Presentations
May '12 Topic: Test Fixture Design
Speaker: Greg Dorsey and Sven Frischen-Nocher of RNS International
Presentations: 

Test Fixture Design Presentation

Chapter News

Sponsor: RNS International @ Ixia
 
March '12 Topic: EMS Tour
Speaker: Ron Cosper, Alan Estep and Sean Starr of AsteelFlash
Presentations: 

Design for Real-Life Manufacturing

Chapter News

Sponsor: AsteelFlash @ AsteelFlash
 
January '12 Topic: EMC
Speaker: Bruce Archambeault, PhD, IBM Distinguished Engineer, IEEE Fellow
Presentations: 

EMC problems from Common Mode Noise on High Speed Differential Signals

Sponsor: RTP IPC Chapter @ Cisco
 
November '11 Topic: PCB Carolina 2011
Speaker: Multiple
Presentations: 

"Link to page"

Sponsor: Link to Sponsors Page
 
September '11 Topic: High Density Interconnect
Speaker: Tom Buck - Senior Technologist - DDi
Presentations: 

"Enabling Technologies"

Sponsor: DDI @ Cisco
 
June '11 Topic: Differential Pairs
Speaker: Bruce Archambeault, PhD, IBM Distinguished Engineer, IEEE Fellow
Presentations: 

Electromagnetic Band Gap Structure for Common Mode Filtering of High Speed Differential Signals 

Sponsor: Plexus @ Plexus
 
March '11 Topic: Thermal Management
Speaker: Greg Smith, Milplex Circuit (Canada).
Presentations: 

Milplex Thermal Management Presentation
Chapter News

Sponsor: Milplex @ Cisco
 
August '10 Topic: Laminates
Speaker: Matt Lake and Chudy Nwachukwu of Isola
Presentations: 

Laminates 101

Sponsor: Isola @ Ixia
 
July '10 Topic: Constraint Management
Speaker: Michael Alexander of Cadence Design Systems
Presentations: 

Cadence Allegro High Speed Constraint Management

Sponsor: Cadence @ Cisco
 
June '10 Topic: XAUI Design
Speaker: Howard Ireland, Xilinx & Patrick Carrier, Mentor Graphics
Presentations: 

Designing with High Speed Serial IO and HyperLynx for XAUI and beyond

Sponsor: Plexus@Plexus
 
March '10 Topic: Printed Circuit Thermal Analysis
Speaker: Alexandra Francois-Saint-Cyr, Applications Engineering Manager, Mentor Graphics Corporation, Mechanical Analysis Division
Presentations: 

PCB Thermal Simulation

Sponsor: Mentor Graphics
 
January '10 Topic: PCB Materials
Speaker: Gary Erickson, Sanmina-SCI
Presentations: 

PCB Materials

Sponsor: Sanmina-SCI
 
July '09 Topic: Flex Circuits
Speaker: Mike Lehmicke, Molex
Presentations: 

Flexible Circuitry Design Seminar

Sponsor: Molex
 
May '09 Topic: The "Ground" Myth for High Speed Signal Design and EMI/EMC Control
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Archambeault, IBM Distinguished Engineer, IEEE Fellow
Presentations:  The Ground Myth
Sponsor: Plexus
 
March '09 Topic: Tools and Strategies for Serial Channel Design
Speaker: Steve Scearce, Manager of the High Speed Design Team at Cisco
Presentations:  Tools and Strategies
Sponsor: Cisco
 
July '08 Topic: Signal Integrity
Speaker: Steve Scearce, Cisco Systems
Presentations:  PCB Level SI Tools and Strategy
Sponsor: Cisco
 
January '08 Topic: Automated Assembly of 01005 Components
Presentations: 

Automatic Print Offset Placement Compensation 01005 Components

01005 Assembly

Sponsor:  Juki
 
September '07 Topic: Power Supply Development
Speaker: Mike Harris, Better Boards, Inc
Presentations:  Circuit Card Design and Power System Development
Sponsor:  Plexus
 
July '07 Topic: DDR memory
Speaker: Steven McKinney, Mentor Graphics
Presentations:  DDR memory so easy, a caveman could do it
Sponsor:  Mentor Graphics
 
May '07 Topic: Routing and Terminating High Speed Transmission Lines
Speaker: Rick Hartley, L-3 Communication, Avionics Systems Inc
Presentations:  Routing of High Speed Digital PC Boards
Sponsor:  Tekelec Corporation
 
September '06 Topic: Marketing Ourselves as PCB Professionals
Speaker: Gary Ferrari
Presentations: 

Tips for Creating a Concise Resume

Clutter Control

Sponsor:  RTP/DC & PCB East
 
January '06 Topic: EMC and Electromagnetics for the Working Engineer
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Archambeault, IBM
Presentations: 

Electromagnetics for the Working Engineer

Sponsor:  Tekelec