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What is crosstalk

Short answer

Crosstalk is the unwanted coupling of a signal from an aggressor trace to a neighboring victim trace through mutual capacitance and inductance, inducing noise.

What is crosstalk?

Crosstalk is the unwanted coupling of a signal from one trace or wire (aggressor) to a neighbouring trace or wire (victim) through mutual capacitance and mutual inductance, causing noise on the victim.

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