The common mode may be either artificially absorbed at the boundaries in the electromagnetic analysis of vias or reflected by the vias. You have to have sufficient number of stitching vias placed electrically close to diff vias to localize the problem for the common mode. Otherwise the results of analysis are not real (purely computational). In case if your common mode is localized, vias may be larger discontinuity for common mode then for differential one. Common mode is simply reflected or does not go through the vias in that case. See more on analysis of differential vias with common modes in app notes #2007_07, #2009_05 and on mode conversion in app note #2009_01 at http://www.simberian.com/AppNotes.php Yuriy www.simberian.com -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lakshmi Narayanan Sowrirajan, ERS-HCLTech Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:49 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Differential line Via - affecting common mode noise Hi Experts, How the via improve or degrade the differential lines common mode noise and performance as I am getting more common mode noise for a case where I don't have any via. If I include a transition via (modeled in HFSS - s4p model) the common mode noise is getting reduced. Please direct me to a good article/paper/book to understand the theory behind this. Thanks & Regards Lakshminarayanan. S ________________________________ ::DISCLAIMER:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. It shall not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of the author of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any mail and attachments please check them for viruses and defect. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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