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        Basics of DC bias effects and derating of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC). Acquiring impedance vs frequency curves for DC-biased ceramic capacitors via the two-port shunt-through measurement technique.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Intro</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Interactive Designs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:28</span><span class="chapters-text">MLCC Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Derating Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:41</span><span class="chapters-text">Issues with Derating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:23</span><span class="chapters-text">Mitigation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:27</span><span class="chapters-text">2-Port Shunt-Thru Measurement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:01</span><span class="chapters-text">DC Block & Bias Injector</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Test Board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Measurement Set-Up</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Bode Analyzer Software Set-Up</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Test Capacitor</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:27</span><span class="chapters-text">0V DC Bias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:52</span><span class="chapters-text">4V DC Bias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:12</span><span class="chapters-text">12V DC Bias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
            
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://pms67.github.io/">Interactive Designs</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEmwmAI27U&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">2-Port Shunt-Through Measurements</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3r5XI8FBY&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">Capacitor Measurement and Modelling</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUruN6WBgSw&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">Capacitor Hardware Design Basics</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/advanced-digital-hardware-design">Advanced Digital Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/mixed-signal-hardware-design-with-kicad">Mixed-signal Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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Ceramic Capacitor DC Bias Effects & Measurement - Phil's Lab #152

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        Walking through one of the top PCB factories in China.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Preparing panel</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Drilling</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Electroless plating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Cleaning</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Photosensitive layer</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:54</span><span class="chapters-text">Electroplating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Etching</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Solder mask</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Silkscreen</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:08</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB Testing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Milling</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Inspection and packaging</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Making a multilayer PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Baking PCBs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:23</span><span class="chapters-text">X-Ray and alignment</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:28</span><span class="chapters-text">SMT Board assembly</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Through hole soldering</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">28:45</span><span class="chapters-text">Thank you for watching</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.pcbway.com/">Recorded in PCBWay</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Factory Tour in China - How PCB Is Made | PCBWay

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        Talking to a chip designer. Thank you very much Atchi Reddy Chavva
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:46</span><span class="chapters-text">About Atchi</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:53</span><span class="chapters-text">What is inside of a chip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:28</span><span class="chapters-text">JTAG, testing, software on chip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:39</span><span class="chapters-text">What is on silicon and what are the challenges</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:34</span><span class="chapters-text">How transistors look and how they are connected</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Operating conditions</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">53:06</span><span class="chapters-text">ESD</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:04:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Designing a chip (example)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:17:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Autorouting</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:35:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Moore's Law</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/atchireddy-chavva-23726a7/">Atchi's LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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What is Inside of Integrated Circuits? How Are Chips Designed?

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        This is my Hardware Design directory template which I found most useful.<br><br>

        <b>Here is how the Directory Tree looks</b>
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        <b>Each directory contains read_me.txt file with short description e.g:</b><br><br>

        <i>Place following files here:
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                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Pick and Place</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Bill of Materials (grouped by component type)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Component reference BOM (each component on one line)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">TOP and BOTTOM VIEW (shows board outline with TOP + BOTTOM layer)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Mechanical Drawing (Board dimensions, holes position, ..)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">TOP and BOTTOM Assembly Drawing (Component position with Reference Designator)</span></li>
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        <b><span style="color:#ff0000;">UPDATED! </span></b> Download latest version from 11-JAN-2013 <a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Template-11-JAN-2013.zip" >here</a>.
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        <i>Previous (older) versions:<br>
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                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">28-NOV-2012 The Directory Template can be downloaded <a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Template-28-NOV-2012.zip" >here</a>.</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">07-MAR-2012 The Directory Template can be downloaded <a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Templates.zip" >here</a>.</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Template-28-NOV-2012.zip" >FEDEVEL Directory Template 28-NOV-2012.zip</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Templates.zip" >FEDEVEL Directory Templates.zip</a></li>
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Hardware Design – Directory Template Tree

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        If you have never worked in Altium Designer and you would like to start, or you are beginner / just starting, this selection of video tutorials is right for you.<br><br>

        After you watch the attached video tutorials, you should be able to start and finish successfully your first project in Altium Designer. Tutorials explain how to create Schematic, PCB, Libraries, Footprints, generate files for PCB production and files for board assembly / manufacturing.
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        Links are ordered based on importance with the most important link on the top:
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            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/how-to-start-with-altium-designer-all-in-17-minutes-video/">Altium Designer Tutorial: How to start with Schematic & PCB</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-create-bom-library-with-live-links-to-supplier-data/">Altium Designer – Create BOM & Library from Supplier’s Data</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-tutorial-printing/">Altium Designer Tutorial – How to Print assembly drawing</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-generating-gerbers-for-pcb-manufacturer/">Altium Designer – Generating Gerbers for PCB Manufacturer</a></b><br><br>

                These other video tutorials will help you make your design more professional:
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            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-how-to-creat-assembly-drawing-layers/">Altium Designer – How to Create Assembly Drawing Layers</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-3d-model-of-your-pcb-its-reallyeasy/">Altium Designer – 3D model of your PCB – it’s really easy</a></b></span></li>
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6 Altium Tutorials for newbies


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        I spoke for EEWEB about HW design. <a href="http://www.eeweb.com/spotlight/interview-with-robert-feranec">Read the interview here</a>.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="http://www.eeweb.com/spotlight/interview-with-robert-feranec">EEWEB Interview with Robert Feranec</a></li>
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