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Sonnet User's Guide - Sonnet Software

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<strong>Sonnet</strong> User’s <strong>Guide</strong><br />

contains a reference plane, then the first calibration length is the same length as<br />

the reference plane and the second length is double the first. If no reference plane<br />

exists, <strong>Sonnet</strong> chooses one for you.<br />

If you are having trouble with de-embedding, you may want to change this calibration<br />

length using the following sections as a guide. If you are using reference<br />

planes, you can simply change your reference plane length, and the calibration<br />

lengths will change accordingly. If you are not using reference planes, then you<br />

can set the calibration length using Circuit ⇒ Ref. Plane/ Cal Length. This allows<br />

you to set the first calibration length. The second is always twice as long as the<br />

first.<br />

Defining Reference Planes<br />

<strong>Sonnet</strong> places very few restrictions on the reference planes which may be defined<br />

for a given circuit. This is done intentionally so as to provide maximum flexibility<br />

for all users.<br />

However, there are some basic guidelines concerning reference planes that should<br />

almost always be followed. These guidelines are discussed below.<br />

De-embedding Without Reference Planes<br />

De-embedding does not require reference planes. Reference planes are optional<br />

for all box-wall, co-calibrated, and auto-grounded ports. If you do not specify a<br />

reference plane for a particular port in the project editor, em will assume a zerolength<br />

reference plane for that port. This means that de-embedding will remove<br />

the discontinuity associated with that particular port, but will not shift the reference<br />

plane for it.<br />

As discussed in the next section, em may generate bad de-embedded results if you<br />

attempt to remove a very short (but greater than zero) reference plane. However,<br />

if you de-embed without a reference plane, em will not attempt to remove any<br />

length of transmission line at all. As a result, de-embedding without a reference<br />

plane does not lead to any error. Therefore, we recommend that you de-embed<br />

without reference planes rather than specify very short, non-zero, reference plane<br />

lengths.<br />

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