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Overview

Howard Johnson returns from the USA for a workshop in the art of High-Speed Noise and Grounding for the last time before his retirement

This will be the last time this course is available anywhere in the world. Ever!

This class focuses on mixed-signal applications involving high-speed digital electronics used in conjunction with sensitive analog circuits such as radio receivers, GPS devices and cell phones. This course addresses the critical issues of noise and grounding that are seen in many advanced signal processing applications today, including avionics, telemetry and guidance systems. The course can be taken as a stand-alone class, or as a follow-up to Dr. Johnson's introductory High-Speed Digital Design course.

All delegates will receive a free copy of Volume III Noise and Grounding supplement of Dr. Johnson's SiLabs DVD series

This course is part of Oxford University's High-Speed Digital Engineering Week.

Please send me details about the High-Speed Digital Engineering and EMC programme.

Description

Focusing on interactions between your system and the natural world around it, including:

• Radiation
• Susceptibility
• Electrostatic discharge

This is a practical course, filled with practical examples and explanations. Delegates without the benefit of formal training in analog circuit theory can use and apply the formulas and examples from this course to determine which of their circuits will encounter difficulties and how to fix them. Delegates who have completed (at least) a first-year university level class in introductory linear circuit theory will comprehend the material at a deeper level.

Programme details

Principles of Mixed Signal Isolation
Forms of Coupling
Points to Remember
Facts Necessary for Understanding High-Speed Noise and Grounding
Mutual Inductance Matters
Points to Remember
Frequencies That Matter for Digital Signals
Five Ways to Reduce Crosstalk
Points to Remember

Ground Bounce (SSO)
In the presence of fast-changing magnetic fields
Distributed nature of inductance
Points to Remember
BGA package crosstalk (SSO coupling) varies with:
Points to Remember

BGA Ground Ball Placement
This 40 min. film presents the theory of SSO crosstalk in BGA packages with examples, giant scale models, and measured lab results.
Outline of Film

PCB Layer Stack
Measuring Tiny Amounts of Crosstalk
Differential Probing
Points to Remember
Stacking Connectors
Points to Remember
When to Segment the VCC Plane
Moat and Drawbridge Construction
Points to Remember
Good High-Speed Practices for Big, Fat Boards

System-Level Grounding
Picture Frame Analysis
Three Big Ideas For Isolation (i.e., Reducing the Impact of Stray Current)
Points to Remember
Capacitance Between Boards
Points to Remember
Interconnections Between Boxes
Points to Remember
Crosshatched Ground: To what degree does patterning affect…

Clock-Related Noise Issues
Metastable MTBF: Points to Remember
Unexpected Synchronization Difficulties: Points to Remember
Do Terminations Reduce Emissions: Points to Remember
In a differential link: Points to Remember
Jitter Effects in Modern System Design II
Outline of Presentation

Electromechanical Issues
Board-to-board Connector Electrical Noise Performance: Points to Remember
Shielded Cabling Connectors: Points to Remember
Mechanical Issues: Key environmental parameters
Points to Remember
Trends in Interconnect Design
Standards-Based Design
Example of standards-based system: Firewire (IEEE 1394)
Points to Remember
Tin Whisker Alert
Points to Remember

System Test
Eye Don't Like It
Compliance Testing:
Debugging Hardware
Measurement Problems
Personnel issues

Practical System-Design Advice (Wrap-up)

All delegates will receive a free copy of Volume III Noise and Grounding supplement of Dr. Johnson's SiLabs DVD series

First day registration from 8.30am when course materials will be distributed.
Refreshments from 8.30am on the first day plus two 30 minute breaks during the day and a one-hour lunch break.
The course will begin at 9.00am and end at approximately 5.00pm on each day.

Staff

Dr Howard Johnson

Role: Presenter

Signal Consulting Inc

Dr Howard Johnson, author of "High-Speed Digital Design" and "High-Speed Signal...more Propagation", has accumulated 30 years of experience in digital design, consulting with engineers all over the world at Intel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, Northern Telecom, Alcatel, Cisco, and many other companies.

He is the featured Signal Integrity columnist for EDN Magazine and Chief Technical Editor of IEEE 802.3 standards for Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet.

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Certification

Participants who satisfy the course requirements will receive a Certificate of Attendance. The pdf sample above is an illustration only, and the wording will reflect the course and dates attended.

Level and demands

This is an advanced course for Digital logic engineers, chip designers, system architects, EMC specialists, and applications engineers; anyone working with digital logic at speeds in excess of 1 GHz.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at the Rewley House Residential Centre, within the Department for Continuing Education, in central Oxford. The comfortable, en-suite, study-bedrooms are rated 3-star, and come with free high-speed internet access and TV. Guests can take advantage of the excellent dining facilities and common room bar, where they may relax and network with others on the programme.

Payment

Fees include course materials, tuition, refreshments and lunches. The price does not include accommodation.

All courses are VAT exempt.

Fee options

Programme Fee

Standard course fee: £1095.00

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Programmes including this module

This module can be studied as part of these programmes:

• High-speed digital engineering and EMC