All, For a 4-layer substrate package, if we assign the top layer as signal layer, the second and third layer would be Power and Ground planes. We have VDD/VSS and AVDD/AVSS, so we have to split the second and third layer for these two pairs of power and ground. It would have two options: Option 1. In second layer: two third of area as VDD, one third of area as AVSS, then in third layer: two third of area underneath of VDD is assigned as VSS, the rest area -AVDD. Option 2. In Second layer, two third of area as VSS, one third of area --AVDD, then third layer would be: two third of area underneath of VSS is assigned as VDD, the rest area --AVSS. My question is: Do both option work? Which option is better than the other? Thanks, Jie __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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