Hi Bala, As usual, it depends. In this case it depends on what tasks the PDN has to fulfill in your system, and what are your system requirements. The different roles of PDN come with different conclusions in terms of what frequency range you need. In short, plane resonances matter for high-speed signaling for vias needing to go through those power/ground plane cavities and also for EMC radiation reasons, which will further depend on how the system is used. Just for PDN purposes, the answer depends on whether you have single point of load PDN for cores or IO PDN. You can read about some of these aspects in - IEEE Microwave Magazine, August 2011, Focused Issue Feature: A New Dawn in R&D - Ansoft: EMI Control and PCB Power Analysis workshop, 22 August 2007, Boston, MA, Reducing EMI Noise by Suppressing Power-Distribution Resonances You will find these posted at www.electrical-integrity.com Regards, Istvan Novak Oracle On 5/26/2012 12:56 AM, bala wrote: > Experts, > I have a question on Frequency Vs Impedance waveform in AC analysis and > need your help.On what basis we decide the frequency limit.Say > for example, if my VRM delivers 2.5V IO to Ethernet Chip,is it enough if > my 'power plane impedance' under the limit(target impedance) upto 'Chips' > operating Frequency?Am i right? if not,Whats the role of > plane resonant frequency here? ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu