Speed Training

Fast & furious Speed Trainings are open to ALL attendees and take place in the Chiphead Theater on the Expo Floor.


Tuesday, January 31

Speed Training: How Return Loss
Gets Its Ripples

Time: 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Speaker: Eric Bogatin, Signal Integrity Evangelist, Bogatin Enterprises, a LeCroy Company
Location: Chiphead Theater in the Expo

The most common feature in all return loss measurements or simulations is ripples. What is it about real interconnects that causes this feature and what does it tell about the physical properties of the interconnect? Why do you sometimes see ripples in the insertion loss but not always? If you want to understand this very basic property of return loss, come to this lightning round tutorial. There is no better return on a 45 minute investment of your time.

Wednesday, February 1


Speed Training: So You Want to be a Consultant (Consulting for Geeks)

Time: 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Speaker: Daryl Gerke, Consultant, Kimmel Gerke Associates
Location: Chiphead Theater on the Expo floor

Ever wondered what it would take to become a consultant? Attend this session and learn what a thirty plus year consulting veteran has to say. We'll address four key questions: How do you get clients? How do you decide what to charge? How do you pick a specialty? How do you get started? We can't cover every detail in this session, but we can share some valuable insights into the mysteries of consulting.