Dear Gert, there is a direct connection between a good SI practice and a good EMC-PCB design. Just to make an easy example, it is simple to see that the reduction of ripple on a fast signal ( using approppriate termination load) will produce a reduction of the field radiated by the net. In general good SI practive is the first step (not the only one) towards a good EMC design. Giancarlo ________________________________ Da: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx per conto di Havermann, Gert Inviato: ven 19/09/2008 11.15 A: Mustafa Özgür TUTUM; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Oggetto: [SI-LIST] AW: 8 layer stackup recommandation Mustafa, Is it correct that your first stackup has two signal layers between Power and GND? Does that mean your routing broadside coupled? If not, I think you will have a very hard time routing that to be sure that your GND-return paths are all correct. Even with broadside coupling you need to be very careful when using the Power plane as GND-return path. I recommend the second stackup to avoid hidden errors in your design. I've never seen a reliable relationship between good SI- and good EMC- PCB designs. You can have both, but you can not rely on getting good EMC performance just by careful selecting Stackup and routing. A good Stack and routing does at least assure that your high speed lines will be resistant to EM. BR Gert -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Espelkamp; Registergericht: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRA 5596; persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: HARTING Electronics Management GmbH; Sitz der Komplementär-GmbH: Espelkamp; Registergericht der Komplementär-GmbH: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr. der Komplementär-GmbH: HRB 8808; Geschäftsführer: Torsten Ratzmann -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Mustafa Özgür TUTUM Gesendet: Freitag, 19. September 2008 10:52 An: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: [SI-LIST] 8 layer stackup recommandation Dear all, I have 2 questions 1) We are planning to use 8 layer PCB for high speed circuit having max 1.5GHz clock frequency. Which stackup do you recommend? First Stackup: Signal Ground Signal Signal (includes a few power islands) Power (includes ground island for 4th layers' high speed signals' return path) Signal Ground Signal OR Second Stackup: Signal Ground Signal Ground Power Signal Ground Signal Second choice seems good but very hard for routing, Do you think it worths to try second choice? Which is the best stack up for 8 layer PCB for good Signal integrity and EMC performance? 2) Can we say that if any stackup is the best for Signal Integrtiy, it is also the best for EMC? or reverse? Thanks for your interest Regards Mustafa ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.net <http://www.si-list.net/> 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net <http://www.si-list.net/> 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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