Hi Feng, What you say is all true, but unfortunately getting a reasonable estimate for DC resistance by hand calculations under realistic (complex) geometries is not possible. Even at DC the current density has a two (or three, in multi-layer plane structures) dimensional distribution, so you need a tool to mesh the structure and calculate the DC resistance. Regards, Istvan NovakOracle On 9/28/2013 2:08 AM, Feng Wu wrote: > Hi Mark > It is definitely true, we need to consider impedance from AC point of view. > However I would like to check/design the DC performance at beginning before > checking/designing AC performance. In practice this is proved to be more > effiecient way. There are lots of reason. One of the most important is, > although the DC point of Z is R, yet we can't obtain all the DC information > accurately, sufficiently and efficiently by AC simulation tool. > > Thanks > Feng > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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