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Design Guide 9
About This Document 1
1.1 Reference Documentation
For the latest revision and documentation number, contact your Intel representative.
1.2 Terminology and Definitions
Table 1. Reference Documents
Document Intel Document Number or Source
Intel
®
Artisea PCI-X to Serial ATA Controller Developer’s Manual 273603
Intel
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Artisea PCI-X to Serial ATA Controller Datasheet 273595
Intel
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Packaging Databook 240800
Printed Circuit Board (PCB)Test Methodology User’s Guide,
Revision 1.6
298179
http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/
applnots/298179.htm
Terminating Differential Signals on PCBs, by Steve Kaufer and
Kelee Crisafulli. Printed Circuit Design Magazine, March 1999
http://www.pcdmag.com
Table 2. Terminology and Definition (Sheet 1 of 3)
Term Definition
Stripline
Stripline in a PCB is composed of the
conductor inserted in a dielectric with GND
planes to the top and bottom.
NOTE: An easy way to distinguish stripline
from microstrip is that you need to
strip away layers of the board to view
the trace on stripline.
Microstrip
Microstrip in a PCB is composed of the
conductor on the top layer above the
dielectric with a ground plane below
Prepreg
Material used for the lamination process of manufacturing PCBs. It consists of a layer of
epoxy material that is placed between two cores. This layer melts into epoxy when heated
and forms around adjacent traces.
Core
Material used for the lamination process of manufacturing PCBs. This material is two sided
laminate with copper on each side. The core is an internal layer that is etched.