Recent electronic system has extra high clock frequencies over GHz. This leads to high transmission speed on the printed circuit-board.
In this situation, the system being designed without knowing the high-frequency phenomena, may cause malfunction. In this
lecture, signal integrity for high-speed digital designs are discussed. Especially, signal reflection and loss, crosstalk
mechanism, and impedance matching techniques by using Smith Chart are discussed in detail.
High-speed systems being designed without knowing high-frequency phenomena may cause serious malfunction. So, high-speed system
designers should have knowledge of techniques to prevent signal waveform deterioration at high frequencies.
- Students who acquired the credit can explain characteristic impedance of transmission line and impedance matching techniques.
- Students who acquired the credit can explain signal reflection and crosstalknoise in the transmission line, and also explain the mathematical analysis method.
- Students who acquired the credit can explain signal power loss at high frequencies, and also explain electromagnetic wave generation due to return current.
- Students who acquired the credit can design impedance matching circuit by using Smith Chart, and also explain S-parameter and a circuit frequency response.
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fundamentals of CMOS circuit. : MOS transistor basics. : CMOS circuit basics. |
Review CMOS circuit. | 150minutes |
| 2. | CMOS driver circuit and distributed constant circuit. : Current drivability of CMOS circuit. : Output waveform of CMOS circuit. : Circuit simulation model. : Boundary between distributed constant line and lumped constant line. |
Review distributed constant circuit. | 150minutes |
| 3. | Characteristic impedance of distributed constant circuit. : Examples of distributed constant circuit. : Equivalent circuit of distributed constant circuit. : Measurement method of characteristic impedance. |
Review distributed constant circuit. | 150minutes |
| 4. | Signal reflection and impedance matching technique. : Phenomenon of signal reflection. : Signal reflection at transmitting end. : Signal reflection at branch point. : Multiple reflection in transmission line. : Prevention of signal reflection by using impedance matching technique. |
Review signal reflection phenomena in distributed constant circuit. | 150minutes |
| 5. | Crosstalk noise. : Crosstalk definition and classfication. : Crosstalk mechanism. : Analysis of crosstalk noise in transmission line. : Main factor of causing crosstalk noise. |
Prepare for crosstalk mechanism in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 6. | Power supply noise reduction techniques. : CMOS circuits acting as noise source. : Simultaneous switching noise. : Power supply and ground bounce. : Decoupling capacitor |
Prepare for decoupling capacitor in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 7. | Mid-term summary and exam. | review all the items learned. | 430minutes |
| 8. | Differential signal transmission circuit. : Pros and cons of using differential signaling compared with that of single-ended signaling. : High-speed differential interfaces. : Theory of differential signaling. : Differential signal termination techniques. |
Prepare for differential signaling theory in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 9. | Signal power loss at high frequency. : Origin of signal power loss. : Conductor-loss and dielectric-loss. : Skin-effect. : Dielectric loss tangent. |
Prepare for signal power loss in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 10. | S-parameter (Scattering parameter). : Nessesity of S-parameter. : Definition of S-parameter. : return loss (reflectance loss). : permeability coefficient and insersion loss. |
Prepare for S-parameter in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 11. | Smith Chart. : What is Smith Chart? : What can be done by using Smith Chart. : Impedance matching techniques by using Smith Chart. |
Prepare for Smith Chart in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 12. | Frequency response of a circuit : Frequency response of transmission line and circuit. : Inter-symbol interference (ISI) and eye-pattern. : Deterioration of a signal waveform due to ISI. : Circuit techniques to prevent the deterioration. : Linear time-invariant systems. : Frequency response of pulse. |
Prepare for Linear time-invariant systems in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 13. | Eectromagnetic wave generation and its interference. : EMC (Electro-magnetic compatibility) and EMI (Electro-magnetic Interference) : Measurement techniques of Electromagnetic wave : Visualization technique of of near electromagnetic field strength. : Electromagnetic wave generation due to return current. |
Prepare for return current in the file distributed beforehand. | 150minutes |
| 14. | Overall summary and term-exam. | Review all items in this course. | 430minutes |
| Total. | - | - | 2660minutes |
| report-1 | mid-term exam | report-2 | term-exam | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5% | 20% | 5% | 20% | 50% |
| 2. | 5% | 20% | 5% | 20% | 50% |
| 3. | 0% | ||||
| 4. | 0% | ||||
| Total. | 10% | 40% | 10% | 40% | - |
The grade will be evaluated by midterm-exam (40%), term-exam (40%), and homework report (20%). To acquire a credit, total
score more than 60 is needed.
You may use an electronic-calculator during the exam.
60% evaluation criteria: Students can describe the appropriate formulas in the exam.
You may use an electronic-calculator during the exam.
60% evaluation criteria: Students can describe the appropriate formulas in the exam.
It is desirable that all the courses of "Electric Circuits", "Electronic Circuits", and " Mathematics for Electrical and Electronic
Engineering" have been acquired.
- 12:30PM-13:10PM, Tuesday.
Please visit room #10I32 in Toyosu campus.
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
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