Engineering Short Courses
The following short courses are offered as in-house presentations at companies or events around
the world. Contact info@LearnEMC.com for information on pricing,
content and scheduling.
Design for Automotive EMC Compliance [New for 2013] (2 days)
This two-day training session covers proper grounding, filtering and shielding techniques for automotive electronic systems.
Students completing the course will be able to develop effective strategies for ensuring the electromagnetic
compatibility of automotive components and systems. They will also learn to conduct effective design reviews in order to identify problems well before the first hardware is built and tested.
Electronic Systems Design for EMC Compliance [New for 2013] (2 days)
This two-day course introduces fundamental electromagnetic compatibility concepts for electronic system designers.
The focus of the course is on providing students with the knowledge and tools required to develop products that comply with all EMC requirements. Students completing the course will learn to systematically review their designs to find problems before the first hardware is built and tested.
Grounding and Shielding of Electronic Systems (2 days)
This two-day training session covers proper grounding, filtering and shielding techniques for electronic systems.
Students completing the course will be able to develop effective strategies for ensuring the electromagnetic
compatibility of new products as well as troubleshoot and fix many problems occurring in existing systems.
Printed Circuit Board Design for EMC and Signal Integrity (1 day)
This one day training session on the design and layout of high speed printed circuit boards stresses the
fundamental concepts that board designers need to understand to avoid electromagnetic compatibility and signal
integrity problems. Students completing the course will be able to make good decisions regarding component
selection, component placement, and trace routing. In addition, students will be able to implement effective power
distribution and grounding strategies.
Essential Shielding Concepts and Design Strategies (1 day)
There is a common perception among engineers that electromagnetic shielding is a simple matter of
enclosing everything in metal. In reality, the most effective shields are often nothing more than small well-placed
plates made of materials appropriate for the application. This course presents the fundamental concepts necessary
to develop effective shielding strategies for various applications. Students who successfully complete this course
will be able to recognize situations where shielding would be beneficial, choose the correct shielding materials
and design shields that are appropriate for the application.
Computer Modeling Tools for Electromagnetic Compatibility (1/2 day)
This half-day training session is intended to bring engineers up to date on the latest computer modeling tools
available to help them analyze system and board designs and troubleshoot electromagnetic interference problems with
existing products. Students completing the course will be aware of the tools available to them and able to make
good decisions regarding the tools that are appropriate for their needs.
Automotive Printed Circuit Board Layout (1/2 day)
This course focuses on board design and layout issues that are of particular importance to the automotive
electronics industry. Component placement, trace routing, power distribution and grounding are discussed with an
emphasis on automotive applications. Particular emphasis is placed on effective design strategies that comply with
requirements to isolate digital and chassis grounds.
Signal Integrity in High-Speed Digital Systems (1 day)
This course introduces fundamental signal integrity concepts. Students will develop the basic skills necessary to
design and analyze high-speed digital circuits. Topics include, time/frequency domain representations of digital
signals, parasitic inductance and capacitance, crosstalk, properties of digital logic, component packaging, circuit
board layout, transmission lines, high-frequency measurement techniques, differential signaling, simultaneous
switching noise, power bus decoupling, dispersion, jitter, signal termination strategies and grounding for
mixed-signal applications.
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