PCB BGA gigabit tranceivers
PCB BGA gigabit tranceivers
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Is anyone using pcb design to incorporate two boards with gigabit transceivers, like a motherboard and a daughterboard?
I would like to design a system that allows gigabit tranceivers from pcb to pcb without component connections in between the boards. I am thinking of a BGA to implement it. Is there any technical literature out that would accelerate my design? I have made a preliminary search but have not yet stumbled across anything.
Thank you for your consideration.
Cy Drollinger
I would like to design a system that allows gigabit tranceivers from pcb to pcb without component connections in between the boards. I am thinking of a BGA to implement it. Is there any technical literature out that would accelerate my design? I have made a preliminary search but have not yet stumbled across anything.
Thank you for your consideration.
Cy Drollinger





RE: PCB BGA gigabit tranceivers
Otherwise, based on your post, my first suggestion would be to look at fiber optic drivers/receivers. Agilent makes some very good ones. Fiber optic will give you tremendous isolation between the devices, will be virtually noise immune and is very easy to drive and receive with standard digital logic.
RE: PCB BGA gigabit tranceivers
BGA implies something that requires high density, but no vibration or temperature extremes. Even then, BGA does not have the apparent density implied by the BGA spacing constraints, since the actual wiring needs to get to the components on their respective boards. Also, since BGAs are low profile, this implies a proximity of the boards that often cannot be supported by the other components you need to place on the boards.
You might want to consider the connector types used in cell phones. I've taken apart a Razr, and most of the connectors are extremely low profile, reasonable density, yet robust against a moderately rough handling environment.
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