Showing posts with label Linda Harnden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linda Harnden. Show all posts

Thursday, January 12, 2012

February 7th IPC AHOT Designers Council Meeting

Upcoming Chapter Meeting on February 7, 2012, 6 P.M.

"Architecting the PCB", Presented by Wayne Pulliam

Successful construction of any complex structure requires planning. The more detailed the planning the better chance the final product will be as expected. Join me in discussing the process of planning a PCB.

Speaker Bio

Wayne Pulliam has been at Advanced Micro Devices for 15 years. In his position as PCB Interconnect Architect, he "floor plans" printed circuit boards for future microprocessor products and advises on current printed circuit board designs. Wayne also controls the pin-outs on all microprocessors and related product to ensure that they are design friendly and cost effective. A PCB designer for 21 years Wayne's background also includes drafting and electrical experience. Several years as an electronics repair technician and several more doing sheet metal case design before entering the field of printed circuit board design. Wayne is a member of the PCB Designer Conference Top Gun Hall of Fame.

Pizza and drinks will be provided: RSVP to Linda at 512-259-2465, or email <mailto:linda@kutzsales.com>
linda@kutzsales.com

Location: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

12515-7 Research Boulevard, Ste 250

Austin, Texas 78759

512-349-1100

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

IPC AHOT (Austin) Design Council Meeting on August 9th at 6 PM

The Science of PCB Stackups

Susy Webb - Sr. PCB Designer at Fairfield Industries

How current flows through a stack and why the stackup is SO important for the board to work properly.

This is a half day presentation squeezed into 2 hrs for our chapter meeting with lots of good information! Susy has done a lot of research and will be presenting this at the IPC Design Conference, PCB West, in September.

Presenter Bio: Susy Webb is a senior PCB designer with 32 years of experience. Her career includes experience in a variety of fields, including point-to-point microwave network systems, oceanographic oil exploration
equipment, and CPCI and ATX computer motherboards. She has set up company standards, documentation, procedures, and library conventions for several companies. Susy is a regular speaker at the PCB and IPC conferences and has made presentations internationally as well, discussing practical implementation of engineering concepts into board layout, and methods to improve the overall design and flow of printed circuit boards. She is CID certified and has been a writer/columnist for Printed Circuit Design and Fab magazine. She is an active member of the IPC Designer's Council Executive Board at the international level and a member of its education committee. She is also a past president of the Houston (Tx) Chapter of the Designer's Council. We are pleased to offer her presentation to AHOT Members!

Location: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
RSVP to Linda at 512-259-2465,
12515-7 Research Boulevard, Ste 250

<mailto:linda@kutzsales.com> linda@kutzsales.com