SNAA377 December   2025 LMK05318 , LMK05318B , LMK5B12204 , LMK5B12212 , LMK5B33216 , LMK5B33414 , LMK5C22212A , LMK5C23208A , LMK5C33216 , LMK5C33216A , LMK5C33414A

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2.   Trademarks
3.   Abstract
4. 1Introduction
5. 2General Termination Guidelines
   1. 2.1 Identify the Driver and Receiver Requirements
   2. 2.2 Determine the Coupling Type
      1. 2.2.1 DC-Coupled Signal
      2. 2.2.2 AC-Coupled Signal
6. 3Differential
   1. 3.1 Setting the Common-Mode Voltage (Thevenin Termination)
   2. 3.2 LVPECL
      1. 3.2.1 DC-Coupled LVPECL
      2. 3.2.2 AC-Coupled LVPECL
   3. 3.3 LVDS
      1. 3.3.1 DC-Coupled LVDS
      2. 3.3.2 AC-Coupled LVDS
   4. 3.4 HSDS
      1. 3.4.1 DC-Coupled HSDS
      2. 3.4.2 AC-Coupled HSDS
   5. 3.5 HCSL
      1. 3.5.1 DC-Coupled HCSL
      2. 3.5.2 AC-Coupled HCSL
   6. 3.6 LP-HCSL
      1. 3.6.1 DC-Coupled LP-HCSL
      2. 3.6.2 AC-Coupled LP-HCSL
7. 4Single-Ended
   1. 4.1 LVCMOS
      1. 4.1.1 DC-Coupled LVCMOS (Series Termination)
      2. 4.1.2 AC-Coupled LVCMOS (Series Termination)
   2. 4.2 Differential P or N
      1. 4.2.1 DC-Coupled Differential P or N
8. 5Summary
9. 6References

Termination Guidelines for Differential and Single-Ended Signals