Patrick, you can run digital signals as you please on opposite sides of the return plane. Due to skin effect, the plane shields the two signal layers from each other very effectively. Steve. At 11:56 AM 4/1/2004 -0800, Patrick Jabbaz wrote: >All, >I have a Board stack-up that currently has a reference plane in the >middle,=20 >Between two signal Layers > >L3 Int-sig1 Hor >L4 Plane >L5 Int-Sig2 Hor > >I normally would run adjacent signal layers at 90 degrees from each >other, not in this case. >Let's assume that I have signals running horizontal left to right on Int >Signal layer 3 >I also have signals running horizontal (left to right) on Int Signal >layer 5 >The signal traces lined up perfectly over each other. >With that in mind, my question is the following >Would the return currents cause cross-talk? Or would the return current >be=20 >Riding only on the top and bottom surface of the reference plane without > >Interacting with one another? > >Inkra Networks >Patrick Jabbaz CID >Sr Board Layout Eng. >40971 Encyclopedia Circle=20 >Fremont, CA 94538 >Work (510) 249-4835 >Mobile (408) 621-6533 >patrick@xxxxxxxxx > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >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 FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl > >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 > Steve Weir Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 2926 SE Yamhill St. Portland, OR 97214 (503) 239-5536 http://www.teraspeed.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Teraspeed(SM) is the service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl 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