Interactive Material Tool

Pick the Laminate That Closes the Link

Material choice on a high-speed board is a loss budget, not a brand. Tell us the interface and the channel reach, and this picks the laminate class that typically closes the link at the lowest cost.

  • 01High-Tg FR-4 — lowest material cost
  • 02Mid-loss laminate
  • 03Low-loss (Megtron-class)
  • 04Ultra-low-loss laminate

High-Speed Laminate Selector

Tell us the interface and channel reach — this picks the laminate class that typically closes the link at the lowest cost.

Guidance is based on typical insertion-loss budgets for each interface and representative laminate Dk/Df ranges from manufacturer datasheets. The right grade for your board depends on exact length, layer count, and connector loss — we confirm it by modelling the channel during DFM. Megtron is a Panasonic product family; equivalent low-loss grades from other makers apply.