Steve, I think I start to understand where we differ. The ln(R) term still refers to the cylinder itself. My comment referred to (but I probably was not clear about it) the inductance of the pad between the cylinder of via to the edge/periphery of the pad, or the connection line of capacitor body, whichever is closer to the via cylinder. When the cylinder gets bigger, the horizontal inductance of the same pad gets lower. Regards, Istvan ----- Original Message ----- From: "steve weir" <weirsp@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Istvan NOVAK" <istvan.novak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] Re: 0306 Capacitors > Istvan, if we apply Biot-Savart, the inductance of the surface > cross-section grows with diameter. As we increase the diameter, the > incremental area of each circumference slice gets bigger, helping > inductance, but the radius also similarly increases. We end-up integrating > dr/R which returns a natural log function. > > Regards, > > > Steve. > At 09:12 PM 3/13/2004 -0500, Istvan NOVAK wrote: > >Steve, > > > >Assuming a square pad and a circular via in its center: > >if we increase the diameter of the via, dont we have > >a shorter distance from the edge of the pad to the via tube? > > > >Regards, > >Istvan > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "steve weir" <weirsp@xxxxxxxxxx> > >To: "Istvan NOVAK" <istvan.novak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Cc: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:34 PM > >Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 0306 Capacitors > > > > > > > Sure, looking from the connecting edge of the via pad to the center where > > > it meets the top of the tube, the inductance increases with the OD. It is > > > a pretty straightforward application of Biot-Savart. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > Steve. > > > At 11:24 AM 3/13/2004 -0500, Istvan NOVAK wrote: > > > >Steve, > > > > > > > >I am not sure I agree with your following statement in the context we > >have > > > >here > > > >(connecting component pads to planes). Can you elaborate? > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1) A larger via radius increases the partial inductance on the surface > >by > > > > > ln( radius ). > > > > > > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > >Istvan > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > 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 > > > > > > 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 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