Perhaps coupling between the adjacent sections on the trace with many turns
affects the impedance value? How close are these sections together?
-Dima
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-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Wang <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 11:59 AM
Subject: [SI-LIST] : PCB impedance variation v.s. layout pattern
>Dear all:
>
>We are designing a Rambus related product which requires the PCB to
>maintain
>28 Ohm +/- 10% trace impedance.
>However, what we have found that a straight line trace will get a higher
>impedance (through TDR, 1 Ohm or more) than
> a trace with many turns on it. We know a turn on the trace will change
>the
>impedance. However, is it the root cause
>that make our trace impedance not consistent?
>
> Two traces are on the same layer, with the same trace width.
>
>
>+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>------------------------------------+
> Straight line
>
> +-----------+ +------+ +---- \\\\ -----+
>+------------------------+
> | | | | | |
> | | | | | |
> +-----+ +----+ +---+
> line with turns
>
>
>Allen
>
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