Dear Trilok Even if the heatsink is connected to the ground, it also could act as one antenna of EMI because the ground is not clean enough. The primary method is to lower the power ground noise at the location of the heatsink by means of local decoupling. Hope this will help. Best Regards Zhangkun 2004.7.15 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Budathoki, Trilok (GE Consumer & Industrial)" <trilok.budathoki@xxxxxx> To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: [SI-LIST] Heatsink acting as EMI shield. > Hello Everyone > > I was read an articles that mentions the PGA & BGA packages have an efficient > heatsink on the top of the package, which not only serves to dissipate the > heat, but also acts as an EMI shield. > Does it mean EMI is achieved as one end of heatsink is connected to Gnd. > If the Heatsink is left floating. How can it act as EMI shield. Can anyone > explain. > Thanks > Trilok Budathoki > GE - India Business Center > *: 91-40-27881731 > * : trilok.budathoki@xxxxxx > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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