Max writes: > critical spacing distances that he recommended. With the cap connected > directly to VCC and ground, he also suggested a layout where traces go > some distance before they are connected to the DC power and return planes.
Did Dr. Van Doren suggest that Vcc and Gnd traces should travel some distance or that some distance was tolerable but should be kept to a minimum? Everything I've ever heard, read, or experienced has taught me to avoid any additional inductance created by traces travelling further than necessary. Sure, you could get lucky and have the inductance of the trace solve a problem for you at one particular frequency, but in practice that extra inductance is a BAD thing. -- Dan Roman | Work email: [email protected] Personal: [email protected] Compliance Engineer | Homebrew is | Win95 is like lite beer... Dialogic Corp, NJ | better brew | ...inferior product--superior marketing.
