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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 23:10:12 -0700
From: Larry Doolittle <ldoolitt AT recycle DOT lbl DOT gov>
To: "Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] Microwave PCB layout simulation or How to eat all
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Evan -

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 04:26:05AM +0000, Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 4:16 AM, Larry Doolittle
> <ldoolitt AT recycle DOT lbl DOT gov> wrote:
> > Crosstalk, VSWR of microwave circuits and high-speed serial routing.
> > They are hard problems.  Even with ideal software, getting good data on
> > a PCB process can be tough.  Lots of people make test boards for their own use,
> > and then hope (and check) that the manufacturer doesn't change the process.
> Ok. Do you have a background with FEM and do you think it is worth pursuing?

Yes, some background.  Urmel, Superfish, meep, S parameters,
waveguides, series solutions.

Worth pursuing, yes.  I can't promise much time of my own.
And I recommend trying to keep expectations low, at least at first.

  - Larry