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SI Week 2016 – Time to Sign Up!

February 4, 2016 by Rolf Ostergaard

1_454x340 We are proud to host the full SI Week 2016 in Copenhagen for the first time. A full week of signal integrity training at the best level possible. A huge success in Stockholm for the last 3 years.

Lee Ritchey is coming from California to do a new and revised version of the fundamental and essential signal integrity course all hardware engineers should go trough at least once. This time around the content has been extended to include the essentials to build differential links up to and beyond 32 Gbps.

And a revised version of his PCB Stackup Design course is on Friday. This course is based on a bunch of new information gained from building custom test boards to learn things the hard way. Get data here, that you can not get any other way, to save tons of time.

On Thursday we do the hands-on simulation course, where you learn how to do practical simulations efficiently and without overdoing simulations.

So right now it’s time to sign up. So please do that ASAP.

We have an early bird discount going until Mar 1st… So it even pays to act now!

$3 multi-core ARM with 8MB RAM and 4MB EEPROM?

November 25, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

At qty 1, you can buy a Mediatek multi-core ARM chip with 4 dies for $3 in Shenzhen, China. So how do you compete with that? Watch this quite interesting talk by Bunnie, who explains how the Chinese view on IP makes this possible and how this could (theoretically) be transferred to the west: Very… Read more

Double-up on SI Training in December

November 20, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

Just a quick note to let you know about two upcoming SI courses in December: Oslo (Asker), NO: December 1-3, 2015 London (Ringwood), UK: December 8-10, 2015 Lots of opportunity to learn how to get ahead – without going overboard. SI is important, but do it right so you don’t spend too much on simulation… Read more

What can go wrong in DDR interface designs?

September 22, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

How many memory interface mistakes are there to make? There is one saying I like very much: ”Don’t make the same mistake twice”. There are enough mistakes to make that you probably don’t have time to try them all even once. In memory interface design there are still enough mistakes left to make… But just… Read more

Push-Button PCIe PHY Test Possible?

September 17, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

How do you make a PCIe PHY test? Whatever type of electronics you design, testing is an integral part of the process. Just “see – it works” is a very shortsighted way of qualifying electronics for mass production. You know that if you have been in the design game for just a short while. Especially… Read more

Eric Bogatin: S-parameters – 100% ON

August 20, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

So I’m happy to share that Eric’s class is 100% confirmed to run in Stockholm in less than 4 weeks from now. For those of you who signed up – your place is guaranteed, so if you haven’t planned your flight & hotel yet, then it’s probably a good idea to do it NOW. Here’s… Read more

Hermann Ruckerbauer Announces a Brand New 1-day Course

August 20, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

As briefly mentioned before, Hermann Ruckerbauer will be teaching a brand new 1-day course: PCIe PHY Test. The main purpose of the training is to help you understand the methodologies and the test errors in Physical Layer testing for PCIe. Time & Place The course will take place right after Hermann’s very popular Open the Black Box of… Read more

S-Parameters and Crosstalk

August 14, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

Both S-parameters and crosstalk are key signal-integrity subjects – this is how we combine the two. In the signal integrity classes, we run at the Danish Technical University (DTU), the students get to do actual measurements in the lab and compare that to actual simulations. Having 3 full weeks to go through the subjects really… Read more

Signal Integrity Academy

August 7, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

When was the last time you got stuck with a signal integrity problem and spent hours and hours trying to find the right answer? How many Google searches, links and forums did you have to visit before you actually got to the solution? Probably a lot. And this is exactly why I’d like to share… Read more

DTU students to look out for

June 30, 2015 by Rolf Ostergaard

If you are hiring hardware engineers, you should look out for these students in the coming few years. I tell you this not only because I followed them during the 3-week course in signal integrity this year at the Danish Technical University (DTU) – BUT – also because they all passed the tough exam we… Read more