Traditional DFM: Is it Dead or Alive?
Design the future today. Dive into the intricacies of contemporary DFM, from component-specific needs to the effects of printed board designs on assembly.
STARTS MAY 6
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PCB Design for Rigid-Flex Boards
This course provides the skills necessary to effectively implement designs requiring flex and rigid-flex circuits in accordance with product requirements. The class also focuses on the impact of these designs on manufacturing and assembly techniques, documentation, and manufacturing file generation.
STARTS JUNE 3
Introduction to PCB Design I
Taught by an IPC-certified industry expert, this introductory course will focus on front-end design concepts such as schematic capture, library parts creation, basic electrical engineering concepts, and documentation.
STARTS JUNE 4
Introduction to PCB Design II
In this course, participants employ the lessons learned in Introduction to PCB Design I to effectively implement their designs using techniques such as multi-layer routing, signal integrity, transmission lines, and more.
STARTS JUNE 4

Introductory and Intermediate PCB Design Courses

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Course Start Date Virtual Class Start Times Virtual Classes Held On Course Length
Introduction to PCB Design I (Brazil)  April 23 7:00 pm BST 6:00 pm ET   Monday and Wednesday 6 weeks
Traditional DFM: Is it Dead or Alive?  May 6 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Monday and Wednesday 1 week
Gold-Aluminum Wire Bonding Chip Assembly Process, Quality and Reliability May 7 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 2 weeks
Troubleshooting and Defect Analysis for Electronics Assembly May 7 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Tuesday and Thursday 2 weeks
Top Lead-free Production Defects & Issues – Causes, Remedies & Prevention May 21 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 2 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design I June 4 2:00 pm ET 11:00 am PT   Monday and Wednesday 6 weeks
PCB Design for Rigid Flex Boards June 3 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Monday and Wednesday 6 weeks
PCB Troubleshooting & Defect Analysis June 4 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 4 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design II June 4 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 8 weeks
PCB Design for Military, Aerospace & Other Extreme Applications June 4 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Tuesday and Thursday 6 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design Engineering  June 10 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Monday and Wednesday 3 weeks
             
Reliability of Electronics – Role of Intermetallic Compounds August 6 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 1 week
Counterfeit Electronic Parts Mitigation in Mission Critical & Life Saving Supply Chains August 6   TBD   Tuesday and Thursday 4 weeks
PCB Design for Radio Frequency Boards August 12 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Monday and Wednesday 6 weeks
PCB Design for Military, Aerospace & Other Extreme Applications August 12 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Monday and Wednesday 6 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design I August 13 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 6 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design II August 13 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Tuesday and Thursday 8 weeks
How to Organize, Constrain and Engineer Your PCB Design  September 9 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Monday and Wednesday 3 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design II (Brazil)  September 9 7:00 pm BST     Monday and Wednesday 8 weeks
PCB Design for Manufacturability September 10 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 3 weeks
Reliability of Electronics – Role of Solder Joint Voids  September 17 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 1 week
Troubleshooting and Defect Analysis for Electronics Assembly September 17 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Tuesday and Thursday 2 weeks
Certified Electronics Program Manager September 24 5:30pmET 2:30pmPT   Tuesday and Thursday 6 weeks
PCB Design for Rigid Flex Boards October 7 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Monday and Wednesday 6 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design II October 8 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Monday and Wednesday 8 weeks
PCB Advanced Design Concepts  October 7 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Monday and Wednesday 8 weeks
PCB Design for Military, Aerospace & Other Extreme Applications October 8 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 6 weeks
Introduction to PCB Design I October 8 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Tuesday and Thursday 6 weeks
How to Engineer Stable PCB Designs For All Board Types Incl. RF Design  October 14 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Monday and Wednesday 3 weeks
Traditional DFM: Is it Dead or Alive?  October 14 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Monday and Wednesday 1 week
Introduction to Machine Data Analytics  October 15 6:00 pm ET 3:00pmPT   Tuesday and Thursday 2 weeks
Advanced Troubleshooting & Defect Analysis October 15 6:30 pm ET 3:30 pm PT   Tuesday and Thursday 4 weeks
Reliability of Electronics – Tin Whisker - All You Should Know November 5 11:00 am ET 8:00 am PT 5:00 pm CET Tuesday and Thursday 1 week
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