Sogo, Nice to hear you again on this list. if the DC resistance is what you mentioned, then the whole ground plane = will be your return path. For low frequency, the return current = distributes widely all over the ground plane.=20 Best Regards, John Lin Quanta Computer Inc.,Taiwan, R.O.C. Email: John@xxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: 886+3+3272345 ext. 5183 -----Original Message----- From: Sogo Hsu [mailto:sghsu55@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:22 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] DC resistance calculation of returen path_equivalent = width? Hi SI gurus, I have a question regarding DC resistance calculation of return=20 current path. It is said the return current path would be the least- length path between driver and receiver. At this moment, I would like=20 to estimate the required trace with to match voltage drop spec, for=20 instance, USB 2.0. For conductor signal trace, the DC resistance=20 would be Rho * L/ (W*t),=20 but what=3DA1=3DA6s the equivalent width for return path? Thank you in=20 advance.=20 Best regards, Sogo Hsu ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: =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 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