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Foundations7 of 8 mastered
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What a board is
Level 1 · Mastered
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Make it glow
Level 2 · Mastered
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Close the loop
Level 3 · Mastered
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Meet the parts
Level 4 · Mastered
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Read the map
Level 5 · Mastered
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Feel the heat
Level 6 · Mastered
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Series and parallel
Level 7 · Mastered
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Draw the schematic
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Board design0 of 15 mastered
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First light
Level 1
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Crossing paths
Level 2
›3
Motor muscle
Level 3
›4
Quiet power
Level 4
›5
25 Gb/s lane
Level 5
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Mind the gap
Level 6
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Place before you route
Level 7
›8
Pour the copper
Level 8
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Pass the fab
Level 9
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Power the core
Level 10
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Check the footprint
Level 11
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Read the datasheet
Level 12
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Review the design
Level 13
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Design for the bench
Level 14
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Cool the core
Level 15
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Signal integrity0 of 6 mastered
1
Set the impedance
Level 1
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Stop the bounce
Level 2
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Open the eye
Level 3
›4
Mind the neighbours
Level 4
›5
Match the lengths
Level 5
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Close the 224G link
Level 7
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Interconnects0 of 7 mastered
1
Pick the cable
Level 1
›2
Backdrill
Level 2
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Break out
Level 3
›4
Fly over the board
Level 4
›5
Tune the transition
Level 5
›6
Retime or not
Level 6
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Host meets module
Level 7
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Test and debug0 of 3 mastered
15
Find the fault
Level 15
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Read the VNA
Level 16
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Pick the instrument
Level 17
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Optics and R&D0 of 5 mastered
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Copper's wall
Level 10
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Where the light starts
Level 11
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Route light
Level 12
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Keep the laser cool
Level 13
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Attach the fibre
Level 14
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Case files0 of 6 mastered
Case 1 · Signal integrity
Same files, different luck
Case 1 · Signal integrity
›Case 2 · Interconnect
Works after a reseat
Case 2 · Interconnect
›Case 3 · Power
The scorched capacitor
Case 3 · Power
›Case 4 · Assembly
Dropped and dead
Case 4 · Assembly
›Case 5 · Reliability
Shorts that grow
Case 5 · Reliability
›Case 6 · Optics
Dark after maintenance
Case 6 · Optics
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Capstone0 of 1 mastered
The final build
Ship it
The final build
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