Snehamay, Thank you for your reply! I'll agree, it is best to analyze the PDS. -Ivor -----Original Message----- From: Sinha, Snehamay [mailto:snehamay@xxxxxx] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 1:37 PM To: Bowden, Ivor; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] PDS analysis? Ivor, The behavior of the PDS depends on both the pcb and the device properties. With the same pcb (board stackup, bypass capacitors) if the devices on the board have high di/dt,then you will see higher voltage drop than what you will observe if the di/dt for the devices is low. My opinion is that you will need to analyze the pcb to ensure that your power supply specs are met. Regards, Snehamay Sinha DSP Design Texas Instruments Dallas TX 75243 -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bowden, Ivor Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 9:24 AM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] PDS analysis? Hi SI Experts, Say you have a typical PCB with modern technology mix of CPU, DSP, DDR, GIGE, PCIE, etc. Say it is a multi-layer stackup in the form of GND-SIG-SIG-GND sets, with the power distribution centered in the stackup as solid ground plane - split power plane - split power plane - solid ground plane, using 1oz copper and 3.5 mil dielectric. Assuming the split power planes utilize sufficient area to keep the point to point inductance and resistance to reasonable values, and 0.1uF ceramic bypass caps are evenly placed at device pins, and bulk capacitance is placed as needed, would there be reason to expect any problems, such as plane resonance, etc? If so, what would be the observable real world manifestations, in terms of circuit performance and power pins scope waveforms? Would there be significant advantage to analyzing this PDS, or should following this "industry standard practice" for PCB PDS be sufficient to expect robust behavior? 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