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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://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>
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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">00:46</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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What is Inside of Integrated Circuits? How Are Chips Designed?

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        If you have a PCB antenna on your board, you need to know this. Thank you very much Kaja Sørbotten from Nordic Semiconductor.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting PCB antenna design (example nRF5340)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Where to get information about antenna dimensions</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Antenna components and connection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Antenna and component placement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:29</span><span class="chapters-text">What is important in antenna PCB layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:18</span><span class="chapters-text">AppCAD calculator</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:41</span><span class="chapters-text">Common mistakes in PCB antenna designs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">39:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring antenna output from the chip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Carrier frequency adjustment</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring output power and harmonics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">59:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Antenna output with matching components populated</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Matching the antenna input</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:09:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Calibrating cable</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:15:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring an antenna</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Finding out capacitor value for antenna matching</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Adjusting antenna length and measuring it</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:27:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Done</span></li>
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PCB Antenna - How To Design, Measure And Tune

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        Basics of termination, reflections, and parallel termination for hardware and PCB design. Including practical considerations, simulations, and demos.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:12</span><span class="chapters-text">Termination Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Reflections</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Parallel Termination</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Practical Considerations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulation Demo</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:12</span><span class="chapters-text">DDR3 Example</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ti.com/lit/an/snla034b/snla034b.pdf?ts=1694391811411&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F">AN-903 A Comparison of Differential Termination Techniques</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.sitime.com/support/resource-library/application-notes/an10002-termination-recommendations-single-ended">AN10002 Termination Recommendations for Single-ended Oscillator Driving Single or Multiple Loads</a></li>
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Parallel Termination Basics - Phil's Lab #119

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Explains how the silicon of a chip is connected to the pins inside of a package. Thank you very much Joren Vaes.
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