Signal Integrity: Efficient, Physics-Based Via Modeling: Integration of Striplines

Abstract

In the first article of this series, principles and methods of physics-based via modeling were discussed. It was shown how the electromagnetic behavior of vias can be captured by an equivalent circuit based modeling approach that describes all relevant full-wave effects. In this follow-up article, the authors present an approach to integrate striplines into the physics-based via model. The striplines can be located at any layer of the stackup and they may constitute both single and multiconductor transmission lines. The integration of striplines extends the via representation to a full, efficient interconnect model of, for instance, printed circuit board signal links. An intuitive integration approach at a circuit simulator level and application examples are discussed in this article as well.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory

Keywords and Phrases

Electric Lines; Integration; Printed Circuits; Strip Telecommunication Lines; Parallel Plates; Power Distribution Network; Power Integrity; Trace Models; Printed Circuit Boards; Parallel Plates; Physics-Based; Printed Circuit Board; Signal And Power Integrity; Via And Trace Model; Impedance; Integrated Circuit Modeling; Electromagnetic Compatibility; Cavity Resonators; Computational Modeling; Strip Lines; Equivalent Circuits; High-Frequency Transmission Lines; Integrated Circuit Interconnections

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2162-2264; 2162-2272

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jun 2012

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