[SI-LIST] Re: Question about split gnd planes

  • From: "Lee Ritchey" <leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Ed Troy" <etroy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:22:24 -0700

What would prompt you to split thr ground planes?  Is there a known problem
that this will fix?  And not create a new one?


> [Original Message]
> From: Ed Troy <etroy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 5/25/2006 1:41:15 PM
> Subject: [SI-LIST] Question about split gnd planes
>
> If you have a circuit board that requires a split gnd  plane over a 
> small section of the board, and you have several ground planes, 
> should only one have the split (the one nearest the side containing 
> the components that require analog ground)  while the rest of the 
> ground planes are continuous, or should the split section be on all 
> ground layers? I would think that you should only have it on one 
> layer. Also, if it should only be on one layer, I would imagine it 
> would be best to connect it to the digital ground with one, and only 
> one, via. Is that generally correct? What are some good references 
> for layer stackups, etc? I know I saw one, once, but can't remember where.
>
> Ed
>
>
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