64 The PCB Design Magazine • July 2015
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I-Connect007 Seeks
Experienced Editor
i-Connect007 is seeking an experienced editor
to help us take our publications to the next level.
"we work hard, but we have a lot of fun," said
andy Shaughnessy, managing editor of The PCB
Design Magazine and PCBDesign007. "The right
candidate will have industry experience and en-
joy working independently and with teams in a
systems-based environment."
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EDA Analyst Gary Smith
Dead at 74
Longtime eDa analyst Gary Smith died July 3 in
Flagstaff, arizona at the age of 74. he had been
ill with pneumonia. he is survived by his wife, Lori
Kate, his son, Casey, and granddaughters Rachel
and Shannon. a memorial service is set for Sunday,
July 12 at 11 am at the DoubleTree San Jose in San
Jose, California.
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Broadcom PCB Design:
Miniaturization on the
Cutting Edge
i recently attended the orange County Designer's
Council "Lunch and Learn" meeting, held at the
Broadcom offices on the campus of the university
of California, irvine. afterward, i sat down with
Scott Davis, CiD, the senior manager of PC board
design at Broadcom, to discuss the company's sav-
vy PCB design department and their approach to
PCB design.
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Beyond Design: Stackup
Planning, Part 1
The PCB substrate that physically supports the
components, links them together via high-speed
interconnects and also distributes high-current
power to the iCs is the most critical component
of the electronics assembly. The PCB is so funda-
mental that we often forget that it is a compo-
nent that must be selected based on specifications
to achieve the best possible performance of the
product.
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The Do's and Don'ts of
Signal Routing for
Controlled Impedance
in this column, Mark Thompson once again fo-
cuses on controlled impedance structures, both
from the layout side and the simulation side. he
breaks them down into the sub-categories of the
models they represent and the important points to
remember when using the various models. he also
asks questions such as, "why would a fabricator
ask for a larger impedance tolerance?"
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