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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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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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        Dave Jones from EEVblog very kindly agreed to have a chat with me about YouTube, engineering, jobs, and more. This is Part 1 of 2. Thanks again for your time, Dave!
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Designing (for Videos, in Spare Time, in Company)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Working with Sponsors and Income Sources</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:54</span><span class="chapters-text">Job Experiences and Doing Your Own Thing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:29</span><span class="chapters-text">YouTube Niche, Engineering YouTubers, and Views</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Standing Out With Video Titles and Thumbnails</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">29:14</span><span class="chapters-text">YouTube Analytics and Audience Retention</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Promoting Videos and EEVblog (Brand/Forum) Origins</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Doug Ford Microphone Video Series</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:13</span><span class="chapters-text">Collaborations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Comments and Emails</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Consulting and Time Spent Working</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Employee and Internship Position</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">51:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Portfolio and Going Back to a ´Normal´ Job After YouTube</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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Chat with Dave Jones from EEVblog (Part 1 of 2) - Phil's Lab #52

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        Calculating and designing a simple PCB antenna. Can you guess how big is it?
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What this video is about</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:09</span><span class="chapters-text">What microstrip pcb patch antenna is</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">04:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Er and calculating Eeff (effective permittivity)</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">07:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Calculating length of pcb patch antenna</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">10:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Online Calculator to get size of patch antenna</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">11:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Calculating width</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">16:37</span><span class="chapters-text">The feed of a PCB antenna</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">19:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Calculating quarter-wave transformer</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">25:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Ground plane under pcb antenna</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">27:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Finished PCB antenna</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">30:06</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB antenna used on a board</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">37:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">43:06</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB Antenna Footprint</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/mixed-signal-hardware-design-with-kicad">Phil's Online Hardware Design Course</a></li>
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Designing a PCB patch antenna for WiFi and Bluetooth | KiCad | Philip Salmony

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        Quick tips to fix EMC / EMI problems. Taken from my longer interview with Min Zhang.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/practical-emc-training-for-design-engineers">Practical EMC Training for Design Engineers</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/Lf51sx6sC0I">Full interview with Min</a></li>
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