Hi Don, If your signal Layer refer to high speed signals with risetimes <150ps, then I can only recommend to add more ground planes. But I doubt that's the case. You should try to put real high speed as close to a reference as possible if signal speeds are moderate, the power plane can be used as reference too, when you stitch it to GND with caps. Other signals should be routed far away from the signals. Your proposed Stack isn't too bad, you just have to use enough stitching caps for the power plane to use it as reference, and then keep high speed signal on Layer S2 and S3. The prepregs between high speed signal and reference should be kept very thin to limit the electric field distribution. Prepregs between S2/S1 and S3/S4 should be thick to isolate those signals as much as possible. Hope this helps. BR Gert ---------------------------------------- Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Espelkamp; Registergericht: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRA 5596; persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: HARTING Electronics Management GmbH; Sitz der Komplementär-GmbH: Espelkamp; Registergericht der Komplementär-GmbH: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr. der Komplementär-GmbH: HRB 8808; Geschäftsführer: Edgar-Peter Duening, Torsten Ratzmann, Dr. Alexander Rost -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Faraydon Pakbaz Gesendet: Freitag, 16. Dezember 2011 16:09 An: ch80.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: [SI-LIST] 6 layer board stack up Dear signal integrity experts What is the best way to stack up 6 layer board that has 4 signal layer and one power plane and one ground layer? I know there are lot of factors involved but what is a good stating point to stack them and simulate it. Is there any literature or paper that provides any guide? For example does S1,S2,P,G, S3, S4 a good starting point(S-signal layer, P=Power plane and G=ground plane)? Many thanks in advance for your advise. Regards; Don Pakbaz ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu