There are many things to consider when designing a printed circuit board (PCB) for high-speed op amps. Without proper caution, excessive ringing, oscillation, and other degraded ac performance in high-speed circuits can be frustrating. As a rule, keep the signal traces short and wide to provide low inductance and low-impedance paths. Ground any unused board space to reduce stray signal pickup. Also ground any critical components at a common point to eliminate voltage drop. Sockets add capacitance to the board and can affect frequency performance. If possible, solder the amplifier directly into the PCB without using any socket.