Overview
In collaboration with Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and Siemens Digital Industries Software, this career-focused certificate prepares learners with practical, workforce-ready PCB design skills. This course guides you through the practical application of schematic design within a modern PCB development workflow, where schematics drive cost, manufacturability, reliability, and downstream layout decisions.
Key Benefits:
- Build clear, scalable schematics using hierarchy and reuse practices
- Translate system requirements into enforceable design constraints
- Validate decisions through pre-layout simulation and timing analysis
- Make informed layer stackup choices impacting cost and performance
- Connect early design decisions to manufacturability outcomes
What's Included:
- Lecture videos on schematics, constraints, simulation, and stackup
- Hands-on labs in Xpedition software by Siemens for placement, constraints, and simulation
- Mini lessons and graded module assessments
- Signal integrity, crosstalk, and termination strategy examples
Step confidently from concept to production-ready design.
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