Welcome to Real Time with... AltiumLive 2020
I-Connect007 Andy Shaughnessy
Welcome to Real Time with... AltiumLive 2020! I-Connect007 will be bringing you complete coverage of this first-ever virtual AltiumLive, with video interviews and reviews of the technical presentations and panel discussions that you've come to expect at AltiumLive. Continue to check Real Time with... AltiumLive for the latest developments.
Heidi Barnes Discusses Signal Integrity Panel
Keysight Technologies Heidi Barnes
Andy Shaughnessy speaks with Heidi Barnes, a signal and power integrity applications engineer with Keysight Technologies, about the panel she participated in during the virtual AltiumLive. She also discusses the need for young engineers to absorb knowledge from their more seasoned co-workers, and why it's so important to follow this advice: "Read the manual!"
Cross-Disciplinary Thinking With Eli Hughes
TZero Eli Hughes
Eli Hughes, co-founder of TZero, discusses his AltiumLive presentation "Crossing the Chasm: The Road to Becoming a Full-Stack Hardware Engineer" with Andy Shaughnessy. Hughes explains the value of understanding multiple engineering disciplines, and he used his company's work with the beer fermentation process to highlight the need to avoid "staying in your lane" to succeed as an engineer.
AltiumLive 2020 Wrap-Up With Judy Warner
Altium Judy Warner
Andy Shaughnessy and Judy Warner, director of marketing and community engagement for Altium, discuss the recent virtual AltiumLive events and what the company—and the PCB design community—have learned from the uncertain times of 2020.
Greg Ziraldo on a New Approach to DFM
Advanced Assembly Greg Ziraldo
Andy Shaughnessy speaks with Greg Ziraldo, senior director of operations at Advanced Assembly, about his AltiumLive panel, "Design With Manufacturing." Greg discusses things that designers and electrical engineers should keep in mind regarding assembly during the design process and ideas that he hopes attendees will take away.
Lawrence Romine on Successful U.S. AltiumLive
Altium Lawrence Romine
Andy Shaughnessy and Lawrence Romine, vice president of corporate marketing for Altium, discuss some of the lessons learned from last week's virtual U.S. AltiumLive, as well as what attendees can expect from the European show, which takes place October 20–22, 2020.
Early Communication Key to Success of OSV Project
Calumet Electronics Rob Cooke
Rob Cooke, director of engineering at Calumet Electronics, discusses his role in the Open Source Ventilator (OSV) project that yielded ventilator PCBs in record time. He and project partners, Dugan Karnazes of Velocity Research and Chris Denney of Worthington Assembly, recounted this story during a panel at the virtual AltiumLive. Rob explains why early communication with Dugan while the PCB design process was still ongoing was vital to the success of the project, and he points out some of the takeaways for engineers working on similar time-sensitive projects in the future.
The Need for Simulation in High-Speed PCB Design
Picotest Steven Sandler
Andy Shaughnessy and Picotest Managing Director Steven Sandler discuss the panel that Steven will be participating in at AltiumLive 2020. The panel, led by Dr. Eric Bogatin, will feature co-panelists Heidi Barnes of Keysight Technologies, Rula Bakleh of Graphcore, and Istvan Novak of Samtec, who will discuss various ways to reduce signal and power integrity issues by using simulation, measurement, and other tricks of the trade. Steven also discusses his presentation on simulation, which focuses on SPICE simulation methods.
A Novel Idea: Design With Manufacturing
Quantel USA Jeremie Waller
Andy Shaughnessy speaks with Jeremie Waller, senior electrical engineer at Quantel USA, about the panel he’ll be participating in during AltiumLive 2020 on design with manufacturing. He and panelists Gerry Partida of Summit Interconnect and Greg Zhiraldo of Advanced Assembly will discuss why designers need to see their fabrication and assembly providers as true partners, not just customers, and why communication is such a vital part of the design process.
OSV Project: From Zero to Ventilator PCBs in Record Time
Worthington Assembly Chris Denney
Andy Shaughnessy recently spoke with Chris Denney, CTO of Worthington Assembly, about his role in the Open Source Ventilator project, which he discussed during a panel at AltiumLive with partners Dugan Karnazes of Velocity Research (OSV) and Rob Cooke of Calumet Electronics. Chris explains how many of the normal hurdles disappeared once the focus on revenue was removed from the equation, and the ventilator PCBs were designed and manufactured in record time.