Only a few topics generate the kind of enthusiastic discussion that a right angle corner on a trace does. Just the mention of 90o corners --- regardless of whether you say that they shouldn’t be used of if you say that they are harmless and can be used without concern--- guarantees a response from people with the opposite view. Arguments against 90o corners fall into two categories: Impedance mismatch: A right angle corner is, necessarily, wider than the rest of the trace. This results in a decrease in Zo, the intrinsic impedance of the trace, and therefore causes an impedance mismatch at the corner. This, in turn, causes reflections, signal distortions, and noise along the trace.