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Yes, the rule of thumb for low frequency square wave clocks (a few GHz or less) is that your trace, routing, and connectors should all support up to the 5th har
by Junk_Collector 7y ago
Yes, the rule of thumb for low frequency square wave clocks (a few GHz or less) is that your trace, routing, and connectors should all support up to the 5th harmonic, or 5 times the clock frequency. At higher frequencies the 5th harmonic is to high to realistically achieve, and you start to see reliance on sine wave clocks or heavy use of equalization to remove clock distortion from the trace. This applies for digital buses as well. If anyone is curious about how traces impact data throughput, I highly recommend they look up eye diagrams.