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Many designers misunderstand how digital signals propagate in PC boards. These digital signals propagate as electromagnetic (EM) waves in the dielectric space between the microstrip trace and adjacent return plane. If this return plane has inadvertent gaps or slots, the return currents are disrupted and the EM wave can leak throughout the dielectric space of the board. This leakage can cause cross coupling between signals and board radiation.