My apologies for the many questions. Hopefully, someone on this list
is gracious enough to entertain my naive questions.
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I am a student interested in the process of PCB layout and the design
of high-speed interfaces. I am interested in learning what techniques
were used in the Balloon board PCB design to ensure the proper
operation of high speed (>=100Mhz) interfaces to RAM and FLASH. I
know what the textbooks say about these matters, but I'm interested
in hearing from people that have actually successfully designed
around these issues.
Is it enough to just connect the right pins, if the given trace
lengths are short enough? Or maybe there are certain simple design
rules that can be followed?
Was the PCB simulated using some sort of transmission line model to
determine the effectiveness of the high speed lines?
How important is trace width in controlling capacitance and impedance?
Thanks.
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Cina Hazegh, Graduate Student
University of California, Irvine -- Arts, Computation and Engineering
chazegh@uci.edu |
http://cinahazegh.com
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