High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic

Focused on the field of knowledge lying between digital and analog circuit theory, this new text will help engineers working with digital systems shorten their product development cycles and help fix their latest design problems. The scope of the material covered includes signal reflection, crosstalk, and noise problems which occur in high speed digital machines (above 10 megahertz). This volume will be of practical use to digital logic designers, staff and senior communications scientists, and all those interested in digital design.

Focusing on a combination of digital and analog circuit theory, this comprehensive volume will help engineers who work with digital systems, shorten their product development cycles, and fix their latest high-speed design problems.

• Covers signal reflection, crosstalk, and noise problems that occur in high-speed digtal machines (above 10 megahertz).
• lncludes checklists that ask the questions an experienced designer would about a new system.
• Offers useful formulas for inductance, capacitance, resistance, rise time, and Q.
• Explains the trade-offs between signal cross talk, mechanical fabrication of tolerances, and trace routing density.
• Presents a methodology for determining how many layrs will be required to route a printed circuit board.

This thorough and informative classic simply refuses to age. Intended for digital designers, it details analog circuit principles relevant to high-speed digital design.

Cover......Page 2 Contents......Page 3 Preface......Page 7 Ch1: Fundamentals......Page 11 Ch2: High-speed properties of logic gates......Page 47 Ch3: Measurement techniques......Page 92 Ch4: Tx lines......Page 141 Ch5: Ground planes & layer stacking......Page 197 Ch6: Terminations......Page 230 Ch7: Vias......Page 256 Ch8: Power systems......Page 270 Ch9: Connectors......Page 301 Ch10: Ribbon cables......Page 328 Ch11: Clock distribution......Page 345 Ch12: Clock oscillators......Page 370 Refs......Page 387 A: Points to remember......Page 390 B: Calc of risetime......Page 400 C: Mathcad......Page 409 Index......Page 440 end......Page 447 This best-selling book focuses on the field of knowledge lying between digital and analog circuit theory. The book helps to short cut the learning curve involved in mastering the art of digital design.