Differential Pairs - PCB Design Basics - Phil’s Lab #83

Differential pair PCB design basics, covering differential signalling benefits, references, impedance control, inter- and intra-pair matching, and termination. ***Advanced Hardware Design Course Survey*** Rick Hartley video: [SUPPORT] Free trial of Altium Designer: Patreon: Mixed-signal hardware design course: [GIT] [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Altium Designer Free Trial 00:43 Rick Hartley Diff Pair Video 01:05 Single-Ended vs Differential Signalling 03:25 Differential Signalling Benefits 03:58 Twisted Pair Diff Pair 04:58 PCB Diff Pair 07:00 Impedance and Coupling 09:55 Impedance Calculation Examples (Altium Designer) 12:55 SE and DIFF Impedance to Trace Width and Spacing 14:16 Matching (Inter- and Intra-Pair) 16:18 Matching Example (Altium Designer) 18:10 Termination 21:29 Outro