Last year, Microwave Journaland Signal Integrity Journal polled their readers. The results revealed a struggle between needing more technical training versus not being able to get out of the office (for various reasons). Based on this and other information gathered in the polling, the teams imagined and produced EDI CON Online with a vision to provide live training to practicing engineers for free. Recognizing that nothing can replace a live event, the premise of EDI CON Online was to supplement live industry events with specialized, focused training sessions at a different point in the year. The result far exceeded expectations and its timing, it turns out, was prescient.
In 2020, EDI CON Online is expanding to four days, occurring on consecutive Tuesdays in October. The event includes four tracks - Automotive/IoT/5G; PCB/Interconnect Design; Signal Integrity/Power Integrity; and Radar/Antenna - with free training for engineers and talks from some of the most well-known voices in these industries. It is sponsored by industry leading companies, including the event’s platinum sponsors Samtec, Rohde & Schwarz and Keysight Technologies. Here is what attendees can expect:
October 6 - Automotive/IoT/5G: This day filled with technical sessions and workshops kicks off with a keynote given by Keysight’s Roger Nichols, focusing on “New Generations of Wireless and Their Impact on Measurement.” Technical session speakers this day include: Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas; Ken Wyatt, consultant; Robert Smith, consultant engineer, PRFI Ltd.; Caroline Chan, VP Data Platforms Group, Intel; and John Smee, VP of Engineering of Qualcomm. Workshops will be presented from representatives of Boonton Electronics, Sonnet Software, Anritsu, AR RF/MW Instrumentation and Mini-Circuits.
October 13 - PCB/Interconnect: This day begins with a special keynote presented by the editors of Microwave Journaland Signal Integrity Journal, “Stretching the Limits of PCB Design.” This is a new track for EDI CON Online and includes talks from James Drewniak, Curator’s Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri S&T EMC Laboratory; Lambert (Bert) Simonovich of Lamsim Enterprises; Ken Wyatt, consultant; Lee Ritchey, consultant; and Susy Webb, senior PCB designer. Workshops will be presented from representatives of Samtec, Rogers Corporation, International Manufacturing Services (IMS) and Cadence.
October 20 - Signal Integrity/Power Integrity: This day starts with a video keynote from Samtec’s Matthew Burns on “Real World 112 Gbps PAM4 System Architectures.” It is followed by technical sessions from industry leading voices in SI/PI, including Steve Sandler, managing director, Picotest; Ransom Stephens, Signal Integrity Sage, Ransom’s Notes; Benjamin Dannan, engineer and IEEE member; James Drewniak, Curator’s Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri S&T EMC Laboratory; and Scott McMorrow, CTO for Samtec’s Signal Integrity Group. Workshops for this day will be hosted by COMSOL, Introspect Technology, Rohde & Schwarz, Cadence and Teledyne LeCroy (starring Signal Integrity Journal technical editor, Eric Bogatin).
October 27 - Radar/Antenna: Leander Humbert, technology manager radar from Rohde & Schwarz, kicks off the keynote on this day with a video talk about “Advancements in Phase-Related Measurements for Radar Applications.” This day’s technical sessions include presentations from Joseph R. Guerci, president/CEO, Information Systems Laboratories, Inc.; Anil Pandey, principal R&D engineer at Keysight Technologies; Rick Sturdivant, founder and CTO at MPT, Inc.; Avik Santra, senior staff expert algorithm engineer, Infineon Technologies AG; Alkim Akyurtlu, full professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts Lowell; and Craig Armiento co-director of the Raytheon UMass Lowell Research Institute. Workshops include presentations from Boonton Electronics and Echodyne Corp.
Registration is open now, and it is free. You can select all sessions that interest you in a single sign on portal, then attend live (with a chance to ask questions) or on-demand at your convenience. Slides and resources will be available in the platform for quick download. All attendees of live technical sessions will be eligible to earn IEEE CEU credits and all attendees to any live session are entered into a drawing to win an Artech House book of their choice. All sessions are moderated by members of the editorial staff for Microwave Journal or Signal Integrity Journal. We had a fantastic time last year, and we hope you join us and bring your questions in October!
