Title: A computer-aided design tool for the analysis of electrical-connector transmission lines

Authors: Wei-chen Lee, Sedig S. Agili

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan, Republic of China. ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA 17057-4898, USA

Abstract: This paper presents the calculation of the differential impedance, the velocity of propagation, and the worst-case near-end crosstalk coefficient of the cross sections of transmission lines by using a computer-aided design tool. The cross sections embedded in this tool are commonly seen in electrical connector design, but not in printed circuit board design due to their different fabrication processes. Several designs are studied and the important results are presented. Some charts that illustrate the relationship between the electrical parameters and the geometries of the transmission lines are shown, which allow the designers to perform a quick initial design.

Keywords: differential impedance; propagation velocity; crosstalk coefficient; electrical connectors; transmission lines; computer-aided design; CAD.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2009.023613

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 2009 Vol.34 No.2, pp.83 - 92

Published online: 03 Mar 2009 *

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