John- You are correct. As an SI Engineer, it doesn't help my understanding to view a net as a filter. But that doesn't make it invalid. Thanks for the insight. Ryan Satrom --- In si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Hill, John" <John.Hill@...> wrote: > > Ryan, > > I would summit to you that not all filters use lumped elements. Strip > line filters are just lengths of coupled transmission lines and they > make very good microware filters.=3D20 > > You can also consider a length of coupled transmission lines as two > transmission lines with crosstalk. The vantage point depends a lot on if > you are an SI engineer or an RF engineer.=3D20 > > Best regards, > > John =3D20 > > John Hill > Design Engineer > TK HOLDINGS INC =3D20 > Electronics=3D20 > 27200 Haggerty Road Suite B-12 =3D20 > Farmington Hills, MI 48331 > Office Phone: 248 699 2915 > Mobile Phone 248 765 3599 > > > > =3D20 > > --------------------------------------- > The information in this email and attachments hereto may contain legally =3D > privileged, proprietary or confidential information that is intended for =3D > a particular recipient. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the =3D > employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the =3D > intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, =3D > copying, distribution, retention or use of the contents of this e- mail =3D > information is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to Takata =3D > customers or vendors, any information contained in this e-mail is =3D > subject to the terms and conditions in the governing contract, if =3D > applicable. If you have received this communication in error, please =3D > immediately notify us by return e-mail, permanently delete any =3D > electronic copies of this communication and destroy any paper copies. > --------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > > From: si-list-bounce@... [mailto:si-list-bounce@...] > On Behalf Of ryansatrom > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:50 AM > To: si-list@... > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Insertion Loss of Passive Components > > All- > > Thanks for your insight. I resolved the issue. To those who are=3D20 > interested, the differential trace model included one trace that was=3D20 > approximately 170mils longer than the other trace. The connector=3D20 > launch, due to its geometry, had that same trace 170mils shorter than=3D20 > the other trace. So when I measured differential insertion loss,=3D20 > there was a resonance due to the length mismatch on both of the=3D20 > subcircuits. However, they pieced together and the resonance was=3D20 > removed, causing improved insertion loss. > > John - I like your filter analogy, but I believe that the analogy=3D20 > breaks down when we become concerned about transmission lines (and EM=3D20 > waves) and not lumped elements. It does little to feed our intuition=3D20 > as to how an electromagnetic wave travels down a trace. It is an=3D20 > analog world, but it's also an electromagnetic world:) > > --- In si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Hill, John" <John.Hill@> wrote: > > > > Ryan, > >=3D20 > > Consider a filter, in the pass band the filter can have a lot of > > inductors and capacitors between the source and the load, but the > > insertion loss is low. This is because all of the inductances and > > capacitances resonate together without changing the real value of=3D20 > the > > impedance. > >=3D20 > > Now consider the same filter in the stop band. The inductors and > > capacitances do not resonate together and either changes the real=3D20 > value > > of the filter or makes it very non-real.=3D3D3D20 > >=3D20 > > The point is that in the pass band the filter correctly matches the > > source impedance to the load impedance and in the stop band the=3D20 > filter > > deliberately miss-matches the impedances.=3D3D3D20 > >=3D20 > > Look at your circuit as a filter. Is it matching or miss- matching=3D20 > the > > source to the load? Remember digital signal are wide band signals.=3D20 > We > > typically need to design our signal paths as low pass filters with=3D20 > high > > cutoff frequencies. > >=3D20 > > As we all know, it is an analog world. > >=3D20 > > Best regards, > >=3D20 > > John > >=3D20 > > John Hill > > Design Engineer > > TK HOLDINGS INC =3D3D3D20 > > Electronics=3D3D3D20 > > 27200 Haggerty Road Suite B-12 =3D3D3D20 > > Farmington Hills, MI 48331 > > Office Phone: 248 699 2915 > > Mobile Phone 248 765 3599 > >=3D20 > >=3D20 > > =3D3D3D20 > >=3D20 > > --------------------------------------- > > The information in this email and attachments hereto may contain=3D20 > legally =3D3D3D > > privileged, proprietary or confidential information that is=3D20 > intended for =3D3D3D > > a particular recipient. If you are not the intended recipient (s),=3D20 > or the =3D3D3D > > employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the =3D > =3D3D3D > > intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure,=3D20 > =3D3D3D > > copying, distribution, retention or use of the contents of this e- > mail =3D3D3D > > information is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to=3D20 > Takata =3D3D3D > > customers or vendors, any information contained in this e-mail is =3D > =3D3D3D > > subject to the terms and conditions in the governing contract, if =3D > =3D3D3D > > applicable. If you have received this communication in error,=3D20 > please =3D3D3D > > immediately notify us by return e-mail, permanently delete any =3D3D3D > > electronic copies of this communication and destroy any paper=3D20 > copies. > > --------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > >=3D20 > > From: si-list-bounce@ [mailto:si-list-bounce@] > > On Behalf Of ryansatrom > > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:49 PM > > To: si-list@ > > Subject: [SI-LIST] Insertion Loss of Passive Components > >=3D20 > > SI-Listers: > >=3D20 > > I have set up a simulation and am very confused by the results. =3D20 > I=3D3D3D20 > > have a differential trace in series with a connector launch. > >=3D20 > > I am getting very strange insertion loss results so I'm hoping=3D3D3D20 > > somebody could help advise me as to whether my model is wrong, or=3D20 > I=3D3D3D20 > > am wrong. > >=3D20 > > When I view the differential insertion loss of the system (both=3D3D3D20 > > subcircuits in series), the loss is better (there is less loss)=3D20 > than=3D3D3D20 > > the differential insertion of the trace only. Is this possible? =3D20 > I=3D3D3D20 > > always thought that it was impossible to improve the insertion=3D20 > loss=3D3D3D20 > > by adding a passive component. And I think I still believe that,=3D20 > but=3D3D3D20 > > now I'm getting a little confused. > >=3D20 > > It's also important to note that the single-ended insertion =3D > loss=3D3D3D20 > > results seem to be as expected. That is, the insertion loss of=3D20 > the=3D3D3D20 > > system is worse than the insertion loss of either individual=3D3D3D20 > > component. > >=3D20 > > Is something occurring with the differential signal to allow it=3D20 > to=3D3D3D20 > > perform better? > >=3D20 > > Please advise. Thanks in advance for your response. > >=3D20 > > Ryan Satrom > > Everett Charles Technologies > > ryan.satrom@ > >=3D20 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from si-list: > > si-list-request@ with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >=3D20 > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >=3D20 > > For help: > > si-list-request@ with 'help' in the Subject field > >=3D20 > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >=3D20 > > List technical documents are available at: > > http://www.si-list.org > >=3D20 > > List archives are viewable at: =3D3D3D20 > > //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@ with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >=3D20 > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >=3D20 > > For help: > > si-list-request@ with 'help' in the Subject field > >=3D20 > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >=3D20 > > List technical documents are available at: > > http://www.si-list.org > >=3D20 > > List archives are viewable at: =3D20 > > //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@... 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@... with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: =3D20 > //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@... 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@... with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > 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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org 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