Fred Your stack up does not have good plane capacitance for EMI and noise = margin and also the top and bottom signal layers do not have a close = reference plane to reduce the cross talk. You may need to simulate your = stack up using hyperlynx or other tools to determine the trace seperation = between two signal traces on each signal layer.=20 Youssef K >>> "Best, Frederick K" <frederick.k.best@xxxxxxxx> 07/09/03 12:24PM >>> Nagaraj, I am not a Guru, but I have a list of stack-ups that have=20 collected from published experts and have used them over=20 the years. Is there a reason why your Top and Bottom layers can not also be GND planes? I would not use the stack-up that you show. You should have all signal layers adjacent and tightly coupled to a plane. The listed second and ninth signal layers violate that. I recommend the following with your 2 plane and 4 signal layers constraint. Top =20 Signal (H1)=20 GND Signal (V1) Signal (H2)=20 Power Signal (V2)=20 Bottom=20 If possible make the top and bottom layers into GND layers. Fred Best Staff Engineer Lockheed Martin =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Hi Gurus, What will be the Best Layer Stack up for 8 Layer Board, Constraint is we can have only 2 Planes, Top Signal Signal Power GND Signal Signal Bottom Board Construction with Through Hole Vias Please Comment on this. Nagaraj Research Engineer nagaraj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 Embedded Wireless Labs Sdn Bhd www.embeddedwireless.com=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=20 For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list=20 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 =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 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