Vectorless Prediction of Simultaneous Switching Noise from FPGAS

Abstract

Switching of logic gates in integrated circuits is responsible for significant power supply noise on the chip and on the printed circuit board (PCB). Predicting power supply noise can be critical for analyzing the proper operation of high-speed devices. A vectorless method was developed to predict the statistical distribution of dynamic currents drawn by an IC and was used to predict the statistical characteristics of power supply noise on the PCB. Simulations and measurements of noise on the PCB power delivery network demonstrate the approach can determine the average and standard deviation of the power supply voltage within 20%, which is more than sufficient for predicting the statistical impact of switching noise on circuit performance.

Meeting Name

DesignCon 2015 (2015: Jan. 27-30, Santa Clara, CA)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory

Keywords and Phrases

Electric power transmission; Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA); Forecasting; Integrated circuits; Printed circuits; Reconfigurable hardware; Circuit performance; Power delivery network; Power supply voltage; Printed circuit boards (PCB); Simulations and measurements; Simultaneous switching noise; Statistical characteristics; Statistical distribution; Printed circuit boards

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2015 UBM Electronics, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2015

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