Oops Scott McMorrow Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 121 North River Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 284-1827 Business (401) 284-1840 Fax http://www.teraspeed.com Teraspeed® is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC On 11/15/2010 12:29 PM, mike_resso@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi Eric, > Good message, Eric. Thanks. > > On our other topic, I'm trying to get on Greg's calendar tomorrow for a > teleconference with the three of us. I'll keep you updated. > > The meeting on Friday with our corporate Channel Partner Manager went well. > He is completely up to speed on your situation and he is drafting a > recommendation to our senior staff. > > Regards, > Mike > > From: Eric Bogatin [mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:35 AM > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; RESSO,MIKE (A-Sonoma,ex1) > Subject: An opportunity to participate in a 2x thru fixture de-embed project > > Hi folks- > > I have a great opportunity for a few lucky companies. > > I am working on a DesignCon forum with Agilent about a new calibration > technique for measured S-parameter behavioral models of interconnects- both > single ended and differential, and I am looking for examples to show off. If > you have an interconnect element you have already built and would like it > included in my presentation, please contact me off line. If you have the > right sort of sample, I will arrange for the measurements. > > This technique applies if you have a symmetric, 2x thru reference structure > along with the DUT. This reference structure is the fixture from the SMA to > the end of the DUT connected to its mirror image. Using the 2 or 4 port > measurements of the symmetric 2x thru structure and the measurement of the > DUT embedded in the middle of this fixture, we can de-embed the fixture part > and "automagically" extract just the DUT S-parameter behavioral model. > > If you have an interconnect structure, along with the symmetric 2x thru > reference structure, and would like some visibility at DesignCon, as well as > the measurements done for you, please contact me off line to discuss this > opportunity. Due to time and resource limitations, I will select the first 3 > suitable examples that are submitted. > > I am looking particularly for examples of: Board to board connectors, coax to > board connectors, uniform cables, uniform circuit board traces (to get Dk, Df > values), circuit board elements like vias, DC blocking caps or flex > structures. > > Just so you know, if the fixturing to the DUT is asymmetric- like an SMA > connector to a board, as long as I have symmetric 2x thru structures created > for each side separately, I can still de-embed the DUT from an asymmetric > thru fixture measurement. > > If you want to participate in this project, contact me off line to discuss > the details. > > Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you. > > Of course, this education forum will be open to the public at DesignCon and > the presentation will be recorded and made available to anyone interested in > this technique. Stay tuned. > > --eric > > > ******************************************************* > Dr. Eric Bogatin, Signal Integrity Evangelist > Bogatin Enterprises > Setting the Standard for Signal Integrity Training > No Myths Allowed Webinar Series > Public Classes > www.BeTheSignal.com<http://www.bethesignal.com/> > Blog: www.beTheSignal.com/blog<http://www.bethesignal.com/blog> > 26235 W 110th Terr > Olathe, KS 66061 > e: eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > v: 913-393-1305 cell: 913-424-4333 f: 913-393-0929 > skype: eric.bogatin > *********************************************** > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu