Regards,
Steve.
At 02:20 PM 7/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>All,
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>I'm also hearing that the microwave guys are using thick film printed
>resistors,
>as part of the etch, for termination elements - even on internal signal
layers.
>Anybody out there willing to share experiences?
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>Regards,
>
>Roy
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>Philip Gantt <[email protected]> on 07/14/99 12:42:09 PM
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>Please respond to [email protected]
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>Sent by: Philip Gantt <[email protected]>
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>To: [email protected]
>cc: (Roy Leventhal/MW/US/3Com)
>Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] : Some Semiconductors are Unnecessarily Fast
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>Has anyone considered that if a more resistive material (other than copper)
>were
>used for PCB laminates, the inherent resistance of the conductors would slow
>the
>edge rates and also reduce EMI? This might eliminate the need for
>external resistors as well. Just a thought...
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>Jon Keeble wrote:
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>> I've seen one or two interesting approaches to controlling edge speeds.
>>
>> The first was a method of controlling the edge speed:
>> The Analog Devices 21020 DSP chip has an external resistor for setting
>> edge speeds (all outputs). I've no idea how this works internally.
>>
>> The other method reduced the production spread of edge speeds:
>> It seems that the parts that run faster also have faster edges.
>> The method involved
>> - an onboard oscillator that ran at a speed determined by the speed of
>> the device
>> - internal control on the output drivers to vary the edge speed
>> - a circuit that translated the oscillator speed to more or less drive
>> on the outputs
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>> As a designer, it is obvious tpo me that there is a real need for
>> control over edge speeds.
>>
>> I find it really exhausting to have to add hundreds of external
>> resistors, not to mention the additional costs, numbers of parts,
>> numbers of nodes to test etc etc.
>>
>> I'd encourage the IC designers to be a bit more inventive.
>>
>> Jon Keeble.
>>
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