Dan, Where is this technet forum, and what is the e-mail address? Larry Campbell [log in to unmask] _______________________________________________________________________ Norm, I agree 100%. Pink ring is not a design issue and direct connect vias should have no effect on whether or not you see pink ring. I would like to recommend the TechNet forum for anyone who would like learn more about PCB fabrication technology. There have been several excellent threads there about this very topic. [log in to unmask] Don Walker **************************************************************************** * The mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * **************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * ****************************************************************************