Are you placing your TX/ RX pair next to each other. Then just keep 3x or 2x..if you layT X TX ,RX RX, use 6 coupled line model from ADS and simulate. NEXT,FEXT limit is there in PCIE spec. Regards bala On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Mohanty, Sarada <Sarada.Mohanty@xxxxxxx>wrote: > Gert/Muhamed, > > Thanks .Currently I am using 12 layer with trace width and spacing 4.50 / > 6.50 mil in Stripline , 4.25 / 5.75 in microstrip > I believe 18mil spacing in stripline and 12.75 in microstrip line between > differential pair would be fine. > > Regards, > Sarada > > -----Original Message----- > From: Havermann, Gert [mailto:Gert.Havermann@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 5:19 PM > To: Muhamed.Semic@xxxxxxxxxx; Mohanty, Sarada; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: AW: PCIe Spacing between Tx or Rx Diff pair. > > Muhammed, the tracewidth is already dependent on the stack up, multiples > of trace width are a very good rule of thumb. > > Sarada, > For striplines 5x tw is usually no meaningful crosstalk. At 4x tw the > coupling is higher but still ok with PCIe in most cases. > For tighter coupling you would have to do simulations to find out if you > meet the performance. > > BR > Gert > > > ---------------------------------------- > Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH, Marienwerderstraße 3, D-32339 > Espelkamp; Registergericht: Amtsgericht Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRB > 8808; Vertretungsberechtige Geschäftsführer: Dipl.-Kfm. Edgar-Peter Düning, > Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Ratzmann > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Im Auftrag von Muhamed Semic > Gesendet: Freitag, 22. Februar 2013 12:38 > An: Sarada.Mohanty@xxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: [SI-LIST] Re: PCIe Spacing between Tx or Rx Diff pair. > > It is all depends on the stack-up, diff. pair track/gap spacing and length > they run in parallel to each other on the layout. > > Regards, > M. Semic > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Mohanty, Sarada > Sent: 22 February 2013 11:32 > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] PCIe Spacing between Tx or Rx Diff pair. > > Hi All, > Could anyone tell me what the spacing we need maintain between diff > pairs(TX & RX) for PCIe2 Gen 2. > > As per below snapshot, it will be 4x the trace width .If my understanding > is wrong ,please correct me. > > [cid:image002.jpg@01CE111E.4F804320] > > Regards, > Sarada > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > 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 forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > 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 forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > -- bala ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu