What kind of manufacturing process necks traces down going into corners? Lee W. Ritchey Speeding Edge P. O. Box 2194 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 Phone- 707-568-3983 FAX- 707-568-3504 I just used the energy it took to be angry to write some blues. Count Basie > [Original Message] > From: Jean Audet <jaudet@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 8/30/2004 10:19:33 AM > Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] Re: 90 degree bend > > > > > > OOPS.... you are rigth for PCB traces where the lines are wide.. the > over-etching should not be a problem..... BUT From a module perspective, > where the line width can be at 20um wide, the a 90 degree bend may reduce > the substrate yield because you may neck down the line width into the > corner and consequently does not meet the design spec. Also from a > reliability point of view, this neck down will be a weak point. > > > > > > Jean Audet > Electrical Analysis > World Wide Packaging & Test > IBM Burlington > Tel: 802-769-0835, tie line: 446-0835 > Tel: 450-534-6317, tie line: 552-6317 > E-mail: jaudet@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > "Lee Ritchey" > <leeritchey@earth To: "Andrew Ingraham" <a.ingraham@xxxxxxxx>, si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > link.net> cc: > Sent by: Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 90 degree bend > si-list-bounce@fr > eelists.org > > > 08/30/2004 12:40 > PM > Please respond to > leeritchey > > > > > > This is another of those statements that are not true and should not be > repeated. Where did this one start? > > I use right angle bends in every signal, or rather, I allow them, even 2.4 > GB/S. > > How long will it take to get the misinformation purged from our profession? > > Lee W. Ritchey > Speeding Edge > P. O. Box 2194 > Glen Ellen, CA 95442 > Phone- 707-568-3983 > FAX- 707-568-3504 > > I just used the energy it took to be angry to write some blues. > Count Basie > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Andrew Ingraham <a.ingraham@xxxxxxxx> > > To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 8/30/2004 9:13:51 AM > > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 90 degree bend > > > > The other problem is that right-angle bends tend to concentrate etchant > and > > may result in over-etching the trace a bit in the corner. Presumably it > can > > lead to a break in the trace. > > > > For most of us, that's the reason why we don't use right-angle corners. > The > > electrical effects become noticeable if you're doing multi-GHz boards. > > > > Regards, > > Andy > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from si-list: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > > > For help: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > > > List technical documents are available at: > > http://www.si-list.org > > > > List archives are viewable at: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > or at our remote archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu