"Impact of PCB Laminate Parameters on Suppressing Modal Resonances"

"Impedance of High-Speed Traces: Specification and Consistency in Manufacturing"

Slides  (185K, pdf file)

"Reducing EMI Noise by Suppressing Power-Distribution Resonances"

Slides  (801K, pdf file)

"Crosstalk due to Periodic Plane Cutouts"

Manuscript  (265K, pdf file)

"Losses Induced by Asymmetry in Differential Transmission Lines"

Manuscript  (501K, pdf file)

"History of Controlled-ESR Capacitors at SUN" in TecForum TF-MP3 "Controlled-ESR Bypass Capacitors Have Arrived"

Manuscript  (235K, pdf file)

"Emerging Challenges of DC-DC Converters"

Manuscript  (376K, pdf file)

"Attenuation in PCB Traces Due to Periodical Discontinuities"

Manuscript  (701K, pdf file)

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"Slow Wave Causal Model for Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitors"

Manuscript  (259K, pdf file)

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in TecForum TF-MP3 "Comparison of Power Distribution Network Methods: Bypass Capacitor Selection Based on Time Domain and Frequency Domain Performances"

Manuscript  (257K, pdf file)

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in TecForum TF-THA2 "SUN's Experience with Thin and Ultra Thin Laminates for Power Distribution Applications"

Manuscript  (237K, pdf file)

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TecForum TF-MP2 "Inductance of Bypass Capacitors How to Define, How to Measure, How to Simulate"

Manuscript  (910K, pdf file)

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"A Black-Box Frequency Dependent Model of Capacitors for Frequency Domain Simulations"

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"Towards Developing a Standard for Data Input/Output Format for PDN Modeling & Simulation Tools"

Manuscript  (240K, pdf file)

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TecForum TF7 "Inductance of Bypass Capacitors: How to Define, How to Measure, How to Simulate"

Manuscript  (1.4M, pdf file)

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"Characterizing and Modeling the Impact of Power/Ground Via Arrays on Power Plane Impedance"

Manuscript  (211K, pdf file)

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13^th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Portland, OR, October 25-27, 2004

"Modeling the Impact of Power/Ground Via Arrays on Power Delivery"

Manuscript  (87K, pdf file)

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13^th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Portland, OR, October 25-27, 2004

"Overview of Some Options to Create Low-Q Controlled-ESR Bypass Capacitors"

Manuscript  (184K, pdf file)

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"Tolerance Calculations in Power Distribution Networks" (438K, pdf file)

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 DesignCon2004, High-Performance Systems Design Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Feb 2-5, 2004

"Board and Package Level PDN Simulations"

Manuscript  (153K, pdf file)

Slides (1M, pdf file)

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DesignCon2004, High-Performance Systems Design Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Feb 2-5, 2004

"Thin and Very Thin Laminates for Power Distribution Applications: What is New in 2004?"

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12^th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Princeton, NJ, October 27-29, 2003

"Frequency-Dependent Characterization of Bulk and Ceramic Bypass Capacitors"

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"Frequency Domain Analysis and Electrical Properties Test Method for PCB Dielectric Core Materials"

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"Frequency Domain Power Distribution Measurements - An Overview"

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"Electrical Performance Advantages of Ultra-Thin Dielectric Materials used for Power-Ground Cores in High-Speed, Multilayer Printed Circuit Boards"

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Manuscript for the IEEE Transactions of CPMT, ITAPFZ, August 2002

"Distributed Matched Bypassing for Board-Level Power Distribution Networks"

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"Modeling of Plane Discontinuities for Power Distribution Networks"

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11^th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Monterey, CA, October 21-23, 2002

"Simulating Complex Power-Ground Plane Shapes with Variable-Size Cell SPICE Grids"

Manuscript  (45K, pdf file)

Slides (397K, pdf file)

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"Thin PCB Laminates for Power Distribution - How Thin is Thin Enough?" 

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10^th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Cambridge, MA, October 29-31, 2001

"ARIES: Using Annular-Ring Embedded Resistors to Set Capacitor ESR in Power Distribution Networks"

Manuscript  (120K, pdf file)

Slides-part1 (565K, pdf file)  Slides_part2 (78K, pdf file)

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"Impedance and EMC Characterization Data of Embedded Capacitance Materials"

Manuscript  (528K, pdf file)

Slides-part1 (538K, pdf file)  Slides_part2 (263K, pdf file)

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 DesignCon2000, High-Performance Systems Design Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Feb 1-4, 2000

"Measuring Milliohms and Picohenrys in Power Distribution Networks"  Outstanding Paper Award

Manuscript  (266K, pdf file)

Slides (575K, pdf file)

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8^th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, San Diego, CA, October 25-27, 1999

"Accuracy Considerations of Power-Ground Plane Models"

Paper (98K, pdf file)

Slides (370K, pdf file)

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Manuscript for the IEEE Transactions of CPMT, ITAPFZ, Vol.22, No.3, August 1999

"Reducing Simultaneous Switching Noise on Power Planes by Dissipative Edge Termination"

Manuscript (364K, pdf file)

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IPC Boston Chapter Meeting, Boston, MA, February 9, 1999

"Powering Digital Boards"  

Slides (455K, pdf file)

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DesignCon99, High-Performance Systems Design Conference, Santa Clara, CA, Feb 1-4, 1999

"Probes and Setup for Measuring Power-Plane Impedances with Vector-Network Analyzer" Outstanding Paper Award

Paper (219K, pdf file)

Slides (610K, pdf file)

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7^th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, West Point, NY, October 26-28, 1998

"Reducing Simultaneous Switching Noise on Power Planes by Dissipative Edge Termination"

Paper (76K, pdf file)

Slides (321K, pdf file)

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