High-Speed Circuit Board Signal Integrity, Second Edition

by Stephen C Thierauf (Author)

This thoroughly updated leading-edge circuit design resource offers the knowledge needed to quickly pinpoint transmission problems that can compromise the entire circuit design. This new edition demonstrates how to apply EM theory to solve signal integrity problems with a practical application-oriented approach. Discussing both design and debug issues at gigabit per second data rates, the book serves as a practical reference for projects involving high-speed serial signaling on printed wiring boards.

Step-by-step, this book goes from reviewing the essentials of linear circuit theory, to examining practical issues of pulse propagation along lossless and lossy transmission lines. It provides detailed guidelines for crosstalk, attenuation, power supply decoupling, and layer stackup tradeoffs (including pad/antipad tradeoffs). Other key topics include the construction of etched conductors, analysis of return paths and split planes, microstrip and stripline characteristics, and SMT capacitors. Filled with on-the-job-proven examples, this hands-on reference is the book that engineers can turn to time and again to design out and troubleshoot circuit signal loss and impedance problems

Review
Stephen C. Thierauf's High-Speed Circuit Board Signal Integrity appears in its second updated edition to completely overhaul information and update chapters on the latest circuit designs. EM theory and transmission line challenges involved in these designs receive a thorough investigation, with real-world examples and math calculations packing a survey of basic concepts. Engineers involved in troubleshooting circuit signal loss and other kinds of signal current flow issues will find this resource a powerful key to understanding and improving circuit board signals. –Midwest Book Review- James Cox, Editor-In-Chief

About the Author
Stephen C. Thierauf is a signal integrity design engineer at Thierauf Design and Consulting. Previously he was a seniormember of the technical staff at Digital Equipment Corporation and Compaq Computer Corporation, and seniorconsulting hardware engineer at Infiniswitch Corporation. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology fromWentworth Institute of Technology



Feel free to contact me for book requests when possible, informations or feedbacks. Also, those who support me: You're the real MVPs.