Brian's book is a good collection but there are a lot of errors in the equations. I have a twelve page errata sheet he put together. If I can find the electronic original, will send it to Ray to post. I always check the original source before I use any the of the equations. Dan Dan Swanson EMAIL: d.swanson@xxxxxxxx Forem USA PHONE: 978-834-4085 37 South Hunt Road FAX: 978-388-7077 Amesbury, MA 01913 > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Grasso [mailto:cgrassosprint1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 1:14 AM > To: johnlipsius@xxxxxxxxx; si-list > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [SI-LIST]: Design a shielded differential line > > > > I have to ask this.. > > I noticed that Wadells book is referenced. How > many people have actually USED the equations > in the book ?? For example for the equation > for the shielded broadside coupled pair, > he uses k,K and K prime. In defining k he > has the unknown on the LHS of the equation. > If anyone knows how to decipher the equation > can they please let me know? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of john lipsius > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:10 PM > To: si-list > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [SI-LIST]: Design a shielded differential line > > > > > > 1. I would use a field solver, like Apsim RLGC or Ansoft. > 2. I would not use broadside, as you show. I would use edge-coupled, > instead, due > to manufacturing problems (difficult to maintain the > geometry, therefore > the Z). > 3. Reference: "Transmission Line Design Handbook", Brian > Wadell. See > sec. 4.6. > 4. A shielded pair would have contiguous reference copper around all 4 > sides. Your diagram doesn't show this. > 5. Not sure why you specify "minimum capacitance between the > differential > line > and the ground" since that's fairly well set by your > choice of FR4 and > W, > unless you're doing something exotic like minimizing > electrical length > or > maximizing phase velocity, which aren't of concern, I > believe, in normal > digital interconnect. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PRIEUR, Olivier" <Olivier.PRIEUR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "si-list" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:15 AM > Subject: [SI-LIST] [SI-LIST]: Design a shielded differential line > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > I want to design a shielded differential line in a PCB. > > Nominal characteristic impedance of the differential line > is 70 to 85 ohms > > The recherched struture is > > ______________ GND > > ___ h1 > > ___ h > > ______________ h1 GND > > I have the added constraints: > > minimum width W of trace is .216 mm > > thickness h, h1 of dielectric is 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 > > substrate dielectric constant about 4.7 (FR4) > > I look for h, h1 and W. > > I want a minimum capacitance between the differential line > and the ground. > > Do you know a formula, an article about this topic? > > > > Best regards, > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Olivier PRIEUR > > e-mail: olivier.prieur @astrium-space.com > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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