Dr. Don DeGroot of CCN will be participating at DesignCon 2016 in the Panel Presentation and Discussion, "Round Robin of High Frequency Test Methods." The Panel is chaired by Glen Oliver of DuPont and includes John Coonrod of Rogers Corporation and David Wynants of Taconic.

The panel, which will be hosted on Wednesday, January 20, 3:45 p.m. in Ballroom E, will present recent results from a dielectric material round-robin test being conducted by the IPC D24c TaskGroup. The panel participants will show the results collected and describe the methods in use.

​The discussion will center on the relation between manufacturers' specifications, the results from standard test methods, and the level of accuracy required by designers.

​Check out Eric Bogatin's EDN article on differential line performance testing using CCN's nTegrity. nTegrity provides hands-free circuit board coupon probing and automation of Teledyne LeCroy SPARQ to measure differential line loss, impedance, and delay with ultra-high level of repeatability. Suitable for design and production coupon testing, and quite remarkably -- linking fab results to engineering lab results!

We just added more publications, a set of slides, and a helpful EMI test lab to our resources page. These new additions are mostly focused on signal integrity design and test, and provide valuable information in understanding the links between actual PCB performance and the predictions of design. Let us know how you use these resources in your work. Enjoy!

We have created and posted a new pdf version of our FastProbe brochure. FastProbes are used with probe stations like our Probe Ranger to test circuit boards for signal integrity and S-parameters. To learn more, follow links to the brochure on the FastProbe web page.

We just saw a great addition to Teledyne LeCroy's Signal Integrity Academy. Dr. Eric Bogatin will be holding monthly online office hours for SI Academy subscribers. Check out details by clicking here.

CCN is an authorized re-seller of individual and corporate subscriptions which allows us to bundle SI Academy subscriptions with purchases of our test equipment. Contact us for more information.

CCN has acquired the entire line of probe station and fixture products of Front Range Probe Stations LLC. CCN is now the sole manufacturer of the valuable Probe Ranger circuit board probe stations, FastProbe circuit board probes, and RapidProbe PCB coupon test fixtures. CCN now is able to bundle probe stations, test fixtures, automation software, and Teledyne LeCroy SPARQ to provide complete test solutions for signal integrity design and high-speed serial data circuit board production.

Oh no! You missed the big event. But there’s options...

Eric’s workshop in practical S-parameter measurements and analysis was a great success, and CCN was proud to organize and host this in-person training for SI engineers. It was held in Longmont, Colorado, May 12-13, 2015, and was the first time this workshop was presented anywhere in the world!

If you missed this in-person live training, you can still receive valuable training from Eric through the online Signal Integrity Academy. He has posted the video of the entire two-day workshop. There are many realted courses in S-parameters and signal integrity design.

Click here to request SI Academy subscription information