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Sessions (73)

Antenna Design for IoT Products (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Speaker(s): Henry Lau
This course offers participants technical insights on the vital aspects of antenna design from an industrial and practical perspective. It covers f... More...

How to Measure Ultra Low Impedance (100uOhm and lower) PDNs (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Who should attend? All engineers that may be facing 100uOhm PDN’s now or in the near future, or those that just have an interest learning new... More...

Millimeter Wave Measurement Insights (Room 209)

17 Oct 18
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Speaker(s): Gennady Farber ; Suren Singh
Consisting of two presentations, this university session covers both millimeter wave measurement challenges and specific techniques for component c... More...

Looking Deeper: Using Radar to Save Lives and Improve the World (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ovi Jacob
This keynote will provide an in depth look at how radar is being used to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. Newly developed syste... More...

Testing an IoT Antenna (Room 209)

17 Oct 18
12:55 PM - 1:35 PM
Speaker(s): Olivier Robin ; Rick Hollowell
This presentation will teach designers of IoT devices how to select the right antenna, potting material or enclosure to ensure manufacturability, t... More...

A Traceable Workflow for Software Defined Radio Development (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
1:05 PM - 1:35 PM
Speaker(s): Andrei Cozma ; Travis Collins
The current industry trend for RF systems is to move from ASICs to programmable Systems on Module (SoM) or Systems on Chip (SoC), integrating RF tr... More...

Challenges and Solutions For Addressing Size and Environmental Constraints In Precision Guided Munitions (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
1:05 PM - 1:35 PM
Speaker(s): Sean DArcy
In the defense industry there is a demonstrated trend towards providing guidance in missile and gun launched munitions down to as small as 20mm. Co... More...

COM for PAM4 Link Analysis – What You Need to Know/全体会议主旨演讲 (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
1:05 PM - 1:35 PM

Tracks: Signal Integrity

Speaker(s): Geoffrey Zhang ; Hongtao Zhang ; Min Huang
全体会议主旨演讲 COM (Channel Operating Margin) was adopted in the IEEE802.3bj standard. The intent is to qualify a channel in the context of a specificati... More...

RF Technology for 5G mmwave Basestations (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
1:05 PM - 1:35 PM
Speaker(s): Thomas Cameron
The ever increasing demand for mobile data continues to drive the expansion of mobile network capacity globally. As available spectrum becomes scar... More...

Rethink Server Power Architecture with GaN Technology (Room Exhibit Hall A)

17 Oct 18
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Mark Gurries
With the power architecture transition from a 12 V to 48 V rack in modern data centers there is an increased interest in improving 48 V down power ... More...

Profiling Heat with an Integrated Coupled Electro-Thermal Simulation (Room 209)

17 Oct 18
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Speaker(s): Charlotte Blair
Currently a number of electronic industry initiatives require a coupled electromagnetic with thermal heat simulations for many diverse applications... More...

Comparison of Embedded Coplanar Waveguide and Stipline for Multi-Layer Boards (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Signal Integrity

Speaker(s): Milica Markovic
In this paper, we present the comparison of conductor-backed Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) with a cover shield and stripline for multi-layer boards usin... More...

Reliability Without Hermeticity: Further Development in Commercial Vapor Deposited Coatings for High-Frequency RF Microelectronics (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Speaker(s): Scott Morrison
It is challenging for today’s advanced RF systems to meet size, weight, power and cost requirements set by consumer market or defense agency ... More...

RF Front-end Technology and Tradeoffs for 5G mmWave Fixed Wireless Access (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Speaker(s): Bror Peterson
Fixed wireless access (FWA) is the key market driver and technology helping to launch 5G Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) at mmWave frequencies. To... More...

Why it Makes Great Sense to Combine RF, High Speed, and Fabrication Expertise into a Design Center of Innovation (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Speaker(s): Daniel Everitt
Why did we decide to put our RF, high-speed circuit, and fabrication expertise together under one roof in Benchmark’s RF and High Speed Desig... More...

Design Automation Supports Physical Realization of Phased Array Antenna for MIMO and Beam-steering Applications (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Speaker(s): Joel Kirshman
Phased array antenna systems, well-known for their use in radar and aerospace systems, are now seeing greater use in commercial applications. MIMO ... More...

Design of Edge-Launch Connectors and Formulation for Board Laminates for up to 110-GHz Applications (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Speaker(s): Eric Gebhard ; Svetlana Sejas Garcia
In response to demands for high quality 1.0 mm connectors; Signal Microwave and Isola partnered developed 110 GHz boards and 1.0 mm connectors. Iso... More...

Eutectic Die Attach of GaN and MMiC Chips (Room 209)

17 Oct 18
2:25 PM - 3:05 PM
Speaker(s): Jim Morgan
The latest GaN and GaAs circuit chips (die) are providing higher power levels than previous solid-state technologies. These new-generation devices ... More...

Using Modeling and Simulation to Assess Challenges and Solutions for 5G Fixed Wireless Access (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Speaker(s): Greg Skidmore
One of the planned technologies that may change the digital landscape in the early rollouts of 5G is fixed wireless access (FWA), which will provid... More...

Via Characterization and Modeling By Z Input Impedance (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM

Tracks: Signal Integrity

Speaker(s): HEESOO LEE
Vias are now present in nearly every high-speed digital channel, and are a crucial part of the channel performance. These channels are routed signa... More...

System Design from Antenna to Digital with Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC (Room Exhibit Hall A)

17 Oct 18
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Luc Langlois
The quest for increased bandwidth in latest generation wireless, radar, and other high performance RF applications imposes challenging demands on s... More...

5G and mmWave Device Measurement Challenges (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Speaker(s): James Young
Emerging 5G radio access technologies will drastically change the landscape of not only the cellular communication ecosystem as a whole, but more s... More...

Practical Application of the IEEE P370 standard for measurement of interconnects up to 50 GHz (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM

Tracks: Signal Integrity

Speaker(s): Jay Diepenbrock
The IEEE P370 standard committee was tasked with writing guidelines for the design of test fixtures for measurement of interconnects up to 50 GHz, ... More...

Radar Technology for IoT Applications (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Speaker(s): Henry Lau
Radar technology has been traditionally used mainly in military or remote sensing applications. Due to the proliferation of new consumer and commer... More...

The 2-Port Shunt-Thru Measurement and the Inherent Ground Loop (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM

Tracks: Power Integrity

Speaker(s): Anto Davis ; Steve Sandler
The 2 Port shunt through measurement is an adaptation of Kelvin 4 wire measurement system using vector network analyser for measuring very low impe... More...

Mitigating Receiver Desensitization through System-level Simulation (Room 209)

17 Oct 18
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
Speaker(s): Jason Bommer
As the “Internet of Things” takes hold, so does the need for thorough system planning and integration of consumer electronics. The tren... More...

Causality in Power Delivery Network (PDN) Extractions in Package & Board (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Power Integrity

Speaker(s): Vinod A H
With power aware IO buffer models like IBIS 5.0 used very commonly in design, extraction (S parameters) of package & board signals with power i... More...

Demystifying Edge Launch Connectors (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Signal Integrity

Speaker(s): Raul Stavoli
High performance radio-frequency (RF) connectors are utilized in a range of applications from RF/test measurement boards to semi-conductor evaluati... More...

Overcoming the Challenges of mmWave, On-Wafer Load-Pull Measurements for 5G (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker(s): Richard Hilton
As companies accelerate development of 5G technologies and compete for best-in-class solutions, the optimization of power, efficiency and linearity... More...

PCB Design for Low-Cost EMC Compliance (Room Exhibit Hall A)

17 Oct 18
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker(s): Shalom Shlomi Zigdon
Digital and analog engineers must adhere to international and national regulations regarding electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) such as FCC, EN/CE... More...

Realistic Antenna Array Modeling for 5G Communications (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker(s): Laila Salman
The 5th generation mobile networks promises a revolution in the way we connect, with faster data transfer and the capacity to support a higher dens... More...

Better Noise Characterization of Dynamic Comparators (Room 209)

17 Oct 18
3:55 PM - 4:35 PM
Speaker(s): Arthur Schaldenbrand
Dynamic comparators, often realized with Strong Arm latches, are used as the comparators in high speed, low power SAR Analog to Digital Converters.... More...

Advances in Technology and Design of UWB mmWave Planar and Non-Planar Diplexers for Applications up to 100GHz (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Speaker(s): Irfan Ashiq
This paper will discuss implementation of several planar and non-planar ultrabroad band contiguous and non-contiguous diplexer designs at millimete... More...

Cut-off frequency prediction for MMW coaxial interconnects (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Speaker(s): Charlotte Blair ; Thomas Clupper
Due to new millimeter wave (MMW) bands being used for the 5G communication effort, hardware designers will need to carefully consider high frequenc... More...

Designing a Narrowband 28 GHz Band-pass Filter for 5G applications (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Speaker(s): David Vye
5G represents the next milestone in mobile communications, targeting more traffic, increased capacity, reduced latency, and lower energy consumptio... More...

Signal Integrity Analysis on Integrated Thin Film High Density Organic Package Technology for Next Generation Applications (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Speaker(s): Surender Singh ; Taranjit Kukal
The next-generation platforms running high-end computing systems, such as gaming, video processing and Internet of things (IoT), require higher ban... More...

Silicon Technologies for 5G mmWave FEMs and Phased Arrays (Room Exhibit Hall A)

17 Oct 18
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Baljit Chandhoke
This presentation discusses 5G mmWave applications based on phased array systems, including: • Integrated mmWave FEMs and beamformers for 5G b... More...

Digital Controlled Wideband PA and Its Application in Phased Array Systems (Room 209)

17 Oct 18
4:40 PM - 5:20 PM
Speaker(s): Litong Li
RF-Lambda is an industry leader in the design and development of RF solid state power amplifiers. Due to the demanding requirements for both high p... More...

Design of a Compact, Planar Triplexer Covering DC to 9 GHz and Implemented on Low-Cost Softboard (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Paul Khanna ; Utkarsh Unnikrishna
This paper presents a uni-planar microstrip triplexer implemented on softboard. The triplexer consists of Chebyshev band-pass sections implemented ... More...

IEEE P370: A fixture design and data quality metric standard for interconnects up to 50 GHz (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Signal Integrity

Speaker(s): Jay Diepenbrock
Most high frequency instruments such as Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) and Time Domain Reflectometers (TDRs) can make very good measurements at th... More...

Panel: What is the Best RF Architecture for 5G ? (Ballroom G)

17 Oct 18
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker(s): Alastair Upton ; Bror Peterson ; Naveen Yanduru ; Patrick Hindle ; Thomas Cameron
This panel of industry experts, closing out the EDI CON USA 5G Symposium, looks critically at the available design choices, including integration l... More...

Solid State RF Energy – Inroads to the Industrial Market (Room 204)

17 Oct 18
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker(s): Roger Williams
An ever-increasing performance/price ratio coupled with unprecedented, precise radio frequency (RF) signal control expands the practical use cases ... More...

Advances in Recent PCB Design Verification flows (Room 203)

17 Oct 18
5:35 PM - 6:05 PM
Speaker(s): John Dunn
To support ever-increasing functionality, printed circuit boards (PCBs) are employing more complex board structures designed for specific applicati... More...

Practical Channel Modeling for High-speed Design (Ballroom H)

17 Oct 18
5:35 PM - 6:05 PM

Tracks: Signal Integrity

Speaker(s): Bert Simonovich
In the GB/s regime, accurate modeling of PCB interconnect is a precursor to successful high-speed serial link designs. In order to ensure first tim... More...

Build Your Own VNA (Room 203)

18 Oct 18
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Speaker(s): Aleksey Amitai
This hands-on course is designed for university students, graduate students, engineers who are early in their career, or anyone who wants a better ... More...

High-Speed Board Design Rules to Get Your PCB Designed Right the First Time (Room 209)

18 Oct 18
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Speaker(s): Shalom Shlomi Zigdon
Understanding the principles of signal/power integrity and EMI by the electronic engineer is necessary, but, unfortunately, our experience does not... More...

Real Time Spectral Analysis of Power Rail Noise (Room 204)

18 Oct 18
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Speaker(s): Eric Bogatin
Measurement practices for analyzing the real time spectra of signals and apply these methods to power rail noise to provide insight into the root c... More...

Innovation, Incorporation, and Integrity (Ballroom G)

18 Oct 18
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ransom Stephens
Corporations don’t exist to make money. They exist to provide the foundation for you to pursue greatness … at their best. At their wor... More...

Panel: Skills Employers Will Want in 2020 (Room Exhibit Hall A)

18 Oct 18
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Speaker(s): Charlotte Blair ; Erica Engle ; Lindsay Schutte ; Sherry Hess
According to a recent report from the World Economic Forum, negotiation skills, emotional intelligence, and people management will be incredibly im... More...

Evaluating Connector Crosstalk Impact on System Crosstalk at 32Gbps (PCIE Gen5) (Room 209)

18 Oct 18
12:55 PM - 1:35 PM
Speaker(s): Brandon Gore ; Steve Krooswyk
Crosstalk resonances emanating from connector height have always been present and now appear within the proposed operating bandwidth of PCIe Gen 5.... More...

Advanced GaAs Integration For mmWave Front-Ends (Ballroom G)

18 Oct 18
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): David Danzilio
Compound semiconductor technology, and specifically GaAs, has captured a large and growing market share in wireless and optical systems by providin... More...

Linear Voltage Regulator Model (VRM) for Power Integrity Simulations (Ballroom H)

18 Oct 18
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Eric Bogatin ; Larry Smith
A linear VRM is needed to enable Power Integrity (PI) simulations at frequencies beyond the VRM bandwidth. A power integrity engineer is often inte... More...

Methods for Permittivity, Permeability, and Loss Measurements of Polymer Composite Magneto-Dielectric Laminates (Room 203)

18 Oct 18
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Allen F. Horn III ; Christopher J. Caisse ; Karl E. Sprentall ; Patricia A. LaFrance
It has been well known for more than 50 years to use high dielectric constant conductor clad substrates to reduce the size of wavelength dependent ... More...

Optimizing RF Filters for 5G Applications (Room 204)

18 Oct 18
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM

Tracks: RF & MW Design

Speaker(s): Gerald Harvey
According to a May 2018 market research report on global RF filters by Technavio, “the surge in data traffic in recent times has compelled ne... More...

EM Verification Within a Custom IC Design Platform (Room 209)

18 Oct 18
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Speaker(s): John Dunn
To address 5G, IoT, ADAS, and other emerging applications, designers need a flow that spans early concept development through post-layout verificat... More...

All-Silicon Active Antennas for High Performance mmWave Systems (Ballroom G)

18 Oct 18
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Alastair Upton ; ROBERT GRESHAM
Active millimeter-wave antennas will be deployed in unprecedented volumes over the next few years, fueled by the rapidly emerging 5G wireless (fixe... More...

IQ Impairments and Correction in Wideband Transmitters (Room 204)

18 Oct 18
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: RF & MW Design

Speaker(s): Shannon Wanner
With the advent of 5G networks, high throughput GEO satellites and LEO satellites, the demand for Tx and Rx bandwidth has increased considerably. W... More...

Power Distribution Network (PDN) Impedance and Target Impedance (Ballroom H)

18 Oct 18
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Eric Bogatin ; Larry Smith
Many people in the industry are somewhat confused about the meaning and definitions of target impedance and actual PDN impedance. This paper will a... More...

Settling Time Measurements on PLL Circuits Used in RADAR and Communication Systems (Room 203)

18 Oct 18
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Kay-Uwe Sander
Modern radio-communication-systems regularly employ frequency-hopping methods to suppress interference or prevent fading. However, frequency-hoppin... More...

Increasing Broadband Interconnect Characterization up to 60GHz (Room 209)

18 Oct 18
2:25 PM - 3:05 PM
Speaker(s): Brandon Gore ; Gustavo Blando
VNA measurements are the backbone of any SI analysis, both for correlation and basic interconnect understanding. As bit rate increases and specs ti... More...

100uΩ Probing Methods (Ballroom H)

18 Oct 18
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Speaker(s): Brian Hostetler
Measuring DC resistance lower than 100uΩ is trivial using the 4-wire method. Measuring AC impedance in this range using the two-port shunt-th... More...

EMC Management and Lab Accreditations (Room 203)

18 Oct 18
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Speaker(s): Poojita Rao Bhattu
This paper gives an introduction and overview of all EMC testing, management, laboratory accreditation, standards, different EMC chambers, and lega... More...

mm-Wave Antenna Array Modeling for Autonomous Vehicle Radar Applications (Ballroom G)

18 Oct 18
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Speaker(s): Laila Salman
Wireless systems will provide a variety of communication, information, sensor and safety functions for the streets of the future. The advent of aut... More...

Network Synthesis Accelerates Impedance Matching Circuit Design (Room 204)

18 Oct 18
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

Tracks: RF & MW Design

Speaker(s): Ben Parry
Reducing product development time requires tools that support and expedite all stages of design, from translating performance requirements into an ... More...

Fast Butler Matrix Evaluation for a Phased Antenna Array (Room Exhibit Hall A)

18 Oct 18
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Jiyoun Munn
The Butler matrix is a cost-effective passive beamforming feed network for phased array antenna applications without requiring active devices such ... More...

Designing and Measuring 100uOhm Power Rails (Ballroom H)

18 Oct 18
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
There are many challenges related to 100uOhm power rail design. The VRM options are very limited, the measurements are challenging even the best in... More...

High Speed/mm-wave Measurement-Based Model Development: Uncertainties and Model Sensitivities (Room 203)

18 Oct 18
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Speaker(s): Jon Martens
Device models must increasingly cover performance well above 100 GHz and often measurements form a part of that modeling process. Model extraction ... More...

Panel: A Pit Stop for Self-Driving? (Ballroom G)

18 Oct 18
3:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Gary Lerude
This past year, the race to full autonomous driving has braked for several hairpin turns and speedbumps, following more crashes and one tragic fata... More...

Spatial Filters for Wireless Communication (Room 204)

18 Oct 18
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

Tracks: RF & MW Design

Speaker(s): Edward Liang ; Te-Kao Wu
Resonant frequency stability has been an issue for both bandstop and bandpass spatial filters to perform over varying incident angles and polarizat... More...

A Systematic Approach to Optimize Calibration of Active Phased Array Structures (Room 203)

18 Oct 18
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Kaan Temir
Calibration is required for phased array systems with the aim of steering antenna beam to desired direction. In the process of steering the beam, e... More...

Optimization Approaches for Digital Controlled Tunable Filters for Receivers (Room 204)

18 Oct 18
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: RF & MW Design

Speaker(s): Erdem Yazgan ; Yarkin Yigit
Reconfigurable/tunable microwave filters have lots of potential for use in RF receivers in wireless, 5G, radar and satellite communications. Tunabl... More...

Panel: Putting Power Integrity in Perspective: How do we know when to apply what guidelines to what types of system? (Ballroom H)

18 Oct 18
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s): Eric Bogatin
The role of power integrity is increasingly important, as products increase in the fringes to higher current draw, longer battery life and higher n... More...

Outstanding Paper Awards & Raffles (Room Exhibit Hall A)

18 Oct 18
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Janine Love