Karthik What is stitch capacitor? Is it the common cera-capacitor? Best Regards Zhangkun 2004.8.8 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loganathan, Karthikeyan (GE Consumer & Industrial)" <karthikeyan.loganathan@xxxxxx> Date: Sunday, August 8, 2004 10:02 pm Subject: [SI-LIST] EMI Containment > Hi All, > > I found a high speed (operated upto 1Ghz), dense board design > total = > 10layers, out of which only one 3.3V (layer2) Plane and One Gnd > Plane = > (layer9). Other Power traces were routed individually. > > To reduce the radiation, they have provided Stitch Capacitors = > (decoupling) between layer 2 & 9, across the board. All the fast = > switching signals were routed within these layers. > > I am sure, Stitch capacitor technique reduces EMI, but my question > is, = > what extent?. Is any better method available? > > As you know, the return current paths in the stackup said has wide = > seperation between signal and reference planes, also the stitch = > capacitors (SMT) added will have inherent Lead Inductance and > overall = > increases the board cost too. > > Thanks, > Karthik > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > 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 FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org 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