Signal Integrity 101: Fundmentals for Professional Engineers

The EEcosystem Podcast

Increasingly, a wide variety of electronic design applications face signal integrity issues. Therefore, engineers need to understand the fundamental principles of SI--not only techniques. SI expert, Scott McMorrow, and HS technical marketing expert, Matt Burns join us this week to talk about the state of SI know-how across the industry and why Samtec is investing heavily to create new resources to teach the needed fundamentals for professional engineers.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:23 - Background Scott McMorrow and Matt Burns

00:04:30 - How are universities and industry working together to create more SI Engineers?

00:07:31 - Covid and the Pivot to Samtec GEEk SpEEk and SI training (and beyond)

00:16:21 - Intel case study and why Samtec focused on the final inch and making better engineers

00:18:11 - SI 101 Training focused on Principles, Applications, and Importance

00:20:41 - What does Samtec do with 80 SI Engineers?

00:26:48 - What other educational resources are available

📘 Show Notes 📘

SI Handbook 🔌 www2.samtec.com/si-handbook

Samtec gEEk® spEEk Webinar Series 🤓 www.samtec.com/geekspeek

Coming soon! 👍🏼 Samtec gEEk® spEEk Video Series www.youtube.com/samtecvideo www.samtec.com/geekspeek

🧐 Resource Links 🧐

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For SI/PI/EMI News and Technical Resources and to register for a free subscription visit the Signal Integrity Journal today. https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/

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For all of your high-speed and RF connectors visit the Samtec website and access excellent engineering resources while you there. https://www.samtec.com/

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