Hi Kedar, Just check out http://www.ultracad.com/tech.htm -> Maintaining clean power. ...Ismail -----Original Message----- From: Kedar P. Apte [mailto:kedar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:11 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Decoupling Capacitors Hello Gurus Is it advisable to connect a powerpin of any chip directly to a plane with a via and place its decap near to it and connect that also to the plane directly through a via means via to the power plane is separate for decap and a power pin but there placement is close enough I know it may be a silly Question but I want to clarify it Thanks in advance for any kind of guidance Kedar ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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