[SI-LIST] Re: Looking for books, classes or instructions on microvias for hi-layer count designs

  • From: "Viklund, Per" <Per_Viklund@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: kevin kimball <kkimball28@xxxxxxxxx>, "si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 20:29:53 +0000

Slightly biased, I'd like to suggest the HDI handbook -free PDF download 0ver 
600 pages in the topic.

/Per

-----Original Message-----
From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of kevin kimball
Sent: den 4 november 2011 21:22
To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SI-LIST] Looking for books, classes or instructions on microvias for 
hi-layer count designs

Hi All,

I have designed PCB's for over 15 years using Cadence and Mentor Graphics 
Boardstation.  I have not had the opportunity
to layout hi-layer count PCBs using microvias.  So does anybody know if there 
are any books, classes or may-be PDF instructions that will push me in the 
right direction?

Thanks,

Kevin   (San Diego, Ca.)

________________________________
From: Jayasuryan KG <suryan_tvm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Doug Smith <doug@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 4:09 AM
Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 10 Layer Stack-up board/TWR PCB

Dear All,

Thanks for your valuable inputs. Basically I would like to go with
conservative stack up to avoid any kind of issues
in the initial proto type. After your valuable suggestion(s), I am planning
to reduce the number of layers from 10 to 8.

Any suggestion in the new stack-up?

Best Regards,
Jayasuryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Smith
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:27 AM
To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 10 Layer Stack-up board/TWR PCB

The cost of a product stop ship or delayed introduction can be in the
millions of $. I prefer to be conservative and then back off as soon as
things are out and working properly. I see disasters all the time caused
by reducing cost on the first design. If one has a lot of experience
with nearly identical designs (similar circuit boards in similar
enclosures), then one can draw on that to take risks.

A company I used to work for went under (about 1 1/2 years after I left
them) because of a risk that was taken resulting in a stop ship on all
of the company's products that lasted a whole quarter. It was a signal
integrity issue. The company survived the incident but the lost cash set
the stage for later problems.

BTW, using a magnetic field probe I made from a paperclip, I found the
problem in a few hours work (not actually my job, just helping the
team), but the lead engineer would not believe such a simple method was
valid so he took a month to find the problem with a lot of expensive
test equipment. At some point I may do a WebEx session on this method
which I have further developed over the years. If you might be
interested in this, contact me privately.

Magnetic field probes are not normally used for signal integrity
measurements. But in this case, such a probe was able to permit
measuring a critical noise voltage in the circuit that turned out to be
the problem.

Doug

On 11/1/11 3:49 PM, Lee Ritchey wrote:
> Cost!
>
> From: Jory McKinley
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 12:55 PM
> To: Lee Ritchey ; Filion, Marc-Andre
> Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] Re: 10 Layer Stack-up board/TWR PCB
>
>
>
>
>   Same number of layers much much better noise/resonance isolation, where
> is the downside?
>
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>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: Lee Ritchey<leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Jory McKinley<jory_mckinley@xxxxxxxxx>; "Filion,
> Marc-Andre"<marc-andre.filion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] Re: 10 Layer Stack-up board/TWR PCB
>
> Way too many ground planes.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jory McKinley"<jory_mckinley@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 9:02 AM
> To: "Filion, Marc-Andre"<marc-andre.filion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:<si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 10 Layer Stack-up board/TWR PCB
>
>> My post are showing up either without content or partial?  Hopefully this
>> one post correctly.  This is the stack-up I would consider for Jayasuryan
>> board:
>>
>> TOP
>>
>> GND
>> DVDD1_2/D2VDD1_2/DVDD1_8
>>
>> GND
>>
>> SIG1/SIG2
>>
>> SIG3/SIG4
>>
>> GND
>>
>> DVDD5/DVDD3_3
>>
>> GND
>>
>> BOTTOM
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> -Jory
>>
>>
>>
>>

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