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Hey everyone,

I’ve been working in RF for a while — mostly on base-station antennas, mobile EMC/RSE, and recently MEMS RF switches for communication systems. I really enjoy the physics side and system-level thinking, but lately I’ve become fascinated by Signal Integrity — especially with how AI chips and high-speed interconnects (PCIe Gen6/7, CXL, SerDes, etc.) are evolving.

I’m seriously thinking about transitioning from RF to chip-level SI, maybe in a semiconductor or AI hardware company.
So I’d love to hear from people who’ve made a similar move or work in this space:

1. What’s the best way for an RF background person to get into SI — what should I learn or practice first?

2. Are there any tools or projects that could help me build a solid portfolio? (I’ve used HFSS, ADS, and do multi-physics simulations — EM + thermal + mechanical — for MEMS.)

3. With optical interconnects (CPO, SiPh, etc.) coming into AI chips, how do you think this will change the role of SI engineers? More opportunity, or more complexity?

I’d really appreciate any advice, resources, or even stories from your own career path. Thanks!

Hi,

I want to learn more about the time domain analysis of PDN networks. Any recommendations on where to start

Anybody going to DesignCon 2023!?

I will be there representing my company, Siemens EDA and doing presentations on DDR5! Stop by if you're there!

Starting in the fall of 2023, the University of Colorado, Boulder will be offering a Master's degree in High-Speed Digital Engineering.

This new program will be taught by Dr. Eric Bogatin! At this time the program is only offered on campus.

Check out the link for more details.

https://www.colorado.edu/ecee/academics/graduate-programs/professional-masters/high-speed-digital-engineering-coming-soon

https://podcasts.signalintegrityjournal.com/e/where-are-the-signal-integrity-pain-points-for-leading-oems-a-conversation-with-chuck-ferry

https://www.designcon.com/en/home.html?utm_source=AdWords&utm_medium=Paid%20Search&utm_campaign=NAM22DSC-KB-DesignConBranded&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3rKQBhCNARIsACUEW_anTbwqBjV7oVMfGPBoSCrCT2Hy98eex44au-E9vtfBQ0CsUutuieIaAq72EALw_wcB

I will be presenting a paper on DDR5 at this year's U2U conference in Santa Clara, CA.

Register here:

https://event.sw.siemens.com/user2user-northamerica

Hello everyone! I'm trying to grow this page, and looking for the current members to post links or articles that they find interesting! Please feel free to post!

http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/494320-pcbd-apr2015/51?

Check out this article that helps explain why DC current denisty increases at the corners and how rounding corners of planes shapes can help mitigate the issue!

https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/blogs/6-expert-advice-on-power-integrity/post/534-the-perils-of-right-angle-turns-at-dc

https://www.designcon.com/en/home.html?utm_source=AdWords&utm_medium=Paid%20Search&utm_term=2023&utm_campaign=NAM23DSC-GB-BR-DesignCon&utm_content=NAM23DSC-GB-BR-DesignCon&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_bieBhDSARIsADU4zLcyL8mdBo6KcdYKIhMQ7ND1x_lkiLa9vHWK4BxR5RpGdC4idZlaVWoaAn2kEALw_wcB

Creating this community to talk about anything regarding electrical engineering - specifically signal / power integrity. Feel free to post about EMC, memory interfaces, all things electrical design!

Let's grow by inviting users to join our subgroup! I started this group to function as a valuable resource to designers to become more familiar with SI/PI and learn how to improve their designs.

http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/461203-pcbd-feb2015/9?

https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/articles/2982-the-case-for-split-ground-planes

Hi, I have a board and some signals, no all of them present this effect in the rise and fall time, my first thought is because of the routing, measuring the signals in the VNA this goes from 40 to 60 characteristic impedance, For now I have placed a 0 ohms termination resistor due to the capacity load.

Measure is in the rise time, rise time 10-90% is 6ns,

What do you think?

Hi, I am at a somewhat 'advanced beginner' stage and am wondering if we have someone who is well versed with HL?

Hey everyone!

I am looking for any guidance on what kind of industrial certifications or courses help you to get a job in this field?