High-Speed Digital System Design

clarkkevin

This book covers the practical and theoretical aspects necessary to design modern highspeed
digital systems at the platform level. The book walks the reader through every
required concept, from basic transmission line theory to digital timing analysis, high-speed
measurement techniques, as well as many other topics. In doing so, a unique balance
between theory and practical applications is achieved that will allow the reader not only to
understand the nature of the problem, but also provide practical guidance to the solution.
The level of theoretical understanding is such that the reader will be equipped to see beyond
the immediate practical application and solve problems not contained within these pages.
Much of the information in this book has not been needed in past digital designs but is
absolutely necessary today. Most of the information covered here is not covered in standard
college curricula, at least not in its focus on digital design, which is arguably one of the most
significant industries in electrical engineering.
The focus of this book is on the design of robust high-volume, high-speed digital products
such as computer systems, with particular attention paid to computer busses. However, the
theory presented is applicable to any high-speed digital system. All of the techniques
covered in this book have been applied in industry to actual digital products that have been
successfully produced and sold in high volume.
Practicing engineers and graduate and undergraduate students who have completed basic
electromagnetic or microwave design classes are equipped to fully comprehend the theory
presented in this book. At a practical level, however, basic circuit theory is all the
background required to apply the formulas in this book.