A Simple Finite-Difference Frequency-Domain (FDFD) Algorithm for Analysis of Switching Noise in Printed Circuit Boards and Packages

IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Ramahi, Omar M ^a   Subramanian, Vinay ^b   Archambeault, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

^c IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta I noise; EMC; EMI; Finite difference frequency domain; Packaging; Power distribution networks; Power planes; Simultaneous switching noise

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

EID: 0141917561     PISSN: 15213323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TADVP.2003.817477     Document Type: Article

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