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Jeff Wahaus
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How do PCB via's effect signal quality?

Is it bad practice to route high speed signals (like a SPI bus clocked at 4MHz) through PCB via's?

I've noticed a good bit of noise (+-300mV) on my SPI bus signals with 3.3V levels. The signals traces are only about 5cm long but they go through about 5 via's each on the way to their destination. The board has only 2 layers which is why there are so many via's on these lines.

What kind of noise can I expect (if any) to be introduced by a PCB layer change via?

Jeff Wahaus
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