Rule 1: don't mismatch more than that which will cause the amount of skew to exceed what the Receiver can tolerate. Rule 2: don't mismatch more than that which will cause the amount of common mode radiation to exceed it's limits Regards Dave Instone +44 (0)1235 824963 OXFORD SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 25 MILTON PARK ABINGDON OXFORDSHIRE OX14 4SH Registered in England no 2733820 Registered Address: As above Jim Hall wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > Does anyone know any rules specifying how closely the length of traces in > differential > pairs should be matched - is the match closeness related to data rate? > > Thanks, > Jim > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu