2025 Schedule at a Glance

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9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
PCEA Annual Meeting
Stephen Chavez, Siemens
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
PCB Design for Engineers
Susy Webb, DesignScience
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Differential Pair Design for 112 Gbps and Faster Systems
Zachariah Peterson, Northwest Engineering Solutions
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
IPC-6012F Applied to PCB Manufacturing
Michael Marshall and Ryan Miller, NCAB Group
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m
Lunch-N-Learn (Tuesday Conference Attendees Only)
sponsored by Polar Instruments 
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Circuit Grounding to Control Noise and EMI
Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Precision and Clarity Crafting Effective PCB Documentation
John Watson, Palomar College
2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Improving Circuit Design and Layout: Strategies for Enhanced Accessibility and Success
Tomas Chester, Chester Electronic Design
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
High-Frequency Layout – Best Practices for PCBA Design to Avoid EMI
Gerry Callahan, Pentair
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
HDI Via Design: Planning the Energy Pipelines
Daniel Beeker, NXP Semiconductor
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Shielding for EMI Concerns
Karen Burnham, EMC United, Inc.
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
“Copper Pours” on PCB Signal Layers
Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m
Free Lunch on Show Floor
 
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
System Mechanical Design to Control EMI
Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Libraries: I Hate Them. I Need Them. Help.
Kristen Aguiar, Altium
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception on Exhibit Floor
sponsored by Cofactr and EMA Design Automation
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
PCB Design Community Meetup
 

 

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
AI and Other Upcoming Changes in PCB Design
Matthew Leary, Newgrange Design
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Exploring the World of Ultra-High-Density Interconnect (UHDI) PCB Design
Stephen V. Chavez, Siemens
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Keynote
TBA
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m
Free Lunch on Show Floor
 
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Simulation vs. Reality – Analyze What You Will Really Build
Todd Westerhoff, Siemens
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Why Do You Need to Care about Tin Whiskers in High-Reliability Electronics?
Karen Ebner, Raytheon
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Basics of Flex Design
Lauren Waslick, Newgrange Design
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception on Exhibit Floor
Evening reception sponsored by Cofactr and EMA Design Automation

 

 

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Feeding The Hungry Lion – Power Delivery System Design For Today’s Demanding Modern ICs
Chuck Corley, Speeding Edge
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
DDR5 Through the Eyes of the Designer
Charlene McCauley and Terrie Duffy, McCauley Design Group
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Placement Techniques for a New Designer 
Kristen Aguiar, Altium
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch-N-Learn (Thursday Conference Attendees Only)
Sponsored by PCB Technologies USA
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
RF and Mixed Signal PC Board Design
Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Principles of Building a PC Board Stackup
Susy Webb, DesignScience
2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Strategic Component Placement: Maximizing Routing Channels and Reliability of PCB Design
Syed Ubaid Ali Warsi, Wavetroniks

 

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Designing Boards with Today’s BGAs
Susy Webb, DesignScience
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Mixed Signal Design – ADCs and DACs
Keith Kowal, Electronic Product Design
9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
How PCB Design Affects Fabrication
Paul Cooke, AGC Multi Materials America
12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch-N-Learn (Friday Conference Attendees Only)
 
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Using AI in Hardware and PCB Design: Real Strategies to Increase Efficiency and Output
Ethan Pierce, Dodec Labs
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Design Process: Insights from Multiple Perspectives 
Tomas Chester and Adam Taylor, Chester Electronic Design and Adiuvo Engineering
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Launching Electronics with Confidence: A Guide to Successful Design Release
Syed Ubaid Ali Warsi, Wavetroniks