Hello Zaiyi-- The via models used for SI simulation in HyperLynx are certainly more accurate than just a simple "cap" model. They are based on decompositional analytical solutions and have been proven accurate out to multi-GHz frequency ranges. I suggest contacting your local AE or support engineer for more detail on the proper via model to use for your application. I have contacted our Support team and they will be contacting you shortly as well. Without seeing the S-parameter in question I can't comment on the "fluctuations" you are seeing but realize that all finite structures will have some resonances associated with them. Depending on your target application, you may also need to worry about the bypassing of the via, and may need a via model which includes a complete modeling of your bypass caps, stitching vias, and planes, which can also be generated by HyperLynx (your AE will have more information on this). --Pat Patrick Carrier Technical Marketing Engineer High Speed Design Mentor Graphics Corporation Patrick_Carrier@xxxxxxxxxx ph. (512) 425-3015 -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Zaiyi Liao Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 3:00 AM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Via model Hello all: Can you give me some knowledge of via model? Now I'm using Hyperlynx. Via model in hyperlynx is a short transmission line with two caps to GND on each side . The influnece of stub is exhibited in value of caps, the longer the stub is , the lager the caps will be. I simulate the S21 of such via model(Spice description below) ,I find there will be a fluctuation in S21(-2dB in ~7GHz, -0.2dB at 14Ghz). I think it's unreasonable, what is your opinion? What's the wrong of this model? I'd like you can talk something about how to establish via model and how to check if this model is reasonable. Thank you very mush! BR//Zaiyi Liao ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .SUBCKT thru10_22_B00 * Right Via * Padstack: "thru10_22_B00" Drill.0mils * layers to connect (ports) *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_1_B00" + L1_1 *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_14_B00" + L27_1 C000 L1_1 0 2.80981e-014 T052 L1_1 0 L27_1 0 Z0'.3369 TD=3.26191e-011 C052 L27_1 0 1.65302e-013 * Left Via * Padstack: "thru10_22_B00" Drill.0mils * layers to connect (ports) *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_1_B00" + L1_2 *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_14_B00" + L27_2 C000 L1_2 0 2.80981e-014 T052 L1_2 0 L27_2 0 Z0'.3369 TD=3.26191e-011 C052 L27_2 0 1.65302e-013 .ENDS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net 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