Nikil, I have made measurements on test PCBs and the location is not all that important. In identical pairs, one with AC coupling capacitors and the other without, the loss vs. frequency is virtually identical at leas out to 6 GHz. That would be 12 Mb/S. Lee Ritchey > [Original Message] > From: <npatel@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 9/24/2007 10:21:37 AM > Subject: [SI-LIST] AC Coupled Signals > > Hi all, > In case of AC coupled signals does anyone know of an optimum placement > for the caps? I mean should they be placed near the source, receiver, > middle of the transmission line? > How much difference does it make in the opening of the eye? > The signals are differential CML running at 3.0Gbps > > Thanks, > Nikhil > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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