Printed circuit board and method of reducing crosstalk in a printed circuit board

A printed circuit board having signal vias and ground vias, said printed circuit board comprising:

• a first row of vias having a plurality of signal vias;
• a second row of vias having a plurality of signal vias, said second row of vias being consecutive with said first row of vias wherein said vias of said second row of vias are aligned in columns with vias of said first row of vias;
• and
• a plurality of rows of vias between said first row of vias and said second row of vias, said plurality of rows of vias being coupled to a ground plane wherein vias of said plurality of rows of vias between said first row of vias and said second row of vias are aligned in columns with vias of said first row of vias and vias of said second row of vias;
• wherein vias of at least one row of said plurality of rows of vias are adapted to receive leads of a component attached to said printed circuit board.