Everything that goes to making a board works against signal integrity...physics screw things up. -Bill Hargin

Avoid getting your design “skewed”! Today’s guest is Z-Zero’s Founder and CEO, Bill Hargin. Together we will dive into the cause of getting skews in your board. There are many details, and many questions answered, so make sure to watch through the end and check out the additional resources below.

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Show Highlights:

Introduction, a brief overview of Z-Zero and Bill’s background

Hardware Manager at Boeing (Electronic cooling and CAD design)

He became the Director of Sales and Marketing at Hyperlynx

High-speed marketing and five years in laminate space

Sharing his deep knowledge of signal integrity - travel around the world doing workshops

2018 - full time at Z-Zero, a software company he founded. Z-Zero is an EDA start-up that offers solutions for stackup design, field solver, automation, library

Bill presents every year at the PCB West on topics of stackup design and material selection

Bill offers more resources through webinars and blog articles on z-zero.com

What are Skews, and why is it’s a problem?

Comprehensive overview and solutions

Deterministic solutions

Stochastic Solutions

What is a Glass-weave skew (GWS)?

Prepreg glass types, what is spread glass?

Bill’s deterministic solutions to avoid skew

Angled routing

Rotating artwork 10 degrees (waste about 15% of the material, higher cost)

Links and Resources:

Bill Hargin on LinkedInZ-Zero WebsiteWho Should Be Concerned about the Fiber-Weave Effect?

Read the blogs:How to Avoid Getting Totally Skewed – Part 1How to Avoid Getting Totally Skewed, Part 2How to Avoid Getting Totally Skewed, Part 3How to Avoid Getting Totally Skewed, Part 4

Watch the Webinars:Glass-Weave Skew - Part 1 - Who Cares?Glass-Weave Skew - Part 2 - Mitigation Methods  

 

Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics