see "90 Degree Corners, The Final Turn"
in the January 98 issue of PC Design Mag
(reprinted on our web site). This was a CONTROLLED study
that discusses both the geometric (impedance) and
antenna (EMI) effects of 90 deg. corners and measures
their effects.
Doug Brooks
At 01:17 PM 7/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I am puzzled by a design note on the Ultracad web site:
>
>http://www.ultracad.com/tech.htm
>
>It states that:
>
> THE REASON YOU DON'T USE RIGHT ANGLE TURNS ON CIRCUIT BOARDS IS
> THAT RIGHT ANGLE CORNERS BEGIN TO LOOK LIKE ANTENNAS.
>
>There are no references given or any further explanation. Can anyone
>explain what they mean?
>
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> Madison, WI
> http://www.artesyn.com/cp
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