[SI-LIST] Re: FW: DC-blocking transmission-line

  • From: Scott McMorrow <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gkorony@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:45:21 -0400

george

By definition the impedance of a capacitor is 1/(j * omega * C).  It is 
not constant.  The best you can do is to adjust C to place the 
capacitance within the range you need, over the bandwidth you desire.

Scott

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George Korony wrote:
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> It is interesting that a pure theoretical question put to the board design
> community prompts unexpected answers. Indeed we do have a patent on this,
> and if the patent was issued inadvertently, it is a problem that will be
> solved on a case-by case basis.
> My question is about the "loosely" and "strongly" coupled differential
> pairs, and if their nature will interact with the device under
> discussion...and how?
> Basically we have two capacitors in the same body with controlled coupling
> between them and we try to figure out what characteristic impedance fits
> better the needs, or what other things may matter.
> George
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