Title :
Decoupling strategies for printed circuit boards without power planes
Author :
Shim, Hwan W. ; Zeeff, Theodore M. ; Hubing, Todd H.
Author_Institution :
EMC Lab., Missouri Univ., Rolla, MO, USA
Abstract :
Traditional decoupling capacitors connected between VCC and GND traces can be relatively ineffective at frequencies above their self-resonant frequency. This paper evaluates decoupling capacitor mounting strategies on boards without power planes. Techniques for minimizing mutual inductance and improving decoupling at frequencies above resonance are investigated.
Keywords :
capacitors; inductance; printed circuits; GND trace; VCC trace; decoupling capacitors; flux cancellation; lumped capacitors; mutual inductance minimisation; printed circuit boards; Capacitors; Electromagnetic compatibility; Filters; Inductance; Laboratories; Magnetic flux; Printed circuits; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2002. EMC 2002. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7264-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.2002.1032485