Merrick, This topic was covered quite extensively - I think about 2 years ago. I believe that Dr. Johnson also replied and cleared things up quite well. Possibly I'm thinking of via capacitance instead of inductance - but perhaps you should visit the archives. Mike On Wed August 27 2003 3:47 pm, Moeller, Merrick wrote: > What assumptions are made with Dr. Howard Johnson's via > inductance approximaiton: > L=5.08h (ln(4h/d) + 1) > > Where is the return path located? Does this apply to an > an array of vias? > > Merrick M. Moeller > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 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 -- Mike Degerstrom email: degers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Advanced Signal Integrity Design, LLC http://www.advancedsidesign.com Phone: 507-289-2900 Fax: 507-280-0052 Cell Phone: 507-254-4448 316 6th Street SW; Rochester, MN 55902 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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