Re: [SI-LIST] : Differential Clock Signal Pair

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From: Ritchey Lee ([email protected])
Date: Fri May 19 2000 - 09:54:23 PDT

When the data rate gets very fast, ala 2.5 GB/s, this "crosstalk coupling" has
an errosive effect on edge rate and jitter. In such cases we spread the signals
out so there is little or no coupling. It probably has some errosive effect at
slower data rates as well, but there is more timng margin, so less worry.

Lee

Doug Brooks wrote:

> Differential signals are a special case of crosstalk coupling where the
> correlation between the signals is (a) known and (b) perfectly correlated
> with each other with (c) a correlation coefficient of -1. In this special
> case, you WANT the crosstalk coupling --- it works in your favor. So you
> want the traces to be as close as possible (practical).
>
> To see some of the mathematics of why, see the article "Impedance
> Terminations, What's the Value" on our web site at
> http://www.ultracad.com
>
> Doug Brooks
>
> At 09:37 AM 5/15/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I have a simple question about trace layout design for a differential clock
> >signal pair of high-speed CMOS memory packages. I have two design
> >guidelines for that as follows:
> >
> >1. SPACING between a differential clock signal trace pair must be
> > MINIMIZED as well as matched in length in order to reduce noise.
> >
> >2. Differential clock signal trace pair must be matched in length in order
> > to achieve matched electrical characteristics, but SPACING between
> > them must be MAXIMIZED in order to reduce crosstalk noise.
> >
> >Which do you prefer?
> >
> >Thanks and regards,
> >
> >Brian
>
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