{"id":21322,"date":"2024-11-28T12:17:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zuken.com\/en\/?p=21322"},"modified":"2024-11-28T16:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:15:49","slug":"stack-up-design-and-impedance-control-for-high-speed-pcbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zuken.com\/en\/blog\/stack-up-design-and-impedance-control-for-high-speed-pcbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Stack-Up Design and Impedance Control for High-Speed PCBs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Design Tools for PCB Optimization\u00a0Help Balance Conflicting Requirements<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is obvious that most, if not all the above aspects and requirments are quite conflicting and need a balanced trade-off. 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