Interesting discussion. Thanks. > If there is anything to learn here, it is to take SI and packaging > issues seriously in your component selection. Don't just let the > system architect or board manager dictate what chip to use simply > because it cost a few buck less or have this feature extra. Ask > questions, look into data, review their package to make sure it also > make sense in SI first. Assert yourself in the selection process. If > you think there is not enough signal to ground pin ratio, raise you > hand and ask why. .... Suppose I'm a system/board level designer. Aside from counting ground pins, is there anything in the data sheet that will tell me how good a chip will be in this context? What should I ask the vendor to discover if they have done a good job in this area? Count the bypass caps on the demo board? -- The suespammers.org mail server is located in California. So are all my other mailboxes. Please do not send unsolicited bulk e-mail or unsolicited commercial e-mail to my suespammers.org address or any of my other addresses. These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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