Leo, Ok, so your problem is: the higher the impedance, the higher the losses, and you're talking about test coupons. Maybe I misinterpret the problem. If you have test coupons, and you see higher losses for higher impedance, then this might simply be the result of narrower traces. I just calculated roughly for a 100Ohm differential pair in low loss material 5-5-5 routing I end up with approximately 0.02dB/inch change at 4GHz when the impedance spans from 90-110 Ohm. So depending on your settings I think 0.05dB/inch could be true. BR Gert ---------------------------------------- Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Espelkamp; Registergericht: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRA 5596; persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: HARTING Electronics Management GmbH; Sitz der Komplementär-GmbH: Espelkamp; Registergericht der Komplementär-GmbH: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr. der Komplementär-GmbH: HRB 8808; Geschäftsführer: Edgar-Peter Duening, Torsten Ratzmann, Dr. Alexander Rost -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: liufeng1@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:liufeng1@xxxxxxxxxxx] Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Juli 2012 02:28 An: Havermann, Gert; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: ??: [SI-LIST] Re: how can impedance effect insertion loss Hello Gert: Thank you for your explanation, but I think my impedance always meet the tolerance +/-10% from the spec. And between -10% spec and +10% spec the insertion loss gets proportional with the increasing impedance. The largest loss difference can be 0.05dB/inch. Should I say there's nothing wrong with the result? Best regards! 刘丰 Leo ________________________________ -----邮件原件----- 发件人: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 代表 Havermann, Gert 发送时间: 2012年7月12日 21:13 收件人: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 主题: [SI-LIST] Re: how can impedance effect insertion loss Hi Leo, No simulation error, losses increase with impedance mismatch. If the impedance at any point of the traces isn't matched, this mismatch will cause reflections. The reflected energy is taken from the initial signal, hence every mismatch causes losses. A completely mismatched trace will have small reflections all along the trace, thus it will have more Insertion loss. BR Gert ---------------------------------------- Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Espelkamp; Registergericht: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRA 5596; persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: HARTING Electronics Management GmbH; Sitz der Komplementär-GmbH: Espelkamp; Registergericht der Komplementär-GmbH: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr. der Komplementär-GmbH: HRB 8808; Geschäftsführer: Edgar-Peter Duening, Torsten Ratzmann, Dr. Alexander Rost -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von liufeng1@xxxxxxxxxxx Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. Juli 2012 13:01 An: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: [SI-LIST] how can impedance effect insertion loss Hello guys: Would anyone of you can help me with how impedance effect insertion loss? I have some troubles in simulating insertion loss on test coupons. It seems the higher the impedance is the larger the insertion loss becomes. The frequency is 4GHz. Do you have the problem either? Best regards! 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