Couldn't agree more. Look at almost any applications note for examples of this. Lee > [Original Message] > From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: V S <for_si2003@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 5/13/2010 6:29:27 AM > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: AC series capacitor position in high speed differentialsignals > > One of the problems with the WWW is that there is lots of information > out there to be had for free. Unfortunately, a lot of it is only > conditionally true, or just plain wrong. That blog article is a good > example of the latter. Just because somebody writes something doesn't > make it true. > > Steve. > V S wrote: > > I will hope that this article will help > > > > http://referencedesigner.com/blog/ac-cap-placement-on-lvds-and-differential- signals/609/ > > > > > > --- On Wed, 5/12/10, Istvan Novak <istvan.novak@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> From: Istvan Novak <istvan.novak@xxxxxxx> > >> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: AC series capacitor position in high speed differential signals > >> To: "Lee Ritchey" <leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Cc: "fei xue" <harrison_cls@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 10:55 PM > >> Lee, > >> > >> As it was pointed out in earlier threads, location does > >> make a > >> difference unless reflections are > >> negligibly small. Assuming linearity, when we move > >> components around, > >> reciprocity prevails, > >> but voltage transfer function from source to load will > >> change, which in > >> turn impacts eye > >> parameters. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Istvan Novak > >> Oracle-America > >> > >> > >> Lee Ritchey wrote: > >> > >>> This has been answered before on this forum. > >>> > >> Since the circuits are > >> > >>> linear, it does not matter from a signal integrity > >>> > >> point of view. > >> > >>> Lee > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> [Original Message] > >>>> From: fei xue <harrison_cls@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>> To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>> Date: 5/12/2010 11:35:49 AM > >>>> Subject: [SI-LIST] AC series capacitor position in > >>>> > >> high speed > >> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> differential signals > >>> > >>> > >>>> Hello all, > >>>> We often can get different guideline of placing > >>>> > >> capacitor position when > >> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> placing AC series capacitor on high speed differential > >>> > >> signals, like PCIe, > >> > >>> SAS or LVDS signals. sometimes we followed the > >>> > >> guideline to put capacitors > >> > >>> near driver, sometimes near multi-connection > >>> > >> connectors or sometimes put it > >> > >>> near receivers. > >>> > >>> > >>>> Could anybody tell me what is the consideration of > >>>> > >> capacitor placing > >> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> position? 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