On Wed, 25 May 2011 23:03:06 +0200 Gabriel Paubert <paub...@iram.es> wrote:
> This said, most capacitors look to have a square profile, but > resonance frequencies observed on microstrip line change between > mounting the layers parallel or perpendicular to the ground plane. > The problem is that, for most capacitors, it is very hard to > determine the orientation of the layers. That's interesting. Are you saying that for high-frequency, critical signals, the orientation of the chip capacitor affects its performance in the circuit? Is the SMD tape/reel packed in such a way that the capacitors are optimally oriented, ready for pick-and-place onto a PCB? Regards, Colin _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user