While "bumps" in traces do present an impedance change, differences in path
lengths have a direct bearing on common-mode current generation leading to
radiated EMI. Delay skew increases common-mode current generation linearly
(for small delay skew values).
So, I would vote to maintain equal path lengths as closely as possible, even
at the expense of the impedance bumps.
Data on the bad EMI effects of delay skew was presented at last week's IEEE
EMC Symposium in Seattle.
Jim Knighten
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mario Appiani [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 12:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SI-LIST] : differential pair routing
From: Mario Appiani@ATTO TECHNOLOGY on 08/10/99 03:18 PM
To: [email protected]
cc:
Subject: differential pair routing
Hello all,
I have a question about routing differential pairs. Is it
more important
to maintain trace lengths between the pairs (one spec says
to keep trace
lengths within .100") or to maintain the trace spacing
throughout the trace
run? I 've noticed on several boards that in order to
maintain trace
lengths between pairs, many designers have had to add loops
or bumps in one
of the pairs' lines. When I see this, I wonder about how the
impedance
change, due to the increased trace pair separation, has on
the signal.
_____
_____/ \________________ + leg
___________________________ - leg
Do I need to worry more about jitter or impedance
mismatches? If loops are
ok, does it matter where they are placed (i.e. in the middle
of the run or
at the end) ?
Thanks in advance,
Mario Appiani ext. 130
Sr. Digital Systems Engineer
ATTO Technology, Inc.
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Suite 106
Amherst, NY 14228
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Fax. 716.691.3724
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