Peter, You are half right. Long path (setup) timing is determined by the longest data bus. You fail to consider the short path (hold) timing, and you will get a really nasty surprise some time after the design is released to the customer by doing so. Mike peter zhu wrote: > Hi, all: > > I oftem see designer reel the PCB trace for equivalent length in SDRAM data > bus. I am very puzzled about it all the time I think, for SDRAM data bus, > there is on need for equivalent trace length in SDRAM data bus. The timing > is determined by the longest data bus. For other SDRAM data bus, the short, > the better, and no need for equivalent. Do you think so? > > Also where can I find some detailed guide for SDRAM and DDR tracing? > > Thanks in advanced > > Peter > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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