A method and arrangement for minimizing skew
CA 2243975 A1 · Owner: Lindstrom, Bengt · Inventors: Steijer, Odd; Lindstrom, Bengt; Moll, Hans-Christer
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At a signal transmission rate of 1 Gb/s the "bit time" is 1 ns. This , corresponds to a bit length in an optical fibre of 0.2 m. In view of the fact that skew shall not exceed one-tenth of a bit length this means that length , differences between different conductors in a transmission line may not exceed 2 cm. With the intention of minimizing the skew that would thus otherwise occur in a transmission line, the transmission line (1) and its conductors (2) have been joined three and three to form a ribbon cable or flat cable where the length difference (5) between different conductors (2) in the transmission line does not exceed 2 cm. By providing transmission lines such as rolled-up , …
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- Filed January 17, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 17, 2017.
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