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Ken Burns has published 7 hardware projects on Kickstarter. He explains how it works.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://tinycircuits.com/">Ken's company TinyCircuits</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Can You Make Money on Kickstarter HW Projects?

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Interesting experiments and examples to help you to understand ground layout in PCB. Explained by Hans Rosenberg
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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">00:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Currents flow under track</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:10</span><span class="chapters-text">What happen when you are making a board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Where currents flow</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Experiment: Cut under track</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Floating copper fill</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Grounded copper fill</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Experiment: Filter</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:05</span><span class="chapters-text">2 Layer vs. 4 Layer</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:00</span><span class="chapters-text">3 rules to prevent ground problems</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">46:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: Ground plane</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">49:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: 1 VIA per GND pin</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: Gap in GND plane</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: FPGA board redesign</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:05:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Star grounding</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:07:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Multiple ground planes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:14:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: Digital and Analog on one board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:40</span><span class="chapters-text">About Hans</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HansRosenberg74">Hans´ YouTube</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.hans-rosenberg.com/">Hans´ website</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Examples of BAD Ground in PCB Layout And How to Fix It

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What will happen if you don't have enough GND pins on your connector?
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/faculty/bogatin/">About Eric</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Do You Design Connector Pinout Correctly? | Eric Bogatin

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        Discussion with Eric Bogatin about why return currents flow under tracks … and more …
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                <span class="chapters-time">06:15</span><span class="chapters-text">The Fourt Most Important Principles of Signal Integrity</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">08:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Microstrip Transmission Line</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">10:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Secret to Understanding Return Current Is Displacement Current</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">10:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Displacement Current</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">21:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Current Density</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">22:13</span><span class="chapters-text">Lateral Extent of the Return Current</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">32:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Configrations of Cross Sections</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">38:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Return Current Distribution</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">44:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Ground Bounce</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-bogatin-368860/">Eric Bogatin</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.bethesignal.com/bogatin/">Eric´s classes</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.altium.com/summit/">AltiumLive</a></li>
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What Every PCB Designer Should Know – Return Current Path (with Eric Bogatin)

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        Tutorial on how to design a custom 10W solid-state power amplifier for audio (guitar, in particular). Explanation and derivation of a three-stage, analogue power amplifier using a single DC supply (+24V). Includes schematics of long-tailed pair, class A amplifier and biasing stage, and output stage.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Guitar Solo (Steel Panther - If You Really Really Love Me)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Amplifer Block Diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Full Power Amplifier Schematic and Overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Long-Tailed Pair (Differencing Amplifier)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Class A Amplifier and Biasing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Output Stage</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:54</span><span class="chapters-text">KiCad Layout (Overview)</span></li>
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Solid-State Power Amplifier Design for Guitar - Phil's Lab #12

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        How to fix the noise on power pin by measuring PDN impedance.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/5Ca0Eah7eKI">Part 1: PCB Layout & Decoupling - Explained why it's so complicated</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/Tt8X6_maj6c">Part 2: PCB Layout & Decoupling - Understanding Impedance</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/hZSOhVdzqZk">Part 3: PCB Layout & Decoupling - Measuring and Fixing</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-h%C3%A4mmerle-a8304152/">Florian Hämmerle</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-sandler-022a7210/">Steven Sandler</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.omicron-lab.com/products/vector-network-analysis/bode-100/">Bode 100</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.picotest.com/products_PDN_Probe.html">Picotest</a></li>
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