Re: [SI-LIST] : Dual Stripline impedance

Magnus Homann ([email protected])
Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:59:44 +0200

> For 1.4 mil Cu, 5 mil lines and a dielectric constant of 4.5, the
> Synopsys (Viewlogic ADG ) field solver gives
>
> Zdiff ~ 97 ohm for:
>
> Plane
> -----------------------
> 14 mil
>
> --------
> | L1 |
> --------
> 10 mil
> --------
> | L2 |
> --------
>
> 14 mil
> -----------------------
> Plane
>

Thanks for this info!

I finally find a demo version of Linpar from Artech House. I tried to
analyze the setup above, and as a result I got an impedance matrix.
However, I can't figure out how to get the differential impedance from
that matrix. It's probaly really trivial, but...

In another post I got the tip that I should try insertinga ground plane
halfway in the structure. I tried that also, and got the Z at 57 ohms.
It doesn't seem to be very accurate, does it?

Any comments from you SI experts out there?