Hi, I think we can use stitching capacitor concept here for providing return current path. The Signal will use the adjacent planes as reference planes regardless of their potential. What all we have to do is; create a system which allows continuous current path for all case of buffer switching. The drivers of your signal traces use a certain voltage for power. So, if their signal traces induce a return current on one or more reference planes, You need that return current to return to the voltage pin of your driver. Example: If you are using drivers which operate on 3.3V, and you induce return currents On a ground plane, a 3.3V plane, and a 2.5V plane, you need to have a return Path connection between 3.3V and ground, 2.5V and ground, and 3.3V and 2.5V. This would mean stitching the two planes with several small caps, and Placing decoupling caps from 3.3V to ground at both ends of the system, and Decoupling caps from 2.5V to ground and/or 2.5V to 3.3V. The 2.5V to 3.3V stitching capacitor should be places as close as possible to the Signal, where it is crossing the plane. I would suggest using more than one capacitor to stitch the planes, because Signals sharing a return current path (a capacitor) will have greater Crosstalk. Please correct me if I am wrong Best Regards Bhaskara Reddy "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant" _____ From: sreekanth namboothiri [mailto:nsreekanth@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 2:37 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: avula.bhaskara@xxxxxxxxx Subject: SPLIT POWER PLANE Hello Gurus, I have a power splitt in my design which is unavoidable,and due to some routing constraints some signals are crossing over the split in another layer. Is there any solution for such sistuations? I rembr , earlier i had almost same issues with GND splits and we managed it with tying up both the GNDs with 0 ohm resistors. What can be done ,in the case of power split? Sreekanth -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ 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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ 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