Thanks to one & every one who has replied to the mail. Best Regards Sunil gianguida@xxxxxxxx wrote: Dear Sunil, trasmission line parameters ( as Zo) depends on the field distribution in the transverse plane. Therefore any objects that can change field distribution virtually will have an effect on Z0. Of Course some object will have less effect than other but if you want be absolutelysure about the value of Z0 and tthe effect of guard traces on it you should analyse the configuration by using a 2D field solver Hope this helps Giancarlo -----Messaggio originale----- Da: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx per conto di sunil bharadwaz Inviato: gio 15/06/2006 21.04 A: si-list Oggetto: [SI-LIST] CPW Hello All , When a high freq clock trace is run on the Top Layer (Microstrip) , the impedance would change if ground gaurding is provided on either sides.This is because then impedance calculations would pertain to that of a Coplanar Wave Guide. The trace to copper clearance will set the impeadance along with the actual trace width,Dielectric constant & etc. I believe that for the clock traces routed on the inner Layers (Stripline) ,the ground gaurding does not effect the impedance of the clock trace. Pls correct me if this wrong. Thanks in Advance Regards Sunil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger?s low PC-to-Phone call rates. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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