[Balloon] Re: Questions about PCB layout issues

Thanks for the reply. I have not read that material. Having only
started getting my hands dirty with PCB design a short time ago, I
have much to learn. The whole EMC/EMI issue fascinates me, as does
the design of high speed buses. So much information I've been hearing
from people borders on conjecture, its good to hear from people that
seem to know what they're talking about.

-- Cina Hazegh

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Cina Hazegh, Graduate Student
University of California, Irvine -- Arts, Computation and Engineering
chazegh@uci.edu | http://cinahazegh.com


On Apr 9, 2006, at 4:01 AM, balloon-request@balloonboard.org wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:51:51 +0200
> From: juergen.messerer@freesurf.ch
> Subject: AW: [Balloon] Questions about PCB layout issues
> To: "Cina Hazegh" <chazegh@flashmob.com>, balloon@balloonboard.org
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> Hi Cina,
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> Have you read the following stuff?
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> http://alternatezone.com/electronics/files/PCBDesignTutorialRevA.pdf
> http://www.fordemc.com/docs/download/EMC%20Design%20Guide%20for%
> 20PCB.pdf
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> Various Documents and arcticles can be found here:
> http://www.hottconsultants.com/
> http.//www.ultracad.com
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> I would suggest the following books:
> PCB Design for Real-World EMI Control (Bruce R. Archambeault)
> Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMC Compliance : A
> Handbook for
> Designers (Mark I. Montrose)
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> When you have read those articles/books then you will know which
> topics
> are importend and which not.
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> Best regards
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> Juergen
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>> -- Originalnachricht --
>> To: balloon@balloonboard.org
>> From: Cina Hazegh <chazegh@flashmob.com>
>> Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:29:45 -0700
>> Subject: [Balloon] Questions about PCB layout issues
>>
>>
>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
>> ___________________________________________________
>> Cina Hazegh, Graduate Student
>> University of California, Irvine -- Arts, Computation and
>> Engineering
>> chazegh@uci.edu | http://cinahazegh.com
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