For more on getting your CID click here

March 2002

October 2002

Palomar College Class of 2002

May 2005

Del Mar Electronics Show 2005

CID Workshop Santa Ana, CA - Oct 13, 2007

There is a PCB Design Tutorial you can read at WWW.PCB123.com

http://www.pcb123.com/tutorials/PDF%20Documents/PCBDesignTutorialRevA.pdf

And another at :

http://www.airborn.com.au/layout/pcbtut.html

http://www.airborn.com.au/method/layout.html

Also a great Article on the Basics of PCB design by Susy Webb

http://pcdandm.com/cms/content/view/2271/95/

Also check out the Wikipedia website articles on Printed Circuit boards...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board

There are consultants that do training... and have great content on their websites...

Henry Ott Consultants - EMC specialist... tech tips

Doug Brooks of UltraCAD - great articles and information, Doug has been a very informative and helpful professional speaker and presenter at many of the PCB West and East shows, and runs a consulting design service in Washington State. He has authored numerous books on aspects of PCB design.   TO see his web page displaying his work click here ---> Doug Brooks Books

Mary Sugden - Founder of the Copper Connection - a PCB Design training facility in Santa Clara (Silicon Valley), California. Mary gave many lectures on design that were very educational and inspiring to designers that are still working today... She is a Master CID Instructor for the IPC designers Council and conducts certification workshops.

She retired from running the Copper Connection and sold the business to Premier Technology and they run the facility in Santa Clara to date.

Gary Ferrari and Rick Hartley -  Founders of Garrick Global Alliance a consulting and training organization. Gary and Rick have been active members of the Designers Council since it's creation in the 1990's. Both gentlemen have nurtured the organization into the international education central of the world for Printed Circuit Design. Between the two of them there are numerous published articles and presentations on various aspects of design and manufacturing.

Susy Webb - High Speed Design Basics - Design Education is Susy Webb's passion. She has lectured at PCB West and Designers Symposiums and has had many years of dedicated service to the Designers Council running the Education Committees and serving on the Executive Committee. Susy is a great resource for information on design.

Happy Holden - formerly at Westwood Associates and later at Asian Pacific Materials, Now with Mentor Graphics - Happy Holden is a prolific writer and source for much information on advanced printed circuit design.   More info on Mr. Holden.

Dieter Bergman - Director of Technology Transfer at the IPC. Dieter has been instrumental in getting the Designer Certification program to where it is today... he has participated in the development of specs, teaching materials, certification and standards and speaks at major events and conducts certification workshops. Here are some photos of Dieter at PCB East.
 

Joe Fjelstad - Silicon Pipe - Also a great speaker and writer... Joe's latest book on Flex Circuits is available online... Flexible Circuit Technology

Lee Ritchey - Author, teacher at UC Berkeley and speaker - President of the Speeding Edge.

Also - Check into shows put on for electronics design... here are a few:

PCB Design West

PCB Design East

IPC Designers Symposium

APEX

Del Mar Electronics Show  VTS.com Virtual Trade Shows

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TEN PRETTY GOOD RULES

1. Never wrestle with a pig; you both get dirty and the pig likes it.
2. Never argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
3. Observe everything and admire nothing.
4. It is sometimes easier to obtain forgiveness than to get permission.
5. Don't resist the opportunity to keep your mouth shut.
6. Don't ask a question if you can't live with the answer.
7. If you want a new idea read an old book.
8. If you don't know where you are going... any road will take you there.
9. Never adopt a philosophy that supports a lack of courage.
10. Never look back unless you intend to go in that direction.