Curt, Good answer, I was thinking along those same lines, but I could not find any information to support it. Manufacturers of ferrite beads nor IC manufacturers mention this concept. Nor could I find out how much current the device (or any device in general) consumes at the fundamental or harmonic switching frequencies. It seems manufacturers are willing to characterize the I/O characteristics of a device through IBIS or HSPICE models but there is no such modeling techniques for power which would be useful for designing the bypass capacitors / ferrite beads. Joel Curt McNamara wrote: > These are very good points to which I would add another: current needs > to be supplied to a device at its switching frequency. If you have > placed a ferrite with significant impedance between the device and the > power planes, then all the current is taken from local capacitors. The > implication of such an arrangement is that the device generates noise > which you are trying to localize and keep from the power planes. > However, as current is taken from the local cap, it needs to be replaced > from the plane by current flowing through the ferrite. Since there is > significant impedance at this frequency, the bucket drains faster than > it can be refilled. As a result you can't use a ferrite with significant > impedance at the switching frequency. In general ferrites are selected > to be useful at high harmonic frequencies. > > Curt > > Curt McNamara. P.E. > Senior Electrical Engineer > Logic Product Development > 411 Washington Ave. N Suite 101 > Minneapolis, MN 55401 > Tel 612-436-5178 > Fax 612-672-0443 > curtm@xxxxxxxxxxx > www.logicpd.com > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is > protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should > delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action > based on it, is strictly prohibited. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Zhangkun > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:00 PM > To: joel@xxxxxxxxxx; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Ferrite bead question > > > Dear Joel > > As to my experience, it is not enough to select bead based on the P/N. > The decoupling circuit should be considered very carefully. > > In several cases, we use beads and the noise become larger. The > following element should be considered: > 1.The resonance between bead and capacitor. > 2.The frequency span of the noise source. > > A simulation is suggested. It is very simple. > > Hope this is helpful > > Best Regards > > Zhangkun > 2006.4.10 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joel Brown" <joel@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 2:33 AM > Subject: [SI-LIST] Ferrite bead question > > > >> I often see recommendations in application notes for ferrite beads on >> DC >> power lines. Sometimes a particular P/N is specified and sometimes >> > just > >> an impedance is given. >> Wouldn't I want to choose a ferrite bead that has the highest >> > impedance > >> possible at the frequencies of interest, and that the current rating >> > and > >> DC resistance are appropriate? Would the frequencies of interest be >> > the > >> fundamental switching frequency of the part and possibly the 3rd and >> > 5th > >> harmonics? >> Thanks - Joel >> >> >> >> -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- >> -- Type: text/x-vcard >> -- File: joel.vcf >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To unsubscribe from si-list: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >> >> or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >> >> For help: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >> >> List FAQ wiki page is located at: >> http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ >> >> List technical documents are available at: >> http://www.si-list.org >> >> List archives are viewable at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >> or at our remote archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >> Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: text/x-vcard -- File: joel.vcf ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu