For 4-level signals (e.g., PAM4), the baud rate is half the bit rate as two bits are transmitted per unit interval (UI).īandwidth is generally used by electronics designers of all stripes to refer to one or more of the following: This is pretty simple for a 2-level (binary) bitstream (e.g., NRZ), the baud rate is equal to the bit rate. Data rate may also be written in baud rate (e.g., the number of symbols per second), which allows us to differentiate between binary and multilevel signaling schemes (see below). Bandwidthĭata rate is exactly what it sounds like: the number of bits transmitted through a channel or by a component per unit of time. These same ideas around signal integrity metrics are reflected in the recent USB 4.0 standard and will become more important in newer high speed signaling standards.
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With the difference between data rate vs bandwidth being murky, how does it relate back to your PCB design? We’ll look at this deeper in this article so that we can see how to define signal integrity metrics for ultra-high speed channels.
In PCB design and circuit design, bandwidth sometimes has a clear distinction that has nothing to do with data rate, and sometimes it refers to some quality of the signal and its interaction with a receiver. The word “bandwidth” is now misused to the point where it has unintentionally taken on a somewhat related meaning from ADC design. Data rate and bandwidth are sometimes used interchangeably, thanks largely to advertising firms and the media, who turned an important technical term from analog circuit design into a buzzword.
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