Shhh, that's a secret! At 12:04 PM 5/23/2005 -0700, Muranyi, Arpad wrote: >Couldn't someone finally invent a non-inductive >conductor?!?!? - Just a joke... :-) > >Arpad >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >-----Original Message----- >From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = >On Behalf Of steve weir >Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:55 AM >To: tmcgonigle@xxxxxxxx; sunil_bharadwaz@xxxxxxxxx; = >si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 10-Layer Stack up > >Thomas, contrary to popular folklore, the main benefit of a thin = >sandwich=20 >is not more capacitance but lower inductance. > >If you have any doubts, consider that with a high Er dielectric you = >could=20 >achieve equivalent plane cavity capacitance with a much thicker = >dielectric=20 >but also much higher inductance. I believe that if you model that, it = >will=20 >become clear to you that Larry Smith's battle cry: "It's the inductance = > >stupid!" is on the mark. > >It is low inductance that presents a low impedance to high=20 >frequencies. The planes present a lower inductance than the bypass=20 >capacitors, but for it to be useful as a shunt on its own through the=20 >cavity capacitance, you have to cross the AR created by the cavity with = >the=20 >discrete bypass capacitors. Because of the problems that presents we = >have=20 >seen many proposals to try and find better damping, whether it be any of = > >the resistive techniques or high ESR capacitors that Istvan has = >proposed,=20 >or raising the net ESR of the discrete network using Larry's F^N=20 >technique. Since by and large most people do not use any of the = >techniques=20 >either Istvan or Larry have proposed to solve that problem, they live = >with=20 >it for better or for worse. Under those conditions, more capacitance = >can=20 >be as much of a problem as it can be a benefit. But lower inductance = >helps=20 >no matter what. > >Steve. >------------------------------------------------------------------ >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