Impact of Non-Perfect Reference Plane on Multi-Gigabit Transmission

What is it about?

This paper analyzes the impact of non-perfect reference plane on the integrity of microstrip differential signals at multi-Gigabit transmission on printed circuit board (PCB).The effects of non-perfect reference contributed by signal crossing over split plane such as impedance discontinuity and crosstalk are investigated by performing analysis in 2 phases.

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Why is it important?

The work that studied the impact of the width and the amount of gaps due to crossing of split planes being experienced on the signal integrity was performed by other researchers. Meanwhile, this paper focus on the impact of length and depth of the gap on signal integrity. These research papers serve as reference guide for high speed PCB layout design.

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