PCB is also known as printed circuit board, which can realize the line connection and function realization between electronic components, and is also an important part of power circuit design. Today, we will introduce the high-frequency PCB circuit wiring skills in PCB design.

　　High-frequency PCB circuits are often highly integrated and have high wiring density. The use of multi-layer boards is necessary for wiring and is also an effective means to reduce interference. In the PCB Layout stage, the reasonable selection of the size of a printed circuit board with a certain number of layers can make full use of the middle layer to set up the shield, better achieve the nearest grounding, and effectively reduce the parasitic inductance and shorten the transmission length of the signal. At the same time, it can also greatly reduce the cross interference of the signal, etc. All these methods are beneficial to the reliability of high-frequency PCB circuits. When the same material is used, the noise of a four-layer board is 20dB lower than that of a double-layer board. However, there is also a problem. The higher the number of PCB half layers, the more complex the manufacturing process and the higher the unit cost. This requires that when performing PCB Layout, in addition to selecting a PCB board with a suitable number of layers, it is also necessary to carry out reasonable component layout planning and use correct wiring rules to complete the design.

　　1. The less the lead layer alternation between the pins of high-frequency PCB circuit components, the better

　　The so-called “the fewer the inter-layer alternation of leads, the better” means that the fewer vias used in the component connection process, the better. A via can bring about 0.5pF of distributed capacitance. Reducing the number of vias can significantly increase speed and reduce the possibility of data errors.

　　2. The shorter the leads between the pins of high-frequency PCB circuit components, the better

　　The radiation intensity of the signal is proportional to the length of the signal line. The longer the high-frequency signal lead is, the easier it is to couple to components close to it. Therefore, for high-frequency signal lines such as clock signals, crystal oscillators, DDR data, LVDS lines, USB lines, HDMI lines, etc., the lines are required to be as short as possible.

　　3. The fewer bends in the leads between the pins of high-speed electronic devices, the better

　　It is best to use all-straight lines for the leads of high-frequency PCB circuit wiring. If a turn is required, a 45-degree fold line or an arc turn can be used. This requirement is only used to improve the adhesion strength of the copper foil in low-frequency circuits, but in high-frequency PCB circuits, meeting this requirement can reduce the external emission of high-frequency signals and mutual coupling.

　　4. Pay attention to the “crosstalk” introduced by the close parallel routing of signal lines

　　When wiring high-frequency PCB circuits, attention should be paid to the “crosstalk” introduced by the close parallel routing of signal lines. Crosstalk refers to the coupling phenomenon between signal lines that are not directly connected. Since high-frequency signals are transmitted along the transmission line in the form of electromagnetic waves, the signal line will act as an antenna, and the energy of the electromagnetic field will be emitted around the transmission line. The unwanted noise signal generated by the mutual coupling of the electromagnetic field between signals is called crosstalk. The parameters of the PCB board layer, the spacing of the signal lines, the electrical characteristics of the driving end and the receiving end, and the termination method of the signal line all have a certain impact on crosstalk. Therefore, in order to reduce the crosstalk of high-frequency signals, the following points should be achieved as much as possible during wiring:

　　Under the condition that the wiring space allows, inserting a ground wire or ground plane between two lines with severe crosstalk can play an isolating role and reduce crosstalk; when the space around the signal line itself has a time-varying electromagnetic field, if parallel distribution cannot be avoided, a large area of ​​”ground” can be arranged on the opposite side of the parallel signal line to greatly reduce interference; under the premise of wiring space permitting, increase the spacing between adjacent signal lines, reduce the parallel length of the signal line, and the clock line should be perpendicular to the key signal line as much as possible instead of parallel; if parallel routing in the same layer is almost unavoidable, the routing directions in two adjacent layers must be perpendicular to each other; in digital circuits, the usual clock signals are signals with fast edge changes, and the external crosstalk is large. Therefore, in the design, the clock line should be surrounded by a ground wire and more ground wire holes should be drilled to reduce the distributed capacitance, thereby reducing crosstalk; for high-frequency signal clocks, try to use low-voltage differential clock signals and grounding methods, and pay attention to the integrity of the grounding holes; do not leave the idle input terminal hanging, but connect it to the ground or power supply (the power supply is also the ground in the high-frequency signal loop), because the hanging line may be equivalent to the transmitting antenna, and grounding can suppress the transmission. Practice has shown that this method of eliminating crosstalk can sometimes be effective immediately.

　　5. Isolate the ground wire of high-frequency digital signals from the ground wire of analog signals

　　When analog ground wires, digital ground wires, etc. are connected to the common ground wire, they should be connected with high-frequency choke beads or directly isolated and connected at a suitable location. The ground potential of the ground wire of high-frequency digital signals is generally inconsistent, and there is often a certain voltage difference between the two. Moreover, the ground wire of high-frequency digital signals often carries a very rich harmonic component of high-frequency signals. When the digital signal ground wire and the analog signal ground wire are directly connected, the harmonics of the high-frequency signal will interfere with the analog signal through ground wire coupling. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the ground wire of high-frequency digital signals and the ground wire of analog signals must be isolated. They can be connected at a suitable location with a single point, or by using high-frequency choke beads.

　　6. Add high-frequency decoupling capacitors to the power pins of the integrated circuit

　　A high-frequency decoupling capacitor is added near the power pin of each integrated circuit block. Adding a high-frequency decoupling capacitor to the power pin can effectively suppress the interference caused by high-frequency harmonics on the power pin.

　　7. Avoid loops formed by routing

　　Various types of high-frequency signal routing should avoid forming loops as much as possible. If it cannot be avoided, the loop area should be as small as possible.

　　8. Good signal impedance matching must be ensured

　　During the signal transmission process, when the impedance does not match, the signal will be reflected in the transmission channel. The reflection will cause the synthesized signal to overshoot, causing the signal to fluctuate near the logic threshold.

　　The fundamental way to eliminate reflection is to make the impedance of the transmission signal well matched. Since the greater the difference between the load impedance and the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, the greater the reflection, the characteristic impedance of the signal transmission line should be equal to the load impedance as much as possible. At the same time, it should be noted that the transmission line on the PCB should not have sudden changes or corners, and the impedance of each point of the transmission line should be kept continuous as much as possible, otherwise reflections will also occur between the sections of the transmission line. This requires that the following wiring rules must be followed when performing high-speed PCB wiring: LVDS wiring rules. LVDS signal differential routing is required, with a line width of 7mil and a line spacing of 6mil. The purpose is to control the impedance of the HDMI differential signal pair to 100+-15% ohms; USB wiring rules. USB signal differential routing is required, with a line width of 10mil, a line spacing of 6mil, and a ground line and signal line spacing of 6mil; HDMI wiring rules. HDMI signal differential routing is required, with a line width of 10mil, a line spacing of 6mil, and the spacing between each two HDMI differential signal pairs exceeds 20mil; DDR wiring rules. DDR1 routing requires that signals should not pass through vias as much as possible, signal lines should be of equal width, and lines should be equidistant from each other. Routing must meet the 2W principle to reduce crosstalk between signals. For DDR2 and above high-speed devices, high-frequency data routing is also required to be of equal length to ensure impedance matching of the signal.

　　High-frequency PCB maintains the integrity of signal transmission and prevents the “ground bounce phenomenon” caused by ground line segmentation.

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