Hello Sreekanth, Rules of thumb are dangerous here and should be used as a starting point only (such as layered cap size from VRM to IC's) since resonances can be tricky. I would strongly consider using a tool like Siwave, Sigrity, Optimal or your choice to find your boards resonances and therefore decoupling cap placement. Remember board decoupling strategies are only effective up to a point and a very good understanding of the package(s) and on-die parasitics is critical. -Jory Sreekanth N nampoothiri <sreekanthn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Dear Group, How much ll be the bad effect if we place a decap in the opposite side of the mother IC,if the design is in 200+ MHz range? Do we have any rule of thumb regarding the decap handling? Best Regards, Sreekanth N Nampoothiri ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Jory McKinley McKinley Consulting e-mail: jory_mckinley@xxxxxxxxx phone: (508)624-7103 --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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