Today’s digital signal processing uses higher clock frequencies and shorter signal transition times. PCB tracks must be considered transmission lines with regulated impedance, reducing any errors or signal loss within the circuit boards. The dimensions, materials, and configurations of the PCB control impedance.
Controlled impedance is one of the fundamental aspects of modern electronics. It is pivotal in PCB design, ensuring reliable and efficient signal transmission across electronic devices. The increasing complexity and speed of electronic circuits create a need for controlled impedance, and this design is not just a matter of technical precision—controlled impedance matching is a must for achieving consistent signal performance and minimizing signal distortion. Proper impedance matching ensures that every signal propagates with minimal loss, reflections, or interference, which allows these electronic devices to function properly.
Aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, and consumer electronics all require controlled impedance. It is vital for enhancing signal quality and reducing signal degradation, ultimately enabling reliable and seamless operation of various electronic systems. Think of controlled impedance as the linchpin that holds the intricate web of high-speed data communication together, ensuring that signals arrive where they should be on time.
Candor uses Polars CITS500s Controlled Impedance Test System, with this system Candor is able to determine the characteristic impedance of traces to ensure products meet customer standards. Candor can reach up to 2% tolerance of impedance controlled traces thanks to Panel Plating and Continuous Foil Lamination.
Candor uses a panel plating process that gives uniform plating across all boards which is needed for uniform signal propagation, keeping impedance tolarances withing required levels.
To get a smooth and consistent dielectric layer Candor uses continuous foil lamination with induction heating to maintain temperature across B-Stage pre-pregs. This results in a consistent dielectric layer thickness, allowing for uniform signal propagation with minimal track impedance variation.
Impedance Control should be considered when dealing with high speed/frequency digital and analog circuits. Designers specify these types of PCBs whenever the edge speeds of digital signals are faster than 1ns, or analog signals climb above 300MHz.
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Impedance control is the process of matching PCB locations and trace dimensions with the unique properties of the substrate material. This ensures that the strength of the traveling signal is within the required range. As device switching speeds increase, engineers are confronted with signal integrity problems—this means that most devices will face SI issues eventually.
PCB traces cannot be treated as a simple point-to-point connection. Engineers now consider traces to be transmission lines, and impedance matching is necessary to lessen and hopefully eliminate the impact on signal integrity. Good design practices and innovative approaches lessen signal integrity issues, mitigating problems and creating more stable PCBs.
Controlled impedance isn’t just a matter of technical precision—it’s necessary for achieving consistent signal performance and reducing signal integrity issues. This fundamental aspect of modern PCB design is pivotal in ensuring efficient signal transmission and reliability, reducing interference, preventing loss and reflections, and allowing technologies and electronic devices to function as intended.
Aerospace, telecommunications, automotive, and consumer electronics all benefit from improved impedance control, which is vital for enhancing signal quality and reducing signal degradation. Constantly improving the capabilities of impedance control improves PCB design as a whole, ensuring that products are faster, safer, and more reliable.
We have established that impedance control is essential to signal integrity in PCBs, especially for high-frequency usage. Many high-frequency applications such as computers, phones, digital and analog telecommunications, tablets, video game consoles, and more have extremely complex designs that require controlled impedance to protect data from damage and provide a clear signal.
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