Web Classroom
Besser web classroom courses offer the same live, interactive in-depth coverage as a full-day course. Instead of one full day spent in a classroom, the course program is divided into 1.5 to 3 hour/day online sessions for one to five days depending on the course. Web sessions start 9:00am Pacific Time.
We will be offering the following courses via web classroom:
February, 2012: | ||
| Introduction to Impedance Matching | ||
| Feb 09-Feb 09, 2012 | Course 229-4488 | |
| Presented by Bob Froelich | $99  | |
March, 2012: | ||
| GaN Power Amplifier Design | ||
| Mar 12-Mar 16, 2012 | Course 228-4485 | |
| Presented by Ed Niehenke | Register by 3/5/2012 and pay $449, otherwise pay $495 | |
June, 2012: | ||
| RF Fundamentals | ||
| Jun 25-Jun 29, 2012 | Course 059-4461 | |
| Presented by Bob Froelich | Register by 6/18/2012 and pay $449, otherwise pay $495 | |
September, 2012: | ||
| Power Amplifier ABC's | ||
| Sep 10-Sep 14, 2012 | Course 216-4489 | |
| Presented by Allen Podell | Register by 9/3/2012 and pay $449, otherwise pay $495 | |
Web sessions start at 9:00am Pacific Time.
These web classroom courses are for registered individual students only. Please contact us for group rates at info@besserassociates.com or 650-949-3300. Recording, copying, or re-transmission of web classroom material is prohibited.
To register, please use our on-line system. Otherwise, please call our office at 650-949-3300.
Training Site - Your Desktop!
Too busy to leave the office? Our new web classroom allows you to receive world class training - anywhere in the world. You save money on travel, lodging and meals. The short format each day allows you to remain available to your team with minimal disruption to your normal work schedule.
Not just lecture slides - the instructor can demonstrate circuit simulations and other software from his/her desktop. Each student also receives a printable PDF copy of the lecture notes for future reference. The sessions are interactive and questions are encouraged both during the lecture and between sessions via email.
Here is what recent course participants have had to say about their experience:
"I liked attending it from my office. We all save a lot of money by not traveling and I think it is just as effective. You should offer more courses this way." -J.H., recent web classroom participant
"I liked simulations showing why circuits behave as they do. I thought the examples were good. I think Allen is a 'natural' when it comes to explaining things. He was able to answer most of my questions very well." -A.B., recent web classroom participant
System Requirements
Besser web classroom courses currently use WebEx webconferencing services. Please log in to the Test Meeting before attending our course to make sure your system meets the minimum system requirements and that everything is working properly.
Listing of all courses available via web classroom:
Note: corporate-exclusive sessions can be scheduled at your convenience for training your group.
| 059 | RF Fundamentals This course provides circuit-level designers with the essential concepts needed to work effectively with high frequency electronics. Participants gain analytical, graphical, and computer-aided techniques to analyze and optimize RF circuits in practical situations. The course addresses linear active circuit design, focusing on stability, bandwidth, and noise considerations. |
| 140 | EMC/Shielding/Grounding Techniques for Chip & PCB Layout This seminar discusses techniques for identifying the sources of unwanted coupling and radiation, and systematic approaches for their minimization. |
| 216 | Power Amplifier ABC's This course aims to bring participants up to speed on the basics of RF power amplifier design and operation in the shortest possible amount of time. Considerable attention is devoted to defining, classifying, and improving the efficiency and linearity of power amplifiers. Numerous design examples are provided for participant exploration. The class offers approximately one day's worth of material, but is typically offered in five 90-minute sessions via web-classroom. |
| 220 | Phase Noise and Jitter Timing-related problems associated with signal sources are one of the major bottlenecks in designing today’s highly complex systems. Over many decades, jitter has been extensively studied and utilized to characterize timing inaccuracies in both digital and analog systems. Conversely, phase noise has been exclusively used in RF systems to represent frequency or phase inaccuracy. For both timing and frequency sensitive systems, phase noise measurement is emerging to be the most accurate method of characterizing all types of signal sources (RF, analog or digital). This short course covers the fundamentals of phase noise and jitter, which ultimately set the limit to PLL performance in applications such as frequency synthesis, serial data communication and clock/data recovery. Simple techniques to model phase noise at the circuit component-level and relate it to the overall phase noise and jitter performance of PLLs are presented. The course will also provide a detailed analysis of the different phase noise measurement techniques along with in-depth noise floor analysis. The focus throughout this course will be on providing practical measures utilizing numerous real life examples. |
| 229 | Introduction to Impedance Matching The need for impedance matching is rooted in basic AC circuit analysis principles. In basic terms, maximum power transfer occurs when the current and voltage are in phase. This workshop examines the ins and outs of delivering the most power possible to an RF load. Q factor and its effect on matching network bandwith are also described. |
| 228 | GaN Power Amplifier Design This course introduces attendees to the GaN transistor, its properties, various structures, discrete devices and MMIC sources, including the latest GaN power amplifier (PA) design techniques. The properties of GaN will be presented showing the advantage of these devices over GaAs and Si. GaN HEMT transistors will be shown delineating the various geometries, semiconductor processes and structures with associated breakdown voltages, power capability, gain, efficiency, and frequency performance. Guidelines for reliable operation will be presented considering device junction temperature including thermal management techniques. Available GaN HEMT devices from various companies including discrete as well as MMIC elements will be presented. MMIC matching and biasing elements will be shown. The nonlinear models of GaN HEMT devices necessary for the CAD of PAs will be presented. Design considerations for both constant amplitude envelope signals (GSM) as well as the non-constant amplitude envelope signals (Edge, CDMA, WCDMA, WIMAX, LTE) will be presented. Step-by-step design procedures will be shown for various GaN PA examples including different classes of operation as well as the popular Doherty PA. The class offers approximately one day's worth of material, but is typically offered in five 90-minute sessions via web-classroom. |
