Abstract
Investigation of a dc power delivery network, consisting of a multilayer PCB using area fills for power and return, involves the distributed behavior of the power/ground planes and the parasitics associated with the lumped components mounted on it. Full-wave methods are often employed to study the power integrity problem. While full-wave methods can be accurate, they are time and memory consuming. The cavity model of a rectangular structure has previously been employed to efficiently analyze the simultaneous switching noise (SSN) in the power distribution network. However, a large number of modes in the cavity model are needed to accurately simulate the impedance associated with the vias, leading to computational inefficiency. A fast approach is detailed herein to accelerate calculation of the summation associated with the higher-order modes. Closed-form expressions for the parasitics associated with the interconnects of the decoupling capacitors are also introduced. Combining the fast calculation of the cavity models of regularly shaped planar circuits, a segmentation method, and closed-form expressions for the parasitics, an efficient approach is proposed herein to analyze an arbitrary shaped power distribution network. While it may take many hours for a full-wave method to do a single simulation, the proposed method can generally perform the simulation with good accuracy in several minutes. Another advantage of the proposed method is that a SPICE equivalent circuit of the power distribution network can be derived. This allows both frequency and transient responses to be done with SPICE simulation.
Recommended Citation
C. Wang et al., "An Efficient Approach for Power Delivery Network Design with Closed-Form Expressions for Parasitic Interconnect Inductances," IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 320 - 334, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), May 2006.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/TADVP.2006.871202
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory
Keywords and Phrases
Cavity Resonators; Computer Aided Network Analysis; Electric Power Supplies To Apparatus; Inductance Measurement; Printed Circuit Boards; Spurious Signal Noise, Circuit Modeling; Parasitic Interconnect Inductances; Power Distribution; Simultaneous Switching Noise; Electronics Packaging; Inductance
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1521-3323; 1557-9980
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 May 2006
