sarajlija83
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Hi all,
I am trying to do a N-way (N between 8 and 12) resistive splitter that will work up to 4 to 5 GHz. I have the math worked out and it works perfectly in a schematic simulation. However, when I do a momentum simulation and include the PCB trace length I get very bad performance. I am doing half of the connectors on the top layer and the other half of the bottom layer of the pcb. The top and bottom inputs are connected with vias. I have the 50 ohm trace width calculated, so that is probably not the problem. I believe the main problem is the point where all the inputs come together.
Does anybody have experience with this that they can share or can anyone point me to a resource on a resistive splitter layout.
Thanks.
I am trying to do a N-way (N between 8 and 12) resistive splitter that will work up to 4 to 5 GHz. I have the math worked out and it works perfectly in a schematic simulation. However, when I do a momentum simulation and include the PCB trace length I get very bad performance. I am doing half of the connectors on the top layer and the other half of the bottom layer of the pcb. The top and bottom inputs are connected with vias. I have the 50 ohm trace width calculated, so that is probably not the problem. I believe the main problem is the point where all the inputs come together.
Does anybody have experience with this that they can share or can anyone point me to a resource on a resistive splitter layout.
Thanks.