I have heard many times about cavity resonances between power and ground planes being the source of problems. However, I have yet to see any clear proof that such things happen and I have never seen a product fail from this in the design of 3000+ PCBs. Could those who claim this happens please supply some evidence of this? Not simulations, but actual measured results and not a statement that the last place it happened was at a client who has an NDA in place that prevents revealing the data. Lee Ritchey > [Original Message] > From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <Monji.Jabori@xxxxxx> > Cc: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 10/27/2007 2:09:16 PM > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: DDR2 2-slot design preference... > > Jabori, the issue in each case will be the resonant frequency of the GND > - GND cavity. Stitch the cavity with an adequate via density to get the > resonance well above your signal energy and either topology can be made > to work well. > > Steve. > Jabori, Monji wrote: > > Hi Experts, > > > > > > I am looking at two designs for a 2-slot DDR2-800 memory system. One is > > a butterfly design and the other has the slot on opposite sides of the > > motherboard (top and bottom). > > > > I am looking at the GND reference for both designs and have the > > following question knowing that I have to use GND referenced layers for > > each DDR2 channel. > > > > > > > > For a butterfly design, my traces on an 8-layer design will flow from > > the memory controller via 2 internal layers with 2 different GND layers, > > i.e., one slot will have to change GND reference while the other will > > not. > > > > > > > > In an opposite 2-slot design, however, we can make the traces that go to > > each internal layer have the same GND reference as the DIMM that is > > closer to it. For example, the Top DIMM will have the same GND reference > > (L2) as its channel traces coming on L3 while the Bottom DIMM will have > > its GND reference (L7) as its channel traces coming on L6. > > > > > > > > Having said the above, would you guys prefer one design over another > > from an Signal Integrity point of view?? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > Monji > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Steve Weir > Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > 121 North River Drive > Narragansett, RI 02882 > > California office > (408) 884-3985 Business > (707) 780-1951 Fax > > Main office > (401) 284-1827 Business > (401) 284-1840 Fax > > Oregon office > (503) 430-1065 Business > (503) 430-1285 Fax > > http://www.teraspeed.com > This e-mail contains proprietary and confidential intellectual property of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- > Teraspeed(R) is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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