Dealing with a Noisy Neighbor
Dealing with a Noisy Neighbor
An article appeared on the PCB 007 site yesterday (http://www.pcbdesign007.com/pages/zone.cgi?artcatid=&a=58231&artid=58231&pg=1) discussing signal integrity within a military environment. The author’s company, fortunately, uses HyperLynx SI and calls the tool a “requirement” for their job.
Thinking about that, it is quite an endorsement of HyperLynx (and PADS too, which they use to design and lay out the board). Peralex products operate in the electronic warfare universe. What these products are designed to do is to keep operating in an environement where they are not only shooting at you, but from an electronics perspective, there are huge jamming signals enveloping the product as well.
Not only are they dealing with the types of signal integrity problems that every product encounters, these folks are also dealing with intentional jamming, intentional attempts to overload power systems, and intentionally doing everything possible to INDUCE signal integrity problems! Now THAT is a harsh environment.
Check out the article; it’s worth a read.
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Mark has worked in the electronics industry for more than thirty years, beginning while in college. The first 8 years of his career was spent in R&D, where he received his first patent for a remote communications system for reading electricity meters. During that time he also worked on the weapons management system for the F-16 fighter. He then moved into product marketing, eventually leading a team of 6 product managers. For two years, he shifted gears and was editor-in-chief of a computing industry trade magazine. The 16 years prior to joining Mentor Graphics Mark spent as a consultant, working for Microsoft, Intel, Sharp, HP, and other industry-leading companies. Mark’s career ranges from laying PC board with red and blue tape to defining five-year product plans.
Mark earned a BSEE degree from Bradley University in Peoria, IL, and did MBA work at the University of Santa Clara. Mark has written five books, including three university-level textbooks, more than 115 technical and business articles, and has been issued two patents.
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