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        Basics of DC bias effects and derating of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC). Acquiring impedance vs frequency curves for DC-biased ceramic capacitors via the two-port shunt-through measurement technique.
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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">02:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Interactive Designs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:28</span><span class="chapters-text">MLCC Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Derating Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:41</span><span class="chapters-text">Issues with Derating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:23</span><span class="chapters-text">Mitigation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:27</span><span class="chapters-text">2-Port Shunt-Thru Measurement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:01</span><span class="chapters-text">DC Block & Bias Injector</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Test Board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Measurement Set-Up</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Bode Analyzer Software Set-Up</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Test Capacitor</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:27</span><span class="chapters-text">0V DC Bias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:52</span><span class="chapters-text">4V DC Bias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:12</span><span class="chapters-text">12V DC Bias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
            
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://pms67.github.io/">Interactive Designs</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEmwmAI27U&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">2-Port Shunt-Through Measurements</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3r5XI8FBY&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">Capacitor Measurement and Modelling</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUruN6WBgSw&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">Capacitor Hardware Design Basics</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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Ceramic Capacitor DC Bias Effects & Measurement - Phil's Lab #152

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        Walking through one of the top PCB factories in China.
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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">00:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Preparing panel</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Drilling</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Electroless plating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Cleaning</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Photosensitive layer</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:54</span><span class="chapters-text">Electroplating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Etching</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Solder mask</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Silkscreen</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:08</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB Testing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Milling</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Inspection and packaging</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Making a multilayer PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Baking PCBs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:23</span><span class="chapters-text">X-Ray and alignment</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:28</span><span class="chapters-text">SMT Board assembly</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Through hole soldering</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">28:45</span><span class="chapters-text">Thank you for watching</span></li>
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Factory Tour in China - How PCB Is Made | PCBWay

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        Talking to a chip designer. Thank you very much Atchi Reddy Chavva
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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">00:46</span><span class="chapters-text">About Atchi</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:53</span><span class="chapters-text">What is inside of a chip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:28</span><span class="chapters-text">JTAG, testing, software on chip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:39</span><span class="chapters-text">What is on silicon and what are the challenges</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:34</span><span class="chapters-text">How transistors look and how they are connected</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Operating conditions</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">53:06</span><span class="chapters-text">ESD</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:04:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Designing a chip (example)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:17:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Autorouting</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:35:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Moore's Law</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/atchireddy-chavva-23726a7/">Atchi's LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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What is Inside of Integrated Circuits? How Are Chips Designed?

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        What is your best tip for board testing? What did you find very useful? Thank you Sean Hadley
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Intro</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">07:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Test Jigs</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">10:34</span><span class="chapters-text">castellated edges</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">11:51</span><span class="chapters-text">what you need</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">12:44</span><span class="chapters-text">serial number</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">21:44</span><span class="chapters-text">schematics</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">23:02</span><span class="chapters-text">code examples</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">24:46</span><span class="chapters-text">entry level GUI</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">25:58</span><span class="chapters-text">placement of test points</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">37:11</span><span class="chapters-text">test points</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">40:07</span><span class="chapters-text">dissolve pins</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">41:05</span><span class="chapters-text">language</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">43:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Python</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">50:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Making your own test</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">52:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Making your own plexiglass</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-hadley-932149202/">Sean Hadley</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.magicdaq.com/">MagicDAQ</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/mVW83boEbE0?t=53">INGUN - Manual Test Fixture MA 260</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://learn.adafruit.com/how-to-build-a-testing-fixture/solder-pogo-pins">How to Build a Testing Jig</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/tz2340-frequency-counter/">TZ2340 Frequency Counter test jig</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2016/10/pogo-pins-3d-printed-fixtures/">Using Pogo Pins to Add Electrical Connectivity to Your 3D Printed Fixtures</a></li>
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How To Create a Test For Your Boards – Everything essential you need to know (with Sean Hadley)

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        A Step by Step tutorial to help anyone to learn how to design and build a simple microcontroller board – even if you have never designed any boards before and you do not know much about electronics. This Part 1 is about how to draw a schematic for power and LED.
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">About this tutorial</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">03:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting a new project</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">11:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing Accelerometer</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">18:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing Microcontroller</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">23:13</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing Power supply</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">25:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing 10uF capacitor</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">27:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Connecting Power supply</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">29:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing Battery connector</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">31:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding micro USB circuit</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">42:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing Diode</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">51:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing Power LED</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">57:26</span><span class="chapters-text">How to calculate LED resistor</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">1:04:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Choosing & Placing MOSFET Transistor</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://oshwlab.com/robertferanec/myboard">Download the finished Schematic and PCB here</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/FEDEVEL/youtube-tiny-simple">Download the project source code from here</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXvLToQzgzdea0sQXmpY8k4tfiXpkYIwO">Watch the full tutorial here</a></li>
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Tutorial #1: How to Design and Build Your Own Board – Simply and Easily

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        What is your experience with a cheap assembly service? I am curious, maybe I just had a bad luck with this specific board?
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