gEEk spEEk – ERL Part 2: Practical Use of URL to Optimize Interconnect/BOR Design

In ERL Part 1, Samtec Distinguished Engineer Rich Mellitz discussed the foundations of Effective Return Loss (ERL as a metric for full link analysis. In Part 2, Samtec Strategic Technologist Scott McMorrow will discuss a practical usage of ERL in the analysis and optimization of via and connector Breakout Regions (BOR). ERL will be used as a valuable tool in the rapid and unambiguous selection of the best design for a given data rate out of multiple design iterations.