Select a configuration: Microstrip Trace | Embedded Microstrip Trace | Stripline Trace | Dual Stripline Trace |
| | Geometric Parameter Definitions W: | | trace width | T: | trace thickness | H (/H1) | height of trace or dielectric above return plane | C: | distance between the differential stripline pair | er: | relative permittivity of the dielectric |
Electrical Parameter Definitions Zo: | | characteristic impedance | Zc: | effective characteristic impedance including the capacitance of distributed loads | Tpd: | propagation delay | Lo: | inductance per unit length | Co: | capacitance per unit length |
Acknowledgements: The source for formulas used in this calculator (except where otherwise noted) is the Design Guide for Electronic Packaging Utilizing High-Speed Techniques (4th Working Draft, IPC-2251, February 2001. THESE FORMULAS ARE APPROXIMATIONS! They should not be used when a high degree of accuracy is required. This transmission line calculator was based on a concept developed by Douglas Brooks of UltraCAD Design, Inc. |