It's hard to say where the AC cap should be placed ,so you'd better do a simulation if you have device models . I'm in doubt that why you use the AC coupling manner since the driver and the receiver are both LVDS level. ________________________________ From: Sam Pete <cygnul@xxxxxxxxx> To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, October 22, 2009 7:22:17 AM Subject: [SI-LIST] AC cap placement on Clocks Hi All, I have a situation like this: LVDS Driver, ac cap, LVDS receiver (internal term) 156MHz clock. |>-----------------||----------------|> |>-----------------||----------------|> What is the optimum place to put coupling cap when the clock is ac-coupled. Should it be close to driver or should it be close to receiver. From my understanding, the discontinuity should not be visible to the electrical length of the signal. Having said that, ac cap should be as close as possible to Driver. please share your thoughts. Thanks Sam ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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