Sunil, See this paper by Jeff Loyer on diff. pair: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/files/Technical%20Documents/ regards Dave -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of sunil-chandra.kasanyal@xxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:46 AM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Common Mode and Differential Termination Dear all, To terminate common mode and differential signals in differential traces, following termination scheme is used: --------------- Rs A --------| |---------- /\/\/\/----o GND --------------- \Rdiff/2 / Driver | /Rdiff/2 --------------- \ Rs --------| |----------/\/\/\/----o GND --------------- B Transmission line has odd mode impedance Zo and even mode impedance Ze. Then for exact termination: Ze = Rs Zo = (Rdiff/2) || Rs If I place a capacitor in series with each Rs, and second terminal of capacitor to the ground ( this is like the ac termination for even mode signals), above relations of Zo and Ze still holds or not?? Why?? If I choose the values of Rs and Rdiff/2 such that: Zo = Rs Ze = Rdiff/2 Does it well terminate the common mode and differential signals ? Thanks and Regards, Sunil C Kasanyal ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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 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