A Designer's Survival Guide to High Speed Signal Integrity Design - Appendix A: Design for Speed

Circuit boards are not transparent when clock frequencies are above about 50 MHz. If you don’t pay attention in the design you may end up with problems like reflection noise, cross talk, ground bounce, power supply ripple and EMI. If you have high speed serial links, your eyes may be closed.

The way to eliminate these problems in your next product is to design them out right at the beginning. This definitive guide will walk you through the most important design guidelines to keep in mind when designing printed circuit boards. Follow these design guidelines and increase the success of your next high speed digital product.