Week9, Lecture1: High-speed design

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Table of Contents

High-speed design 
What is high-speed design? 
Abstractions in digital design 
Definition of “high speed” 
When wire isn’t... 
Ringing and reflections 
Transmission-line model 
Some definitions 
Microstrip: Wire over a plane 
Stripline: Wire sandwiched between planes 
Loading a line 
When is a wire a wire? 
What if we violate the limit? 
Terminating transmission lines: Option1 
Terminating transmission lines: Option2 
Terminating transmission lines: Option3 
Driving multiple loads using option3 
Terminating transmission lines: Option4 
Issues 
A more conservative rule 
Back of the envelope calculations 
Ground planes 
Tips for high-speed design 
Tips for high-speed design (con’t)
Author: Chris Diorio 

Email: diorio@cs.washington.edu 

Home Page: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/467/99au/