Hi Allen, Do u have a url where I can directly go to the paper. Thanks, Rahul. --- Michael Allen <mallen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Alexis, > The odd mode impedance should be approximately > equal to half of > the differential impedance and the even mode should > be as high as > possible. TDA systems has a very good paper on the > subject. > > Mike Allen > Principal Engineer, Signal Integrity > TeraConnect, Inc > Nashua, NH > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alexis LESTRA [SMTP:alestra@xxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 11:58 AM > > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [SI-LIST] Even/Odd mode impedance > >=20 > >=20 > > Dear all, > >=20 > > I am new in the field of signal integrity and > would like to submit a=20 > > basic problem. I am currently designing a > backplane for differential=20 > > signals at 2.5 Gbit/s. The receiver is > differential, with 100 Ohm=20 > > termination. For coupled transmission lines, which > characteristic=20 > > impedance should match 50 Ohm, the even-mode > impedance or the > > even-mode=20 > > impedance ? After reading some documentation on > the topic, I am=20 > > confused. On one hand, I read that differential > signals propagate in=20 > > odd-mode since coupled transmission lines are > driven with equel=20 > > magnitude and 180=B0 out of phase ("High-speed > Digital System = > Design",=20 > > S.H. Hall, G.W. Hall, J.A. McCall, p.53) . On the > other hand, I read=20 > > that since differential signals are launched from > silicon devices, > > the=20 > > gates that driver these signals are both > referenced to ground,=20 > > resulting in even-mode coupling =20 > > (http://www.amp.com/simulation/files/papers/98060A > 5.pdf p.19). > > Can anyone help me to clarify this point. > >=20 > > Thanks in advance. > >=20 > > Alexis > >=20 > > Alexis Lestra > > Tachys Technologies > > Les Algorithmes, Batiment Aristote A > > 2000, route des Lucioles > > F-06901 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex > >=20 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from si-list: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' > in the Subject field > > For help: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the > Subject field > >=20 > > List archives are viewable at: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list=20 > > Old list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > =20 > >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the > Subject field > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > Old list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu