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The OnTrack Podcast welcomes John Coonrod back to the show. John is Technical Marketing Manager at Rogers Corporation and a senior engineering professional with a rich background in PCB design, fabrication, processing, and modeling. John also has extensive experience with circuit materials, making him the ideal candidate for the topic of today’s podcast: insertion loss.

 

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Show Highlights

01:45—Clarifying terms: a quick overview of Microstrips vs Striplines

02:20—Exploring laminates, multilayered circuits, and plated through-holes 

06:42—Applying electromagnetic fields: a prerequisite for understanding insertion loss 

09:25—The four components of insertion loss

13:10—RO4350B™; a friend to all fabricators?

15:10—Pros and Cons of electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG)

18:13—John’s advice to design engineers on modeling for ENIG’s performance range

21:33—Navigating the relationship between solder masks and insertion loss

24:20—A call to viewers and listeners: Got a copper-related topic you’d like to hear John and Judy discuss? Submit your requests!

Resources:

 

John Coonrod on Linkedin

Rogers Corporation Website (Advanced Connectivity Solutions)

Rogers Technology Hub 

(Includes Coonrod’s corner videos, data sheets, calculators and more)

Autonomous driving Resource Page (Guides, Videos and Material selection)

Rogers 5G Resource Page

Rogers ACS YouTube Channel  

ROG Mobile App (Resources accessible from your smartphone or tablet)

White Paper High Performance PCBs: Judy Warner, Chris Savalia, Michael Ingham

 

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