National Semiconductor publishes formulas for calculating
differential impedance --- the formulas and sources are in
the article.
Polar has just released a calculator that is the only one
I know of that will calculate differential impedance for
edge wise coupling, vertical coupling, and offset coupling.
It is available for download at
www.polar.co.uk/calc.htm
That is the good news! The bad news is they want approx
$500 (US) to enable the differential portion of the
calculator!
Good luck
Doug Brooks
UltraCAD Design, Inc.
At 02:22 PM 9/30/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello SI experts,
>
>I am designing a PCB which should use differential lines for USB.
>
>I am a little bit confused by Intel data on the USB. The Single Ended
>impedance should be 45 Ohms, the Differential impedance should be
>90 Ohms to match the cable impedance if I have well understund.
>
>>From what I have read in the SI-LIST archives
>Zdifferential = 2 * Zsingle ended in the case where there is no coupling
>between the traces : the lines have to be separeted by a large
>distance, which is stupid for a differential pair where both wire should
>be near to each other.
>
>Any comment on this strange requirement is welcome.
>
>Thank you very much for your help,
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Laurent BERNARD. MicroProcess Ingenierie
>Ingenieur d'etudes / Design Engineer.
>
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