Investigation on power distribution plane resonance in multilayer printed circuit boards using a transmission-line model

Author

Harada, T. ; Sasaki, H. ; Kami, Y.

Author_Institution

Device Anal. Technol. Lab., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

24

Abstract

This paper describes the power distribution plane resonance in multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), which causes circuit malfunction and high level radiated emissions. The resonant characteristics of four-layer PCBs are investigated experimentally and theoretically by treating the power distribution planes as a parallel plate transmission line. The analytical results show that the resonant frequencies are determined by phase delay due to wave propagation in the power planes and phase progress at the interconnect inductance of the decoupling circuits

Keywords

circuit resonance; electromagnetic interference; inductance; printed circuits; transmission line theory; EMI; circuit malfunction; decoupling circuits; four-layer PCB; high level radiated emissions; interconnect inductance; multilayer printed circuit boards; phase delay; power distribution plane resonance; resonant frequencies; transmission-line model; traveling wave; wave propagation; Distributed parameter circuits; Nonhomogeneous media; Power distribution; Power transmission lines; Printed circuits; Propagation delay; RLC circuits; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Transmission line theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1999 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

4-9980748-4-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELMAGC.1999.801252

Filename

801252