> [Original Message] > From: Edi Fraiman <EdiFraiman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <npatel@xxxxxxxxxx>; <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 9/24/2007 12:08:12 PM > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: AC Coupled Signals > > Hi, > > I think that AC cap location is does not matter. You should be more > aware that capacitance body might change the characteristic impedance of > your transmission line. In this case you should adjust transmission line > width. > Actually is best described by Dr. Howard Johnson's "Potholes" analogy.=20 > > > Edi > > > ---Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of npatel@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 12:51 PM > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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=20 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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: =20 > //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 > =20 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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