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Subject: Re: When to use large ground planes

From: "ghidera2000 <ghidera2000@...>" <ghidera2000@...>
Date: 2003-01-15

Thanks Dave, good explanation. I was looking up HF topics and saw how
high frequency tends to make the electrons move only at the of a
conductor. The wider the conductor the more edge it has so the less
impedance it presents to the current. Pretty cool concept really!

I also hadn't thought about using the grounds as shielding against RF
from other traces. Makes sense once pointed out though I guess. I'll
have to try that on a noisy board and see what kind of difference it
makes. It'll make routing an even bigger hell than usual though :X

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha <dave_mucha@y...>"
<dave_mucha@y...> wrote:
> I can't offer all the reasons, but high frequency stuff will effect
> the low frequency stuff. you have 2 choices, physical seperation