Eric Bogatin’s 20 Rules of Thumb for Engineers (From the SIJ Archives)
- Judy Warner
- May 7
- 1 min read
Updated: May 8

By Judy Warner, The EEcosystem
When we launched Transmission Lines 101 with Dr. Eric Bogatin, he brought more than great teaching—he brought decades of hard-won wisdom that every engineer can benefit from.
In a 2020 article for Signal Integrity Journal, Eric published his 20 Rules of Thumb for Engineers—a collection of insights that help engineers develop the judgment and intuition to make better decisions. These aren’t about rules for board layout—they’re about how to think like an engineer.
In our most recent podcast, we focused on Rule #9, but the whole list is worth your time.
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