This is how I usually describe what a "Signal Integrity Engineer" does: Helping to improve communication between devices. While they all speak the same language, they have different accents and are located in a noisy neighborhood. We make sure a fluent conversation happen. Btw, assuming no grammar/spelling mistakes ... :) Fortunately, (:)), they speak faster every year, each time their accent is getting worse and drives all the neighborhood crazy ... Dori Itzhaki -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Loyer, Jeff Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 5:11 PM To: Signal Integrity Mailing List Subject: [SI-LIST] What do you do? Sorry if this is a little off-task, but ABOUT the most perplexing problem I've had for a while is answering the question "So, what do you do?". I faced this again while buying a dirt bike in the panhandle of Idaho - not a place exactly full of E-mag expertise (though maybe a certain eastern Washingtoner might have relatives there?). After years of blank looks, I've never found a good answer. I mostly resort to "I design computers" or something like that. Does anyone have a good SHORT explanation of what a "Signal Integrity Engineer" does, for the general public, who think "fast busses" is an oxymoron? I recently heard of "Microwave Plumber" and am thinking that comes pretty close! Thanks, Jeff Loyer ------------------------------------------------------------------ =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu