Focusing on a combination of digital and analog circuit theory, this comprehensive volume will help engineers who work with digital systems, shorten their product development cycles, and fix their latest high-speed design problems. Features Covers signal reflection, crosstalk, and noise problems that occur in high-speed digtal machines (above 10 megahertz). lncludes checklists that ask the questions an experienced designer would about a new system. Offers useful formulas for inductance, capacitance, resistance, rise time, and Q. Explains the trade-offs between signal cross talk, mechanical fabrication of tolerances, and trace routing density. Presents a methodology for determining how many layrs will be required to route a printed circuit board. Contents Fundamentals High-Speed Properties of Logic Gates Measurement Techniques Transmission Lines Ground Planes and Layer Stacking Terminations Vias Power Systems Connectors Ribbon Cables Clock Distribution Clock Oscillators Points to Remember Calculation of Rise Time MathCad Formulas