Terminating transmission lines: Option2

• Terminate the line into a Thevenin equivalent load

  • Termination as good as option1
  • Advantages
    • Can distribute gates along line
    • Smaller peak output current than option1
    • Smaller driver transients than option1
  • Disadvantages
    • Same total power as option1
    • Need to set DC bias at logic threshold

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