Ray, Critical parameter is the risetime of your signal. This free critical length calculator should help http://www.polarinstruments.com/support/cits/SP103.zip Plus this application note: http://www.polarinstruments.com/support/cits/Critical_length.pdf For other related notes please look here: http://www.polarinstruments.com/support/cits/cits_index.html Kind regards Martyn Gaudion www.polarinstruments.com At 15:38 15/05/2005, you wrote: >Hello all, > I am designing a high speed board. The signal rate between two >components is 622Mbps, according to the datasheet, i have to use >microstrip lines whose characteristic impedance is 50Omh. If i put the >two components very close and connect the signal line as short as >possible, can i avoid using microstrip lines? i think this frequency >is not so high that microstirp lines have to be used. Can any one give >any comments and ideas? Thank you a lot! > >--=20 >Best Regards, >Ray Jiang >------------------------------------------------------------------ >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 FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > >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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org 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