Learning Signal Integrity and High Speed PCB Design

[adnan012]

hi

I want to learn and design professional High Speed PCB Boards for FPGA etc. I have a work experience on Orcad 16 Layout 16 and have designed RF Power Amplifier PCB's up-to 2GHz using ADS.

What are the leaning steps involved and which tool is required (Altium, PCB Editor etc)? Do i need to follow any book on Signal Integrity?
Regards

 

[marce]

Howard Johnson:
http://www.sigcon.com/
Eric Bogatin:
http://www.bethesignal.com/bogatin/
Look for links on the various high speed busses and interfaces, DDR memory, GHz Ethernet, PCIe bus etc. these will provide a host of relevant information and more links.
Also look up Signal Integrity...

 

[adnan012]

Do Impedance matching in rf circuits differ from high speed digital circuits?

 

[marce]

Nope....
characteristic impedance is characteristic impedance....