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Is this really how beginners design boards??? | Schematic Review

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This video will help you to understand eye diagrams. Thank you very much Tim Wang Lee
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:17</span><span class="chapters-text">How eye diagram is created and why it´s useful</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:35</span><span class="chapters-text">How reflections influence eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating reflections and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:19</span><span class="chapters-text">How crosstalk influences eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating crosstalk and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:09</span><span class="chapters-text">How loss influences eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:13</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating loss and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Equalization explained</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">57:53</span><span class="chapters-text">CTLE Equalization</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:49</span><span class="chapters-text">FFE Equalization</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:19</span><span class="chapters-text">DFE Equalization</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software.html">Get a head start with Electronic Design Automation</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwanglee/">Connect with Tim</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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What does an eye diagram show? Here is how you recognize problems - reflections, crosstalk and loss

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        Watch how differential pair signals are travelling through a PCB. Thank you very much Yuriy Shlepnev 
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Differential pairs routed on top / bottom, THIN PCB, 1W</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:56</span><span class="chapters-text">3W, Top / Bottom</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:17</span><span class="chapters-text">THICK PCB, Top / Bottom</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:49</span><span class="chapters-text">No GND plane</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Differential pairs inside of PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:30</span><span class="chapters-text">3D animation, top/bottom, 1W</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">48:51</span><span class="chapters-text">3D animation, top/bottom, 3W</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">57:12</span><span class="chapters-text">3D animation, inside of PCB, 1W</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:40</span><span class="chapters-text">3D animation, inside of PCB, 3W</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:06:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Crosstalk examples</span></li>
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Watch Differential Pair Fields and Currents in PCB

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        If you have a PCB antenna on your board, you need to know this. Thank you very much Kaja Sørbotten from Nordic Semiconductor.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting PCB antenna design (example nRF5340)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Where to get information about antenna dimensions</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Antenna components and connection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Antenna and component placement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:29</span><span class="chapters-text">What is important in antenna PCB layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:18</span><span class="chapters-text">AppCAD calculator</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:41</span><span class="chapters-text">Common mistakes in PCB antenna designs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">39:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring antenna output from the chip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Carrier frequency adjustment</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring output power and harmonics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">59:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Antenna output with matching components populated</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Matching the antenna input</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:09:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Calibrating cable</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:15:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring an antenna</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Finding out capacitor value for antenna matching</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Adjusting antenna length and measuring it</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:27:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Done</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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PCB Antenna - How To Design, Measure And Tune

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        Basics of termination, reflections, and parallel termination for hardware and PCB design. Including practical considerations, simulations, and demos.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Intro</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:12</span><span class="chapters-text">Termination Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Reflections</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Parallel Termination</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Practical Considerations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulation Demo</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:12</span><span class="chapters-text">DDR3 Example</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtzPL8wQ8-E&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">PCB EMI/SI</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ti.com/lit/an/snla034b/snla034b.pdf?ts=1694391811411&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F">AN-903 A Comparison of Differential Termination Techniques</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.sitime.com/support/resource-library/application-notes/an10002-termination-recommendations-single-ended">AN10002 Termination Recommendations for Single-ended Oscillator Driving Single or Multiple Loads</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.analog.com/media/en/training-seminars/tutorials/MT-097.pdf">MT-097 TUTORIAL</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/advanced-digital-hardware-design">Advanced Digital Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/mixed-signal-hardware-design-with-kicad">Mixed-signal Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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Parallel Termination Basics - Phil's Lab #119

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Explains how the silicon of a chip is connected to the pins inside of a package. Thank you very much Joren Vaes.
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