DW1000 PCB Design - RF Transmission Line Length

@mciholas

Hi,

sorry to bring this topic up again but an additional question came to my mind.

The official DW1000 data sheet recommends to implement the “middle” RF transmission lines as 50 ohm singled ended traces as shown below:

However, if I look at the following picture below, it is looks like the middle traces are not really implemented. It looks more like they do not really exist and the capacitor pads just go directly into the balun pads.

Are there any suggestions or experiences on this topic ? For example, what is better

1.) to implement the middle traces properly as 50 Ohm single ended or

2.) make them just as short as possible and let the capacitor pads directly go into the balun pad without caring about the width.