IPC Courses, PCB Design Practices & Advanced Materials with Kris Moyer

Join Tech Consultant Zach Peterson in this interview with Kris Moyer, an esteemed IPC instructor and seasoned PCB design expert. They pair cover a wide range of topics including IPC courses, PCB design practices, and advanced materials.

Discover how IPC courses can elevate your PCB design skills, learn about best practices in high-speed digital design (as well as a few other types of design), and explore the challenges of working with advanced materials in the PCB industry.

**Key Topics Covered:**
- The importance of IPC courses for PCB designers
- Best practices in PCB design and signal integrity
- Overcoming challenges with high-speed digital design
- Understanding and utilizing advanced materials in PCB manufacturing
- Kris Moyer's career journey and industry insights

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0:00 Intro
1:02 Kris' Background
3:01 Kris' Biggest Challenge Transitioning into Board Design
4:15 "Not a Big Fan of Auto-Routers"
5:50 Kris' Most Frequent Design Types
8:17 Noise and Unneeded Design Practices
12:34 PCB Design Balancing Act
17:26 PCB Materials Exploration
18:48 When to Embrace Advanced Materials
20:48 Rules of Thumbs Kris Loves to Hate
24:05 How Often Do Designers Use a Plane When They Don't Need to?
30:45 PCB Striplines
32:41 How Are IPC Courses Different?
34:23 Which PCB Guidelines Are the Most Important?
39:46 Student Misconceptions
40:30 Manufacturing and PCB Design
41:55 Wrapping Up

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Kris was my IPC Design instructor. Excellent class!