can experience an issue some call "switching into an unfinished edge", = which can create discontinuities in the output waveforms of some = simulators. The right answer is probably to speed up the buffer, but in = the mean time, I have 3 choices to weigh. 1) I can just leave the VT = curves longer than the stimulus would normally dictate and let the = simulator deal with it, 2) I could clip off the trailing edge of the VT = curves, in which case they would not reach actual steady state level, or = 3) I can scale the VT curve's slope in order to fit the window. I guess = I'm weighing 1 vs 3. I know scaling the VT will distort the model, which = isn't good, but it is deterministic. The first option maintains the = correctness of the model, but is less deterministic to my way of = thinking, becasue I don't know how it effects various simulators. I'd be = curious if anyone has been in this situation and done any type of = analysis of the relative impact of either approach on simulation = accuracy, or how various simulators react to the unfinished edge = phenomenon. This is probably a philosophical rat hole, but I was hoping = someone might have a piece of insight I had not thought of, or a = workaround I had not considered. =20 Brian P. Moran Signal Integrity Engineer Intel Corporation brian.p.moran@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Helleman [mailto:aaron.helleman@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 2:25 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Measuring Crosstalk What's the standard way to measure crosstalk in the lab? We have experimentally determined that there is crosstalk on our PCB due to traces being too close together for an xDSL system on the analog side. We want to characterize the amount of crosstalk between two 'bad' ports vs. two 'good' ports to determine if our respin will work properly in simulation. The frequency band of interest is between DC and 1100 KHz, which seems like it should not be succeptable to crosstalk very much, but we have experimentally determined that if we re-route the tracks of interest using rework wire we can make the crosstalk go away. Hi All Optimal Corp. has several openings for SI-related software development and sales. Please visit www.optimalcorp.com if you are interested. Patrick ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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