Strongly recommended · for some experience
[LIVE] How to Achieve Proper Grounding - Rick Hartley - Expert Live Training (US)
Why people recommend it
Rick Hartley's talk on grounding and return current paths in PCB design, praised as dense with practical EMC insight that formal courses often miss.
Watch for: Dense; expect to pause and rewatch sections
In their words
For more info, set apart 2 hours and watch the best presentation ive seen regarding the topic.
Anas Malas on electronics.stackexchange.com, Sept 2022. CC BY-SA.
Your idea of having 2 GND planes is also valid and is well explained in this webinar in the question section.
mouelle on electronics.stackexchange.com, Sept 2023. CC BY-SA.
From Rick Hartley’s “How to Achieve Proper Grounding” talk, I understand that for DC and signal integrity you want a continuous solid reference plane directly under signal and power traces, because this minimizes loop area and confines the electromagnetic fields, which reduces EMI.
Trev347 on electronics.stackexchange.com, Dec 2025. CC BY-SA.
