Thanks Steve for being always prompt in reply !! Can you please explain how you have got this magical figure, 3 X highest package cut-off frequency ? Why It's not 2 X or 1 X ?? Rajan On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM, steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If you are concerned only with power delivery then simulate to 3X the > highest package cut-off frequency of any device you are concerned with > that is attached to a given power rail. > > Steve. > On 5/18/2011 3:44 AM, Rajan Hansa wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > > > I have got a PCB database of one Ethernet Board and I have to extract > > s-parameter for all power plane from voltage regulator to power pin of > > chip package. The Board database includes all decap. > > > > > > > > As we know extraction time is directly related with maximum frequency So > > while setting maximum frequency for s-parameter extraction, I am bit > > confused, I would like to know that do I need to set knee frequency ( > Fknee > > = 0.35/Trise) as maximum frequency OR for board level simulation we > > shouldn?t care knee frequency. > > > > > > > > As per my understanding, package inductance won?t allow very high > frequency > > component (switching current component which depends on Trise !!) to > travel > > to board from chip so voltage regulator in board will never see those > high > > switching current so I shouldn't simulate/extract s-parameter till knee > > frequency. > > > > > > > > What?s expert view on this ? > > > > > > > > Rgds, > > > > Rajan > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > Steve Weir > IPBLOX, LLC > 150 N. Center St. #211 > Reno, NV 89501 > www.ipblox.com > > (775) 299-4236 Business > (866) 675-4630 Toll-free > (707) 780-1951 Fax > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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