The field of SI engineering has drastically changed since I started working
many many moons ago.
However, the path to become a good SI engineer still have some similarities.
I think a solid EM and circuit course work is a must. A graduate school
research in microwave or high speed design is important.
The choice of your first career/company is probably the single most determining
factor. Breadth and depth of the group you work with should matter more than
your short term compensation in the first few years. If you boxed yourself to
some package SI group or some component validation team, no amount of study
books can compensate for your lack of practical experience in the overall field
of SI.
Also of importance is working through a real shipping product cycle. That means
work through a project from concept, design to validation phase until it
becomes a product in the field. Too many times I see engineers jump too quick
in their career and never seen the product out. When they become senior
engineers, they are frozen when problem arise because they never have a chance
to work through it under more senior people guidance earlier in their career.
Also, working on a shipping product is important because there is a real
difference between a science project at 100+GHz vs. even a 1GHz product that
needs to be shipped in volume.
Beyond the first few years, I think the path can be very diverged and I think
smart people will be successful no matter what path they choose.
I always told engineers working for me the same thing above. I believe within
the first few years, you will acquire the same technical knowledge as me if you
find the right group and project to work for and work hard. What set me apart
form a junior SI engineer is I made a hell lot more mistakes then they did
throughout the years so that I know what path NOT to choose in a design.
Studying SI books or reading articles can only tell you the options and
techniques you can use. How to get from the beginning to end result is a choice
of paths that no books or course can guarantee you. Practical experience is the
most important factor and too many times I think people consider a few books or
courses will get them there.
HTH,
Chris Cheng
Distinguished Technologist , Electrical
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company
+1 510 344 4439/ Tel
chris.cheng@xxxxxxx / Email
4209 Technology Dr
Fremont, CA 94538
USA
-----Original Message-----
From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Hung Dang
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 8:30 PM
To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SI-LIST] How to begin to study Signal Integrity
Hi Experts,
I have started to study SI for 6 months. Begin with Signal and Power
Integrity-Simplified book and some tech-doc, app note from Hyperlynx.
Currently, my job is extracting S-parameter and verify SerDes by IBIS-AMI
simulation.
Can the experts give me the recommendations or documents to study SI
effectively? I use Hyperlynx tool to do SI simulation.
Thank you so much.
--
Thanks & Best Regards
Hung Dang
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for
the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains information that is
confidential and proprietary to Applied Micro Circuits Corporation or its
subsidiaries.
It is to be used solely for the purpose of furthering the parties'
business relationship.
All unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited.
If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply
e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
--
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for
the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains information that is
confidential and proprietary to Applied Micro Circuits Corporation or its
subsidiaries. It is to be used solely for the purpose of furthering the
parties' business relationship. All unauthorized review, use, disclosure or
distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original
message.
------------------------------------------------------------------
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 forum is accessible at:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list
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 forum is accessible at:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list
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
