Chris, As a final step in our PCB design/layout process, we standardly remove all unconnected pads unless the via is for a press-fit/through-hole connection, where the pads are needed for structural integrity. This is done prior to shipping the files to the PCB fab. Ralph Wilson Alcatel-Lucent On 04/27/07 15:26, Chris Herrick wrote: > Hello all, it's my understanding that non-functional pads degrade > performance of signal vias however most PCB manufactures do not remove > them by default. I do a lot of via modeling and am curious about what > the most common practice is. Do people generally request to remove > non-functional pads or do they leave them in the design? How common are > the manufacturing issues that prohibit removal of the NFPs. > > > Thanks, > > Chris > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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