The TDR measurement data you got is for the "round trip". The signal actually travels twice the trace length. ________________________________________ From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Mani Ganesan [signal.integrity2@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 2:27 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Propagation speed of a stripline trace in PCB Hi All can you anyone confirm me whether the propagation speed of a stripline trace in PCB is correct? propagation speed (stripline) = 11.8/sqrt(epslon_r) inches/ns epslon_r = relative dielectric permittivity. So for my rogers 4350 material i am having DK = 3.66 speed = 6.16 in/ns my trace length os 2.47 inches. so the signla propogation time = 400 ps. But my TDR measurement data both simulated and measured is showing around 800 pico seconds. Please see the attached plot. Can anyone let me know what is the reason on that. Thank You SI ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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