Abstract

Crosstalk among vias is a significant problem in high-speed multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), deteriorating signal quality and increasing jitter, especially when circuit density is high. in this paper, a two-step via crosstalk evaluation procedure is proposed. a fast approach for crosstalk estimation is developed for net screening as the first step. Then, more accurate but more time-consuming modeling can be performed for critical nets or the problematic nets identified in the screening. the main contribution of this study includes the analytical prediction of crosstalk among vias based on an infinite parallel-plane assumption. its effectiveness and efficiency to predict the trends in the crosstalk among vias in practical PCB designs are demonstrated. © 2012 IEEE.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant 0855878

Keywords and Phrases

Physics-based via circuit model; printed circuit board (PCB); signal integrity; via crosstalk; via models

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0018-9375

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Apr 2012

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