1. Project GabE ECE 135 – Spring 2005 Patrick Crosby Adam Durity Rahmin Sarabi Omar Al-Jadda

2. Progress Report Submitted Initial Board Design for Review Received suggestions and updated the design taking into consideration several issues that were unresolved in the first submission Checked design against schematic and submitted for final review

3. Gantt Chart

4. Design Issues I Symmetry in High Speed Digital Lines Rotated ROSA 45 deg to match line lengths

5. Design Issues II Daisy Chained Supply Lines Powered Maxim chip directly from Vcc

6. Design Issues III Increased pitch on Supply Lines More careful with ground plane  separated Tx and Rx ground planes with inductor More conscientious about placing components and how their position on the board could leave Final design review  double checked board against schematic

7. Final Board Design

8. Sigma Links Transceiver

9. Next Two Weeks Write Midterm Report Update Website Submit board to PCB Express Begin building first board R&R!

10. Thank You Have a good Spring Break