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The essential information about FCC and CE explained. Thank you very much Clemens Mayer.
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 <li class="chapters-list-item">00:00What is this video about</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">01:28Why is this topic important?</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">04:05Overview of the video</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">06:29What the FCC considers a module</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">10:37Difference between FCC and CE</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">22:50Where to find compliance documents and standards</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">28:11How to know which certification your product needs</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">33:46Lab report vs. Declaration of conformity</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">38:30Sub-assemblies</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">43:10Steps to EU compliance</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">45:27Self-certification</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">47:04Misuse of CE marking</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">51:07Costs</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">52:02How to obtain CE marking</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">57:07Pre-compliance testing</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:00:56When does a module make sense?</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:07:24Compliance is more than RED and EMC</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:14:15Own pre-compliance setup</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:17:03Example: Arduino compatible Devkit with ESP32</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:30:03Example: Bluetooth connected action camera</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:34:46Example: Long range Wifi Door Alarm</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:37:30Example: Dancing Robot Kit</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:45:21How to figure it out for your product</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:49:04Who can help with certification</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:56:03How Smander can help</li>
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Everyone designing PCB boards needs to watch this - Certification ( FCC & CE )

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Explaining process of making chips. Thank you very much Heather Richardson.
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 <li class="chapters-list-item">01:37Silicon and wafers</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">05:09The process</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">06:59Doping</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">10:06Making an inverter</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">14:17Gate oxide</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">17:16Source and drain regions</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">18:45Why analog chips are harder to build</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">26:16Connecting transistors</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">32:14PDK - Process Design Kit</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">38:39Steps of designing chip</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">43:38Parameterized cells</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">48:24How long does chip manufacturing take</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">55:11How much does it cost</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:04:26Foundries (Factories manufacturing chips)</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:07:52Reticle</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:13:50Capacitors and resistors</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:18:56US and global IC manufacturing</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:23:28Why is it expensive to build and run chip factory</li>
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How Are Chips Manufactured?

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This video explains how to calculate and choose output capacitor for switching power supplies. Thank you very much Ali Shirsavar.
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 <li class="chapters-list-item">06:03Measurement: Voltage dip and ripple on output voltage</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">08:23Calculating capacitor value to meet voltage dip requirement</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">13:58Calculating ceramic capacitor value to meet ripple requirements</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">22:12Measuring ripple on ceramic capacitor</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">28:30Measuring ripple on electrolytic capacitor</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">31:14Calculating maximum ESR of electrolytic capacitor to meet ripple requirements</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">37:51Finding the right capacitor</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">43:24Capacitance of ceramic capacitor drops with DC voltage (DC Bias)</li>
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How to Calculate the Output Capacitor for a Switching Power Supply? It's simple. Explained here...

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 Tiny M.2 form-factor system-on-module design walkthrough, featuring small BGA-package STM32F4 microcontroller, SDRAM, QSPI FLASH, and more. Tips on schematic & PCB design, including BGA packages, pin-out, M.2 interface standards, ...
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 <li class="chapters-list-item">08:06Block Diagram</li>
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 <li class="chapters-list-item">10:30Schematic Overview</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">11:51MCU Pin-Out</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">13:12SDRAM Schematic</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">14:08Series Termination</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">14:49I/O</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">16:08Power & Decoupling</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">16:50Serial Wire Debug (SWD)</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">17:13M.2 Connections</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">17:56MCU Pin-Out Flexibility</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">18:41PCB Overview</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">20:50Tag-Connect SWD Header</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">21:17Layers</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">22:21BGA Fan-Out</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">24:04BGA Power & Decoupling</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">25:34SDRAM</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">27:01Additional Tips</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">28:32Edge Connector Routing</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">29:36SWD Routing</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">30:41Carrier Board (Future Video)</li>
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M.2 System-on-Module Hardware Design - Phil's Lab #107

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 How to implement a soft-core microcontroller (AMD/Xilinx Microblaze) and peripherals (UART, GPIO) on an FPGA. From project creation, system generation in Vivado, Vitis set-up, to live demos. Featuring a custom AMD/Xilinx Spartan 7-based audio processing PCB.
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 <li class="chapters-list-item">12:40Clocking Wizard IP</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">13:54UART IP</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">15:27GPIO IP</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">16:16Reset Signal</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">17:29Bitstream Generation</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">18:30Exporting Hardware (XSA)</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">19:05Vitis IDE</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">19:24Vitis Project Set-Up</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">20:07UART Hello World Test</li>
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Microcontroller on FPGA (Microblaze, UART, GPIO) - Phil's Lab #108

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 A step by step tutorial to setup PDN simulation using open source software and much more. Thank you very much Lukas.
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 <li class="chapters-list-item">02:44What we can do in open source free simulators</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">09:34Elmer software</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">13:43Practical example: Simulating voltage drop in PCB layout</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">16:04Exporting your PCB</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">20:09Converting DXF to STEP</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">32:46Converting STEP to MESH and to UNV</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">50:48Simulating - setup</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:03:34Running simulation</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:08:06View results - open VTU in ParaView</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:09:44Results: Voltage drop</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:14:00Results: Current flow</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:17:34PDN simulation in Altium</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:21:37Comparing Open source vs Paid simulator results</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:24:28Comparing simulation results with real measurement</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:31:49Simulation on the top of simulation</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:35:14Other simulators and tools</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:39:54Open source laptop project</li>
 <li class="chapters-list-item">1:47:00About PCB Arts</li>
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