Hello, The first meeting of the EMC-SCV Chapter in 2006 takes place on Tuesday, January 10, 2006. The meeting starts at 5:30 to provide an opportunity to say hello and Happy New Year to friends and colleagues, while enjoying the refreshments and food. We will also dedicate a part of this meeting to remembering Rich Watkins, an old friend of this chapter and the EMC society at large.&n! bsp; For this month's edition of the Spectrum Lines, please visit www.scvemc.org <http://www.scvemc.org/> . IEEE/EMC Society Meeting January 10, 2006 Time: Social 5:30 p.m. Presentation 7:00 p.m. Place: Applied Materials Bowers Cafeteria 3090 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051-0804 Subject: Stackup Analysis Using Simulation Tools Speaker: Chuck Troia It is important for Electronic and hardware engineers to not only be knowledgeable of the circuits and components they use in their designs, but also to understand and be familiar with the construction of the circuit board stackup. The stackup is the specification of the arrangement of circuit board layers that defines the make up of the circuit boards that are used in the implementation of their designs. This presentation will cover topics such as how to identify basic stackup goals, the major elements and requirements for PCB stackup analysis, will include examples of how to perform stackup analysis using a simple simulation tool; and some simple thoughts on how to review the data and information available from a PCB Vendor. Speaker Bio: Chuck Troia is a Signal Integrity/ High Speed Design Engineer presently working for Cisco Systems, Inc. He has provided Signal Integrity and EMC Engineerin! g Support for over 7 years at Cisco, primarily in the Cable Business Unit in support of the design for Cable Modem Terminal Systems and cable modems. Chuck has nearly 20 years of experience in EMC Design and Regulatory Support, and has worked for Hewlett Packard and 3Com Corporation where his work included designing and building 3Com’s first EMC lab and test facility. Chuck holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly (Pomona), and has been an Electrical Engineer since 1973. He was past Chair of the Santa Clara EMC Chapter. In Memoriam Rich Watkins It is with utmost sadness that we repor! t the passing of a longtime friend and contributor to the EMC society, Rich Watkins. He passed away peacefully of natural causes in late December. Rich was an exceptional loyal friend of the society and a great test engineer. He was a dedicated individual and contributed by leading the Membership activities of the Chapter for many years. Rich had worked both in the commercial and military sectors such as Apple Computer, ESL-TRW, HP, and others and within the IEEE/EMC/SCV/ADCOM for a number of years. He lived in Sunnyvale for a number of years before moving to the Sacramento area last year. Rich was a pleasant person to be around, and he was well-known for his favorite Hawaiian shirts. His memories and the contributions he has made to the Society will be with us. IEEE SCV EMC ADCOM Bert Chan, Hans Mellberg, Dale Gutierrez, Oscar Fallah, Len Goldschmidt, Pete Krebill _____ Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mai _us/taglines/photobooks/*http://pa.yaho .com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/ta lines/photos/evt=38088/*http://pg.photo .yahoo.com/ph//page?.file=photobook_splash.html> . You design it and we’ll bind it! - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
