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Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd. and Tektronix hosts EMC/Signal Integrity related design seminars at various locations throughout the year. Kimmel Gerke also offers In-house Seminars.

Designing for EMC/SI
Grounding and Shielding
EMC/SI in Printed Circuit Boards (2 days)
(Includes Signal Integrity Issues)
and
EMC Troubleshooting Workshop* (1 day)
(*Winter Workshop in Orlando and San Diego Only)

Upcoming Tektronix/Kimmel Gerke Hosted EMC/SI Seminars (schedule updated on 7/12/09):
    
On-line enrollment.   *If your firewall blocks this link, you may register by phone, 888-EMI-GURU*

Link to PayPal (for those who have already registered)                                                                          

Practical Tools, Tips, and Techniques

Grounding & Shielding, PCB Design, Signal Integrity, Power Electronics,
"Beyond Power Quality," and More..

Hosted by:

All sessions presented by:   Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd.

Take these classes today... apply them tomorrow.

• Course Outlines
  Designing for EMC/SI
  EMC Troubleshooting Workshop (Offered in our Winter Getaway sessions in
  February at Orlando and San Diego)

• Enrollment Information
   
• Fee:
  $995 per person for two day Design for EMC/SI
  $495 per person for one day Troubleshooting Workshop (Winter Getaway only)
  $1395 per person for all three days
  Discounts for four or more students

UPCOMING SEMINARS

ABOUT THESE SEMINARS

OBJECTIVES: Equip electronics design and systems personnel with the necessary information to identify,
design and fix EMI/EMC (Electromagnetic Interference & Compatibility) problems.

FOCUS IS ON DESIGN. This is not about regulations and testing. Rather, this class focuses on
common interference and signal problems faced by the designers of today's high speed digital and
mixed digital/analog circuits and systems. Taught in a problem/solution format, this seminar has minimal theory - take this class today and apply it tomorrow.

TAUGHT BY A RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY AND SPECIALIST IN THE FIELD.
You will learn tools, tips and techniques from a full time practitioner (Bill Kimmel or Daryl Gerke),
whose only business is solving and preventing EMC and related signal integrity problems. The
instructors have written three books on EMC and over 100 technical articles.

Summary Description of Courses

Designing for EMC/SI (2 Days)
Grounding, Shielding, Power, Emissions, ESD, RFI & More

Includes over 35 Practical Design EMC Fixes

• Introduction
  Interference Sources, Paths, and Receptors
  Key Threats in EMC and SI
  EMI Regulations & Impact on Design
  Signal Integrity and EMC
  Looking for "Hidden Transmitters" and "Hidden Antennas"
• Physics of EMI
  Frequency, Time, and Dimensions
  Dealing with "Hidden Schematics"
  Transmission Lines and "Hidden Antennas"
  Common Mode & Differential Mode
• Components
  Passive Components and Their Limitations
  EMC Effects in Active Components
  Simple EMC Filters and How to Design Them
  Clock and Reset Circuits
  On-Board Power Regulators
  Clock Dithering
• General PCB Issues
  Identifying Critical Circuits
  Component Placement
  PCB Stack-up Recommendations
  Isolated or "Split" Planes
  I/O Treatments
  Circuit Board Grounding
  Power Decoupling
  Buried Capacitance
  Trace Routing and Terminations
  Crosstalk
  Component Shielding
• Power Supplies
  Power Quality and EMI
  Filters & Transient Protection
  Switch Mode Power Supply Design for EMC
• Grounding
  Function of a Ground
  Safety and EMI
  Single Point, Multi Point, and Hybrid Grounds
  Ground Loops
  Signal Grounds
  Analog Grounds
  Grounding Guidelines
• Shielding
  Materials & Limitations
  Dealing with Openings and Penetrations
  Magnetic Field Shielding Issues
  Cable Grounding
  Cable Shielding & Connectors
  Cable Crosstalk
  Shielding Design Guidelines

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Electronics, mechanical and systems engineers
and technicians, EMC personnel and technical managers could all benefit.
No prior EMC knowledge is needed - just a desire to learn more about these
problems and how to deal with them.

EMC Troubleshooting Workshop (1 Day)
Methodology with Real World Examples
(Offered only in San Diego and Orlando sessions in the Winter)

Troubleshooting Methods and Techniques

• Common Symptoms, Problems & Solutions
  Differential Diagnosis a Powerful Tool
  The Rule of 90 and 9
  How to Quickly Identify likely Causes

• Case Studies ("Now you be the consultant)
  Design Examples
  Systems Examples

PLEASE NOTE: This class is offered ONLY in San Diego and Orlando
 as part of our Annual "Winter Getaways," and is not offered at other locations.
 Since the Troubleshooting Workshop is a continuation of our other classes, we
 do not recommend taking this class by itself. If you have taken a class at another
 location and wish to take this class in San Diego or Orlando, you are welcome
 to join us for your own "Winter Getaway."

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Electronics and systems engineers and technicians and EMC
personnel could all benefit. No prior EMC knowledge is needed, but students should take
Design for EMC before taking this class.

REGULAR UPDATES: After ten  years, this seminar is well polished and full of punch.
It's fresh too - regularly updated based on the "real world" problems we see as full time
consulting engineers (these include "emerging threats" that the text books don't even address).

Here's what some recent attendees had to say about this seminar:

"Course was excellent!"

"All my questions have been answered! Very informative!"

"Great class -- helpful information."

"As an entry level seminar on EMI control, the course covered a broad range of topics, all
 of which are applicable to product design. Excellent course!"

EXPERIENCE IN EMI/SI ... Your instructors (William Kimmel or Daryl Gerke) have
 been fighting EMISI problems for over seventy collective years. Since 1987, they have
 done nothing else. As full time EMI/SI consulting engineers, they practice what they
preach and preach what they practice.

Two things they won't do. They won't give you a "legal" view with rules and regulations.
 They won't give you an "academic' view with theory and equations. As experienced
 EMC/SI consulting engineers, however, they will give you a "practical" view,
 with up-to-date design tips and techniques.

EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING... The instructors have logged several thousand
 hours in technical training time over their careers. Not only do they know how to
 solve EMC/SI problems, but they also know also how to teach.

Enrollment Information

REGISTRATION: Course Registration is limited, so early registration is recommended.
 Please telephone your reservation by calling 1-888-EMI-GURU or register on-line at
 our Seminar Registration link. (Note: Some firewalls block this link - if you can't get
 through, call to register.)

Directions and hotel information will be sent to you.

FEE:

• $995 per person for two day Design for EMC/SI
• $1395 for three days (Winter Getaway only)

CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations must be received by Kimmel Gerke/Tektronix at least seven
 full days prior to the start of the seminar.

.For more details or for dates of a seminar near you, e-mail the instructors or call at
1-888-EMI-GURU (toll free), or +1-651-636-0707 (International).

PAYMENT: Checks or PayPal. (You need not be a PayPal customer to use PayPal - you can charge
with Visa/MC, Amex, Discover or PayPal.)

PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:

KIMMEL GERKE ASSOCIATES, LTD
2538 W. Monterey Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85202
1-888-EMI-GURU (toll free)

                                    
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