News and Information from Besser Associates •June 2007
In this issue:
- Last Minute Registrations Available for Our June RF Fundamentals Webinar
- New Course Location - Baltimore October 15-19
- IMS 2007 Honolulu
- Upcoming Courses on Signal Integrity/EM Shielding & Compatibility
- Courses Coming to San Jose/Sunnyvale this August
Last Minute Registrations Available for Our June RF Fundamentals Webinar
Attend class without leaving your desk! Instructor Les Besser will be presenting a live real-time webinar June 25-29 on RF Fundamentals. This course is basically the equivalent of one full day's worth of material spread out over five 90-minute sessions (Monday through Friday). Instead of traveling to the course location, you just log in from any computer with a high-speed internet connection at the time that the course starts (9AM Pacific Time). Now you can learn about RF, ask questions, view CAE examples on the instructor's computer, all with a minimal interruption in your daily schedule. You can also schedule a corporate exclusive webinar series for as few as ten people - it's a convenient way to train employees whether they are all in one location or spread out at different design centers.
New Course Location - Baltimore October 15-19
Based on feedback from our students, we have added a new site to this year's public course schedule. The Greenbelt, Maryland location is on the north side of the beltway, with convenient access to BWI airport. The site offers nearby hotels within walking distance, as well as a Metro station within a couple of miles for "car-free" access to Washington D.C. sights.
| Applied RF Techniques II | |
| Oct 15-Oct 19, 2007 | Course 003-3920 |
| Presented by Ed Niehenke | Register by 9/10/2007 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195  |
| Applied Design of Wireless Digital Modulation Systems | |
| Oct 15-Oct 17, 2007 | Course 161-3918 |
| Presented by Chris Potter | Register by 9/10/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Satellite Communications | |
| Oct 15-Oct 16, 2007 | Course 174-3800 |
| Presented by Fred Ricci | Register by 9/10/2007 and pay $795, otherwise pay $895 |
| Broadband Wireless Communications: 3G/4G, WLAN and WPAN Technology, Including HSDPA, 3.9G, IEEE 802.11, 15, 16, and HIPERLAN2 | |
| Oct 15-Oct 19, 2007 | Course 184-3797 |
| Presented by Savo Glisic | Register by 9/10/2007 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| DSP Made Simple for Engineers | |
| Oct 17-Oct 19, 2007 | Course 027-3782 |
| Presented by Rick Lyons | Register by 9/10/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| IEEE 802.11 Operations | |
| Oct 17-Oct 19, 2007 | Course 153-3917 |
| Presented by Robert K. Morrow | Register by 9/10/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
IMS 2007 Honolulu
After many years of discussion, the IMS 2007 show in Honolulu has finally come and gone. Downtown Honolulu, while offering many of the same sights and sounds as any other venue, also offered the unique sight of people walking to and from the beach, surfboards in hand. Waikiki also offered some of the nicest backdrops you could ever want for the various receptions at the show. Most exhibitors expressed that although traffic was down from other years, the quality of the leads was very high.
Congratulations to Les Besser for earning the MTT-S2007 Distinguished Educator Award of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S). This award is given to a distinguished educator in the field of microwave engineering and science who exemplifies the special human qualities of the late Fred J. Rosenbaum who considered teaching a high calling and demonstrated his dedication to the MTT-S through tireless service.
Upcoming Courses on Signal Integrity/EM Shielding & Compatibility
Signal integrity and the problems associated with managing unwanted radiation have gained increasing prominence as issues that engineers need to understand fully in order to work with today's projects. In response, we have added three courses in this subject area to our public course schedule in the coming months. With the addition of these courses, Besser Associates now offers a thorough program covering issues related to EMC/EMI, shielding, and signal integrity.
EMC and Signal Integrity Design Strategies (Course 193)
This three-day course provides participants with the theory and practical know-how required to design and test well behaved and EMC compliant circuits and systems. The selection and application of magnetic and capacitive control components will be explained. Classic grounding, shielding, connectorization, and transmission line approaches for high speed and wide bandwidth signals will be covered in depth. Time domain and frequency domain characterization of wiring and cabling will be taught with live demonstrations. Analog, RF, digital, and mixed signal applications will be explored from a unified viewpoint to enable analog and digital engineers to work in new territory. Course 193-3781:Aug 13-Aug 15, 2007: San Jose, CA Presented by Orin E. Laney Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395
EMI/EMC Fundamentals with Emphasis on Successful Shielding Strategies (Course 182)
EMC is straightforward although it can be non-intuitive. This two-day seminar eliminates the bewilderment by explaining and quantifying EMC coupling mechanisms so that designers can understand, anticipate and resolve EMC problems prior to product design. Proper design techniques are discussed for minimizing unwanted coupling and crosstalk at the PCB level. With the proper design techniques, it is possible to achieve RF isolation levels in excess of 150 dB. Course 182-3802:Dec 03-Dec 04, 2007: San Jose, CA Presented by Orin E. Laney Register by 10/29/2007 and pay $795, otherwise pay $895
EMC Design, Bench Top Measurements and Troubleshooting Techniques - A Practical Approach (Course 196)
Because time-to-market and budget factors often drive many of today’s high-tech designs, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues often surface at the last moment in the design cycle, potentially delaying product introductions. Very often, simple pre-compliance measurements and techniques can identify issues early when the cost of implementation is substantially lower and design improvements may be made with less impact on schedules. This seminar series covers a number of simple techniques and tools useful in characterizing designs at various stages of development and will better prepare products for EMC qualification. Course 196-3900:May 14-May 16, 2008: Burlington, MA Presented by Kenneth Wyatt Register by 4/7/2008 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395
Courses Coming to San Jose/Sunnyvale this August
Make plans to join us for our summer schedule of courses in the Silicon Valley. Summer is also a great time to visit nearby sights, such as wine country, Monterey, or even Yosemite. Just make sure to bring a jacket, because the famous San Francisco fog can be quite chilly!
| RF Measurements:Principles & Demonstration | |
| Aug 06-Aug 10, 2007 | Course 135-3773 |
| Presented by Al Scott and Rex Frobenius | Register by 7/2/2007 and pay $2195, otherwise pay $2395 |
| Applied RF Techniques I | |
| Aug 13-Aug 17, 2007 | Course 001-3774 |
| Presented by Les Besser | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| RF and Wireless Made Simple | |
| Aug 13-Aug 15, 2007 | Course 004-3777 |
| Presented by Al Scott | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Modern Digital Modulation Techniques | |
| Aug 13-Aug 17, 2007 | Course 016-3783 |
| Presented by Irving Kalet | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| Advanced Wireless and Microwave Techniques | |
| Aug 13-Aug 17, 2007 | Course 086-3775 |
| Presented by Allen Podell | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| Ultra Linear High Efficiency Power Amplifier Design | |
| Aug 13-Aug 17, 2007 | Course 108-3776 |
| Presented by Ed Niehenke | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| Radio System Design - Theory and Practice | |
| Aug 13-Aug 15, 2007 | Course 180-3779 |
| Presented by Richard Ranson | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| EMC and Signal Integrity Design Strategies | |
| Aug 13-Aug 15, 2007 | Course 193-3781 |
| Presented by Orin E. Laney | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Silicon BiCMOS for High Speed and Mixed Signal Design | |
| Aug 14-Aug 14, 2007 | Course 194-3805 |
| Presented by Germán Gutierrez | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $495, otherwise pay $550 |
| Bluetooth: Operation and Use | |
| Aug 15-Aug 17, 2007 | Course 104-3778 |
| Presented by Robert K. Morrow | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
| Mobile Broadband Wireless Access | |
| Aug 15-Aug 17, 2007 | Course 195-3780 |
| Presented by Douglas H. Morais | Register by 7/9/2007 and pay $1295, otherwise pay $1395 |
