MEP EP#261: Critical Path Components

Parker

• What can you do to help alleviate component shortages and lead times in your design
  • Last week we talked about automotive component shortages
  • Passive components
    • Most passives it is easy to find substitutes
    • Check your specifications
      • Components that have extraordinary specs for there package size
  • Active components
    • Diversify what you can
      • Discretes
      • Diodes
      • Mosfets
    • Integrated Components
      • Different packages or packaging
  • Connectors
    • Different plating options possible?
    • Other manufactures making similar or compatible parts

Stephen

• Searching for components kind of sucks sometimes. Another Quick idea for making this easier
  • Anything that is a complement
    • Connectors
    • Transistors
      • Guessed BCP54 - BCP52
• PCB Crosstalk
  • Video by Robert Feranec with Eric Bogatin
  • What causes PCB crosstalk?
    • Capacitive coupling
    • Inductive coupling
  • Effects of pcb crosstalk
  • How do we mitigate pcb crosstalk?
  • One other form of “crosstalk” that really isn't crosstalk
    • Poor filtering and PSRR
    • “Feedforward” current
    • Not really something that shows up often...