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Andy Burkhardt <[log in to unmask]>
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Try IPC-D-317A, IEC 326-3 or IPC-2141.

Best regards,

Andy

>Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:11:42 +0100
>To: "Polar Instruments, Inc." <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Gwen Merchant <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: FOR INFO ONLY Fwd: Re: [TN] More Controlled Impedance
>>Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1998 09:49:07 -0700
>>Reply-To: "TechNet E-Mail Forum." <[log in to unmask]>,
>>        [log in to unmask]
>>Sender: TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: [TN] More Controlled Impedance
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>The engineer should have some general idea of how he or she wants the
stackup
>>configured with respect to ground and power planes, and signal layers. Those
>>considerations are important for shielding, propagation delay, etc. The
>>engineer should also know what impedances and tolerances are needed on each
>>signal layer.
>>
>>I would suggest then preparing a sketch or table of the proposed stackup and
>>impedances and giving it to one or more of the potential pcb fabrication
shops.
>>They will be able to determine the detailed stackup in terms of core
>>thicknesses and prepregs as well as trace widths that should be used. Of
>>course, different shops will provide slightly different answers; but, you
>>should be able to either determine a good compromise or just specify the
>>impedances to the chosen fabricator and let them be responsible for
hitting the
>>target impedance.
>>
>>An example stackup table to provide the pcb fabricator could look like:
>>
>>Layer 1 signal 80 ohms
>>Layer 2 GND
>>Layer 3 signal 65 ohms
>>Layer 4 signal 65 ohms
>>Layer 5 GND
>>Layer 6 Vcc
>>Layer 7 signal 65 ohms
>>Layer 8 signal 65 ohms
>>Layer 9 GND
>>Layer 10 Signal 80 ohms
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Denis Mori
>>Hewlett-Packard Company
>>NPSD
>>Roseville, CA
>>_______________________________________________________________________
>>I am currently testing a new e-mail client called Outlook.
>>If present, please disregard the "winmail.dat" attachment.

>>_______________________________________________________________________
At 09:17 AM 21/08/98 +0100, you wrote:
>>Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:13:04 +0100
>>To: "Polar Instruments, Inc." <[log in to unmask]>
>>From: Gwen Merchant <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: FOR INFO ONLY Fwd: Re: [TN] More Controlled Impedance
>>>Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:31:53 -0400
>>>Reply-To: "TechNet E-Mail Forum." <[log in to unmask]>,
>>>        "McGlaughlin, Jeffrey A" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sender: TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
>>>From: "McGlaughlin, Jeffrey A" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Subject: Re: [TN] More Controlled Impedance
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>Cameron -
>>>
>>>Things you need to know going in to a controlled impedance circuit board
>>>include:
>>>
>>>1.)     The effective frequency of the signals to be impedance matched.
>>>Don't try control impedance on a global basis the head and heart aches
>>>aren't worth it.  The effective frequency can be calculated as F in Hz
>>>=0.35/Signal rise time in nsec.
>>>2.)     The target impedance for the lines in question.  For FR4 the
>>>practical range is around 30-100 ohms anything outside that range will
>>>require a material change.
>>>3.)     The relative Permittivity(sp?) of the substrate being used. For FR4
>>>it will be between 3.8 and 4.5 depending on Frequency.
>>>4.)     Layer stack-up. This is critical in controlled impedance.
>>>5.)     Critical Length for the controlled impedance lines.
>>>Calculate as Critical Length in inches = [(Trise * Speed of
>>>light(inches/sec))/sqrt (Er)]/2.
>>>
>>>Don't be surprised, however if the engineer gets a puzzled look when you
ask
>>>for the rise time, and is a long time getting back to you with it.
>>>
>>>This is where the real fun of PCB design starts >:->
>>>
>>>Jeffrey A. McGlaughlin
>>>Printed Circuit Board Designer
>>>Battelle Memorial Institute
>>>Columbus Ohio
>>>
>>>        -----Original Message-----
>>>        From:   [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>>>        Sent:   Thursday, August 20, 1998 10:35 AM
>>>        To:     [log in to unmask]
>>>        Subject:        [TN] More Controlled Impedance
>>>
>>>          Thanks to those who responded to my previous question about
trying
>>>to find some information about how to design a board with controlled
>>>impedance.  Unfortuneatly, I still haven't been able to find any
information
>>>on the topic.
>>>        I now have an engineer who wants me to design his board with some
>>>controlled impedance. Can anyone tell me what questions I should ask him,
>>>and give me some design considerations that I should pay attention to.
>>>        Thanks,
>>>
>>>        Cameron
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Best regards

Andy Burkhardt <[log in to unmask]>
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