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HIGH-SPEED DESIGN
Analyzing the DDR Simulation Results
After looking in past months at critical signal integrity concerns that engineers face designing the DDR bus, and points to consider while setting up the simulation, this month the author discusses what to look for in the results of the simulation.
by Nitin Bhagwath

HIGH-FREQUENCY MATERIALS
Choosing Copper Foils for High-Frequency PCBs
Perhaps surprisingly, the same type of electrodeposited copper processed with two different treatments can yield two different levels of circuit performance. Thinner materials for microwave boards benefit from smooth surfaces to decrease insertion loss.
by John Coonrod

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  Driven to excess?
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Business planning.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  Integrated training.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
  LED conspiracy.
  Duane Benson
• THE FLEXPERTS
  When a little more class might be wrong.
  Nick Koop