Abstract: This tutorial discusses proper printed-circuit board (PcB) grounding for mixed-signal designs. Formost applications a simple method without cuts in the ground plane allows for successful PcB layouts withthis kind of IC. We begin this document with the basics: where the current flows. Later, we describe how toplace components and route signal traces to minimize problems with crosstalk. Finally, we move on toconsider power supply-currents and end by discussing how to extend what we have learned to circuits withmultiple mixed-signal ICs.
