Similar scenarios have been discussed in this forum - I think you'll find quite a bit of info. in the archives. The subject fields were: "Impact of gap on stripline" "Current return path" "Reference Plane" Jeff Loyer -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fabrizio Zanella Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:31 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Signals crossing power plane split I have a few nets which are routed on a dual stripline layer, on a multilayer board, and these nets are referenced to ground on one side and a power plane with several split voltages on the other side. The signal layer, SIG LYR2, is 3 mils from the VCC plane and 8 mils from the ground plane. The VCC plane is part of a BC layer, so it is 2 mils from a ground plane on the other side of the signals on SIG LYR2. Both VCC and GND planes are 1.3 mils thick. =20 =20 ____________________________________ GND LYR1 =20 ________ SIG LYR1 GND LYR1 to VCC LYR =3D 11 mils =20 _________ SIG LYR2 SIG LYR2 to VCC LYR =3D 3 mils ____________ gap ________________VCC LYR VCC LYR to GND LYR2 =3D 2 mils _____________________________________ GND LYR2 =20 The nets in question, on SIG LYR2, have to cross gaps in the VCC layer. My question is, will the return current for these signals use GND LYR2 as a reference to get across the splits? Thanks, Fabrizio Zanella Principal Hardware Design Engineer Broadbus Technologies fzanella@xxxxxxxxxxxx =20 -------------------------------------------------------- =20 This email message and any files transmitted with it contain confidential information intended only for the person(s) to whom this email message is addressed. If you have received this email message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or email and destroy the original message without making a copy. Thank you.=20 =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages=20 Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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