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Signal Integrity, Thermal & DFM: PCB West Preview with Keven

OnTrack · 5 Aug 2025 · 37m · Episode 307

What this episode covers

Keven Coates, Senior Electrical Engineer at Novium Designs and former Texas Instruments employee, previews his upcoming PCB West presentations on signal integrity, thermal management, and design for manufacturing. He warns engineers against blindly trusting silicon company data sheets and evaluation board layouts, explaining that these are often designed by third parties or driven by customer demands rather than optimal engineering practices. Coates shares specific assembly pitfalls, such as incorrect diode polarity and component placement near V-scored board edges, which can cause catastrophic failures during depanelization.

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Novium Designs, Texas Instruments, Geospace Technologies, Logitech
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PCB West, Rick Hartley, Gil Barco

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