Re: [SI-LIST] : Signal traces without reference plane

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From: Lee Ritchey ([email protected])
Date: Tue Jan 11 2000 - 07:54:12 PST


Hans,

Could you label all of the layers in your diagram, so we can understand the stackup?

Stephanie Goedecke wrote:

> My experience is that your concerns can be real and depend mostly
> on the distances and edge rates involved. For your top signal,
> the "some impedance mismatch" can degrade the signal fatally,
> depending on the particular set-up. If you have this situation in
> a real layout, I suggest you do a signal analysis on the board
> before you have the board built.
>
> How relevant is this theory to actual PCB design? I don't know.
> How relevant is it if your board works?
>
> -Stephanie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heiko Dudek [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8:45 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: [SI-LIST] : Signal traces without reference plane
>
> Hi,
>
> since being involved in a discussion about "routing pcb traces while
> having
> partially no ground reference", I would love to get some other opinions.
> So,
>
> assume a setup like this:
> (Which you can get on systems with multiple GND / VCC potentials
> easily.)
>
> ______________________
> |
> GND Plane |
> |
> ________________________________
> (<-Receiver) Signal Trace |
> ____________________________ |
> | | |
> | | |
> | | |
> | | |
> ____________________________| |
> (<-Driver) |
> ________________________________|
> |
> _____________________ |
> Second Signal Trace ||
> __________________ ||
> | ||
> | ||
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> Theoretically I would expect some differential mode EMI because of the
> current loop the return current on the ground plane forms with the
> signal current.
> Of course, there's some reflection on the signal trace because of the
> impedance mismatch; additionally one should see some additional
> inductance because of
> the E field stretching (which goes along with H concentrating) serial to
> the
> signal trace. Finally, there might be some coupling into the second
> signal trace.
>
> The *BIG* question is, how relevant is this theory (if applicable at
> all) to
> actual PCB design ? What are your experiences on this ? How do you
> control
> (or better, avoid) this configuration while autorouting ? Do you care at
> all (if
> yes, what's the critical edge rate you have to start worrying) ?
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Hans Betz
> Heiko Dudek
>
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