Steve, The book you mentioned in an earlier post, "Noise Coupling in Integrated Circuits", is on amazon.com bundled with a simulation software. Did you get yours with that software and can it simulate multiple (split) power/ground planes? Thanks Larry ---- steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tony usually that is the right decision. However, there are cases when > a package will not fit and still provide adequate isolation between > circuits without implementing a split. These don't happen in digital > designs running one signaling level. > > But suppose that you have a big digital bus switching 5A / ns that is > 0.25" away from some analog circuit that is sensitive to 10uV noise. Do > you think the 0.25" separation will be enough? If you cannot change the > placement to put the analog circuitry further away, what will you do? > > Steve. > > Tony Luan wrote: > > Hi Sol, > > > > I think to split GND plane is not a good idea. > > For any high frequency noise, GND and power plane are playing completely > > equivalent role. How can a high frequency noise tell which plane is GND? > > Which plane is power? Why not split power plane instead and keep a solid > > complete GND plane, because in package or PCB, we have tons of power > > rails and power islands already. > > The biggest disadvantage to split GND plane I saw is that it increases > > routing difficulty when try to avoid high speed signal, clock, parallel > > bus across those gaps on GND plane. > > > > Thanks > > Tony > > -----Original Message----- > > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Sol Tatlow > > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:58 AM > > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Split gnd planes - for/against? - Thanks! > > > > One last mail to put this thread 'to bed'... > > > > Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply, particularly to > > those who actually gave me what I asked for, those reluctant beasts, > > the real-life examples - it's great that you're willing to so fully > > participate in such a discussion. After all, theory is great; > > coupled with real-life examples it's even better. > > > > Of course, the specific examples can't be applied 1:1 to any other > > design, as has been said 'x' times, but I, for one, am nevertheless > > wiser for the experiences that have been shared... I believe I'm a > > good engineer, but won't stop learning 'till the day I die. > > > > It was also good to see that I am not the only one suffering at the > > hands of less-than-perfect datasheets and the implementation of > > often contradictoray 'hints' :) - regardless of simulation results > > and past experiences, it's not always easy when it comes to > > persuading a customer, who is still convinced that app notes are > > written by all-knowing beings, to 'do the right thing'. > > > > Sol > > > > > > > -- > Steve Weir > Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > 121 North River Drive > Narragansett, RI 02882 > > California office > (866) 675-4630 Business > (707) 780-1951 Fax > > Main office > (401) 284-1827 Business > (401) 284-1840 Fax > > Oregon office > (503) 430-1065 Business > (503) 430-1285 Fax > > http://www.teraspeed.com > This e-mail contains proprietary and confidential intellectual property of > Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Teraspeed(R) is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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