Chapter 6. PCB Design for Signal Integrity
Desirable electrical characteristics of a circuit and its PCB include low noise, low distortion, low cross talk, and low radiated emissions, to name a few. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the issues that cause PCB performance problems and how to route the PCB to minimize them and maximize signal integrity.
Circuit Design Issues Not Related to PCB Layout
Circuit design constraints are primarily the responsibility of the circuit design engineer and will not be covered in detail here, but some of the issues will be mentioned briefly since the symptoms of poor circuit design can be confused with PCB design problems.
Noise
Noise generally refers to any signal that interferes with or degrades a signal ...
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