Steve, Assuming a square pad and a circular via in its center: if we increase the diameter of the via, dont we have a shorter distance from the edge of the pad to the via tube? Regards, Istvan ----- Original Message ----- From: "steve weir" <weirsp@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Istvan NOVAK" <istvan.novak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:34 PM Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 0306 Capacitors > Sure, looking from the connecting edge of the via pad to the center where > it meets the top of the tube, the inductance increases with the OD. It is > a pretty straightforward application of Biot-Savart. > > Regards, > > > Steve. > At 11:24 AM 3/13/2004 -0500, Istvan NOVAK wrote: > >Steve, > > > >I am not sure I agree with your following statement in the context we have > >here > >(connecting component pads to planes). Can you elaborate? > > > > > > > 1) A larger via radius increases the partial inductance on the surface by > > > ln( radius ). > > > > > > >Regards, > >Istvan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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