To All High Speed Digital Designers and EMC Gurus,
Thanks to the support of TSC Phase IV Systems, ADTRAN and the Huntsville IEEE EMC Society Chapter, we have arranged for one of the world’s best known EMC Design Instructors to come to Huntsville in April for a two-day course. The details about the program and registration are provided below and are attached in a pdf document. Seating is limited to 45 people and there are only 23 seats left. Act now to reserve your seat! Regards, Doug Parker, NCE Chair, Huntsville Chapter IEEE EMC Society ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY ENGINEERING COURSE Instructor: Henry W. Ott April 16-17, 2009 Huntsville, AL Early Sign Up Price $597.00* (Deadline for early registration is 1/31/2009) Price Includes Course, Book*, and Class Notes This two day course covers the practical aspects of noise and interference control in electronic systems. Emphasis is on the cost-effective EMC design of high-speed digital systems, and on the proper layout of mixed-signal PCBs and grounding. The first day’s emphasis will be on the EMC design of digital circuits, including effective high-speed decoupling, the controlling of differential- and common-mode radiated emissions, as well as the proper design for RF and transient immunity. The second day’s emphasis will be on the partitioning and layout of mixed-signal PCBs. Preventing digital logic currents from contaminating low-level analog signals on a mixed-signal PCB can be a difficult problem. By understanding how and where high-frequency currents flow, and by using some basic principles of EMC, we are able to develop an approach to controlling these currents while, in most cases, maintaining a single contiguous ground plane. DAY ONE HIGH SPEED DIGITAL DECOUPLING Alternative decoupling methods, use of distributed decoupling capacitance, power supply isolation, effect of paralleling capacitors, embedded PCB capacitance, isolated power planes. DIGITAL CIRCUIT EMISSION MODELING Radiated emission mechanisms. Fourier spectrum. Methods of controlling differential-mode emission. Clock dithering. Cancellation techniques. COMMON-MODE FILTERING Basic C-M filter theory. Filter source and load impedances. Single and multi-stage filters. Ferrite chokes versus shunt capacitors. Effectiveness of various filter configurations. Filter mounting and layout. RF & TRANSIENT IMMUNITY RF immunity; circuits affected, PCB layout, audio rectification, RFI filters. Transient immunity; circuits affected, the three-prong approach, keeping transient energy out, protecting the sensitive devices, designing software/firmware for transient immunity. DAY TWO PARTITIONING AND LAYOUT OF MIXED SIGNAL PCBs (Extended Session) This extended session clearly describes the principles involved in layout of mixed signal PCBs and demonstrates that component placement, partitioning and proper PCB topology, combined with routing discipline are the keys to success. Subjects covered include : Applicable EMC principles applied to the basic mixed signal problem, Required ground plane isolation, Microstrip and stripline ground current distributions, PCB layout topology, PCB stack up, Horizontal and Vertical Isolation Strategies, A/D and D/A Converter Requirements, to name just a few. The concepts discussed are illustrated with actual case histories from the instructor’s consulting experience. WHO SHOULD ATTEND This course is directed towards electrical engineers. However, mechanical engineers, technical managers, systems engineers, technicians, and others who need a working knowledge of digital and mixed signal design will also benefit >from the course. REGISTRATION AND FEES COURSE DATES/TIME: April 16-17, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Continental breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m.) COURSE LOCATION: ADTRAN, Inc. 901 Explorer Boulevard Huntsville, AL 35806 (East Tower Assembly Room) COURSE FEE: $647 Fee1 includes notes, textbook2, continental breakfast, luncheon, and beverage breaks. Payment required at registration. Hotel accommodations and transportation are NOT included. You may cancel your registration prior to March 1, 2009 and receive a full refund. For cancellations received after March 1, 2009 there will be a $100 cancellation fee. Substitutions are allowed. No-shows will not receive a refund. CANCELLATION POLICY: You may cancel your registration prior to March 1, 2009 and receive a full refund. For cancellations received after March 1, 2009 there will be a $100 cancellation fee. Substitutions are allowed. No-shows will not receive a refund. REGISTRATION: http://www.tsc.com/courses Registration is limited . . . Sign up early. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lon Brolliar Technology Service Corporation Phase IV Systems Operation 256-535-2152 or lon.broll...@tsc.com ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Henry W. Ott is President and principal consultant of Henry Ott Consultants, an EMC training and consulting organization. He has literally "written the book" on the subject of EMC, and is considered by many to be the nation's leading EMC educator. He is the author of the popular EMC book, Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems, (1976, 1988). The book, which has sold over 65,000 copies (English version), has been translated into Japanese, Russian, Bulgarian, Polish, Italian and Chinese. The book is regarded as the authoritative guide to EMC. In addition to knowing his subject, Mr. Ott has the rare ability to communicate that knowledge to others. Prior to starting his own consulting company, he was with AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany, NJ, for 30 years, where he was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff and a consultant on EMC. At Bell Labs he was in product development and thus understands EMC from the "product development perspective." Mr. Ott is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. For over 20 years, Mr. Ott has served the IEEE EMC Society in various capacities including: membership on the Board of Directors, Education Committee Chairman, Symposium Committee Chairman and Vice President of Conferences. He is also a member of the ESD Association and a NARTE certified ESD engineer. He is a past Distinguished Lecturer of the EMC Society, and lectures extensively on the subject of EMC. Mr. Ott is the holder of four patents, and the author of numerous technical papers. He received his BSEE degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1957 and his MSEE degree from New York University in 1963. *1 Price is $597.00 for orders placed on or prior to January 31, 2009 and $647.00 after that date. *2 NOISE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, Second Edition, by Henry W. Ott The course sponsors reserve the right to restrict the size, to reschedule or cancel the course. In the event the Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems Course is canceled by the course sponsors, registration fees only will be fully refunded. Individuals canceling their registration prior to March 1, 2009 will receive a full refund. For cancellations received after March 1, 2009 there will be a $100 cancellation fee. Substitutions are allowed. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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