Length Tuning | PCB Design Basics Tutorial

How do you calculate the length limit you’ll need for differential pairs in your PCB Design rules? Previously, this topic came up in response to our video on Differential Pairs (link below). Today, Tech Consultant Zach Peterson uses Altium Designer to show you exactly what you’ll need to know.

0:00 Intro
0:43 Creating the Board
2:44 The Propagation Constant Value
3:55 Finding the Length Value
8:42 Applying the Differential Impedance Rule

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👉 Differential Pair Length Matching: Best Practices for Signal Integrity: https://resources.altium.com/p/differential-pair-length-matching-best-practices-signal-integrity?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt-sponsor&utm_content=altium-academy

👉 Length Matching for High-speed Signals: Trombone, Accordion, and Sawtooth Tuning: https://resources.altium.com/p/length-matching-high-speed-signals-trombone-accordion-and-sawtooth-tuning?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt-sponsor&utm_content=altium-academy

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