Analytical PDN Voltage Ripple Calculation using Simplified Equivalent Circuit Model of PCB PDN

Abstract

Printed circuit board (PCB) power distribution network (PDN) design performance depends on the peak voltage ripple caused by the integrated circuit (IC) switching currents. The input impedance seen by the IC looking into the PCB PDN can be calculated using a physics-based circuit model extracted from the cavity model approach. The input impedance is fitted to a simplified circuit model used to represent the PCB PDN. Using a switching current profile, the frequency domain noise voltage is found and transformed to the time domain ripple waveform which can then be used to evaluate the PDN design performance.

Meeting Name

2015 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Signal Integrity (2015: Mar. 15-21, Santa Clara, CA)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Center for High Performance Computing Research

Second Research Center/Lab

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory

Keywords and Phrases

Circuit simulation; Circuit theory; Electric impedance; Electric impedance measurement; Electric network analysis; Equivalent circuits; Frequency domain analysis; Integrated circuit design; Printed circuit design; Printed circuits; Switching circuits; Design performance; Equivalent circuit model; PDN noise; Physics-based circuit models; Power distribution network; Power Distribution Network Design; Printed circuit boards (PCB); Voltage ripples; Printed circuit boards

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1479919918

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Mar 2015

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