EMC-PSTC'ers and SI-LIST'ers, We've had some interesting discussions recently about: * Designing power distribution systems for printed circuit boards (PCB's). * The current-carrying capability of traces and vias. In 1999-2000 I researched and developed design guidelines on these topics for my previous employer, a major printer manufacturer. We tested many of these guidelines on my X820e controller card, which won a 3rd place in Mentor Graphics' 2002 PCB Technology Leadership Awards ( http://www.mentor.com/press_releases/mar02/pcb_awards_pr.html ) I've continued to research these and various other aspects of robust electronic design, and would like to share two up-to-date bibliographies with you: * POWER DISTRIBUTION ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS- Bibliography, at http://www.dbicorporation.com/pwr-bib.htm * AMPACITY (CURRENT-CARRYING CAPACITY) OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCB's)- Bibliography, at http://www.dbicorporation.com/amp-bib.htm Quite a few of these documents can be downloaded from the Internet, in which case I've included their universal resource locators (URL's) in the citations. If you know of a pertinent document that I've missed, please E-mail me, and I will add it to the list. Thanks! John Barnes dBi Corporation http://www.dbicorporation.com/ jrbarnes@xxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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