

Quick Download

$699

Ideal for Professionals and Companies with more than 3 engineers
Online video access for 12 weeks for up to 5 people
Every online access can be extended for free for 3 months
All lessons available immediately
PDF Certificate (after completing activities) for up to 5 people
100% money-back guarantee (up to 30 days from order)
Unlimited video access (once downloaded)
Video download available immediately

Course add-ons (optional)

Additional
online license

$59

Add to Cart

Your instructor
Keith Armstrong

Keith has dedicated his career to solving real-life interference problems in high-tech products and systems across various industries. Graduating with a B.Sc (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College London in 1972, he specialized in analogue circuit design and electromagnetic field theory, earning Upper Second Class Honours (Cum Laude).

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