Actually, the answer is no. Zdiff = 2*Zo(1 - k) Zcommon = .5 * Zo(1 + k) where k is a factor related to the coupling between the traces (and whose limits are between 0 and 1.0). Single-ended impedance and common mode impedance of a differential pair have different meanings. Doug Brooks At 06:48 AM 11/21/2006, you wrote: >Hello All, > One basic question on differential pair trace > impedance. Is it possible that a differential pair with 100 ohm > differential impedance will have 50 ohm common mode impedance? Are > the single-ended and common mode impedances of a differential pair > has the same meaning? >Thanks and advance, >shekh > > > >__________________________________________________________ >Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new >http://in.answers.yahoo.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 FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > >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 > ____________________________________________________________________________- Check out UltraCAD's differential impedance and skin effect calculators at http://www.ultracad.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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org 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