Balaji, that dog won't hunt. Steve. At 07:48 AM 4/18/2006, Balaji S wrote: >Hello All, >I have a couple of queries: >I have a stack-up as given below > >--------TOP >--------S1 >--------VCC >--------GND >--------S2 >--------BOTTOM > >All high speed signals (SDRAM - 133MHz) are routed on S1.I have copper >pour on TOP and >BOTTOM layers. The component density is High on both the outer layers, >hence a solid plane is not obtained. > >1. For controlled impedance calculations, do i consider the traces on S2 >as striplines or Micro-strip lines? >2. Our Fabricator told us that, when doing the impedance measurement on >coupons, he will > be considering GND and BOTTOM layers as solid planes. Will not the >result be different in the actual board, > since the Copper on BOTTOM layer is not completely solid? > >Thank you > >With Regards >Balaji S > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >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