{"id":17595,"date":"2017-01-27T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T23:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:53:11","slug":"how-to-convince-your-boss-to-send-you-to-designcon-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/how-to-convince-your-boss-to-send-you-to-designcon-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to DesignCon 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s almost here! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best conference for chip, board, and systems design engineers around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are going, right? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ah wait, you probably have a boss, and who knows what you need to say to convince him to let you out of the office for a day or two. \u00a0We\u2019ve got you covered with three reasons that are bound to convince even the most stubborn of bosses to let you attend DesignCon 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait, What is DesignCon?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick rundown on why you need to be there. DesignCon has been running for the past 22 years in the heart of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, CA. It\u2019s probably the largest gathering electrical engineering specialists in one location. If you have a sprinkling of interest in learning about the latest techniques, applications, and theories in electronics design then you seriously need to think about attending. Here\u2019s just a sampling of the topics you\u2019ll find at DesignCon:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power and signal integrity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jitter and crosstalk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-speed serial design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test and measurement tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parallel and memory interface design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And a whole lot more!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, DesignCon is an amazing opportunity both for your career and your employer, and you\u2019ll likely walk away with some new skills and engineering friends to boast about. Don&#8217;t just take our word for it, check out this video about what people had to say about a previous DesignCon in only 3 words!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DesignCon 2014 in 3 Words! (more or less)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kB4K0WUdHQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let&#8217;s get to the justification you need to send to your boss!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason 1 &#8211; Free Knowledge<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DesignCon 2017 is going to kick off with a ton of technical knowledge tracks, taught by the best group of engineers around. Attending just one of these sessions might help you to solve a challenge that your company is facing, all without your boss having to spend a dime. With 14 technical tracks to choose from, there\u2019s a lot to like, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overcoming Chip &amp; Package Challenges In Signal\/Power Integrity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analog and Mixed-Signal Modeling and Simulation Solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating Photonic and Electronic Signaling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">System Co-Design Modeling, Correlation, and Simulation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advances In Materials and Processing for PCBS, Modules, and Packages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applying PCB Design And Simulation Tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced IO Interface Design for Memory and 2.5d\/3d\/Sip Integrations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimizing High-Speed Serial Design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measuring and Simulating Jitter, Noise, and Timing In Serial Links To Minimize BER<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-Speed Signal Processing For Equalization and Coding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power Integrity In Power Distribution Networks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electromagnetic Compatibility\/Mitigating Interference<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply Test and Measurement Methodology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modeling and Analysis of Interconnects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason 2 &#8211; Free Training<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who can say no to free training? At DesignCon 2017 you\u2019ll be able to dive into a rigorous, day-long training boot camp with the industry&#8217;s most respected instructors including Lee Ritchey (a high-speed design master) and Michael Steinberger, DesignCon 2015 Engineer of the Year. Here are two boot camps to look forward to:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/schedule.designcon.com\/session\/pragmatic-signal-integrity\"><b>Pragmatic Signal Integrity<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Michael Steinberger<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This day-long boot camp will provide both seasoned and new engineers with all the knowledge they need to know about signal integrity. This boot camp will run through several interactive demos, covering the development of a typical signal integrity project. You\u2019ll learn how to tackle typical SI problems and manage the complexity involved in an SI analysis that typically includes a dozen models and multiple analysis and simulation methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/schedule.designcon.com\/session\/pcb-fabrication-and-materials\"><b>PCB Fabrication and Materials<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Lee Ritchey<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have ever wanted to know more about the PCB fabrication process and the available material options, then this boot camp is for you. Lee Ritchey, one of the most well-respected authorities on high-speed PCB and system design will be covering PCB laminate and manufacturing properties, fabrication, and how to design a PCB stackup for various applications. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason 3 &#8211; (Almost) Free PCB Design Software<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve saved the best for last, of course &#8211; <strong><em>we<\/em><\/strong> will be at DesignCon 2017! We\u2019re leaving our nest to travel to DesignCon for the first time, and we\u2019d love to show you all of the new PCB design software technologies we packed into <\/span><b>Autodesk EAGLE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The best part &#8211; You can stop having your boss waste thousands of dollars on overpriced ECAD software. Here are three new technologies you can look forward to seeing at our booth:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Brand New Routing Engine<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our developers have put the EAGLE PCB routing engine under the microscope and overhauled it completely. You\u2019ll find a number of new, interactive routing features inside that make it easy to design beautifully precise PCB layouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/01\/routing-1.gif\" alt=\"EAGLE-Routing\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Time Saving BGA Fanout<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now there\u2019s a much faster path to routing. Hours spent fanning out high pin-count BGAs, now turn into seconds as our advanced algorithm fans out every net on your BGA exactly where it needs to go.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/01\/HF_Fanout_w_Dialog.png\" alt=\"Time-saving-BGA-fanout\" width=\"800\" height=\"678\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Modular Design Blocks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why start from scratch when you already have an entire block of circuitry you want to reuse in another project? Modular Design Blocks in Autodesk EAGLE allow you to quickly replicate sections of circuitry between multiple projects. Even better, any change you make stays synchronized between your schematic and PCB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/01\/modular-design-blocks-large-767x630.jpg\" alt=\"modular-design-blocks\" width=\"767\" height=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll See You There!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So there you have it, 3 solid reasons to pitch to your boss to let you out of the office for a day or two. And now you won\u2019t need to have an anxiety attack trying to figure out how to justify the expense! We hope to see you at DesignCon 2017. You can find us at<\/span><b> Booth 300<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, come stop by and see why the future of EAGLE is looking so great! \u00a0Go ahead and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/designcon.tech.ubm.com\/2017\/registrations\/Main?mc=em_x_3pv_le_aud_dc_x_x-exhibitorgi17\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">register for your free DesignCon 2017 pass<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/01\/350x250.png\" alt=\"DesignCon-promo\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got a boss that isn\u2019t sure about sending you to DesignCon 2017? No problem, we\u2019ve got you covered with 3 reasons that are sure to change their mind. 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