I do ground fills on inner layers for some of the reasons already mentioned. I wonder how concerned should I be about the signal impedance variation this results in. e.g. in a 6 layer stackup S-P-S-S-P-S where the inner signal layers are ground flooded, there will be effectively 3 scenarios: P-S-S-P, P-S-P-P, and P-S-x-P (where x is no copper). Of course I will try to have the signals orthogonal in the case of P-S-S-P to reduce crosstalk, but every time a signal transitions between the cases there will be an impedance change. When is this worth being concerned about? ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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