Hi, Both are OK. There will not be any difference in SI analysis. Option one is easy for layout engineer to Fan-out the BGA which is frequently used. Regards Karthik -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Stein Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:11 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Differential BGA Breakout With a uniform breakout of a 1mm BGA, one often sees a pattern such as: O O balls \ \ x x vias ---/ / --------/ diff pair (forgive the crude ascii drawings!) Is there any significant issue to using a pattern like this at 10 Gbps? x /| ____/_| O O ~~~~~ | / | / x Excuse the lack of scale in these drawings, but in both cases the vias are the same distance apart. Assume proper return vias and other factors are the same. If any asymmetry is introduced, it would seem to be no worse than meanders for length matching and other short length discontinuities. Thanks, Gary Stein Network Instruments ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu