Hello Benny, Welcome to the world of Signal Integrity !! :-) I am not sure if hyperlynx has ability to extract RLGC values but you can sure use other field solvers like momentum, Q3D or HFSS to extract RLGC/Z parameters of power plane. To extract RLGC value from field solver, you don't need to define voltage values instead you define ports at both end of traces and define the frequency range of interest, that's all ! Steve, I understand that ac current source can be used to find complex impedance or PDN impedance in this case but if someone is interested in finding RLGC values, how is it possible to extract from PDN impedance ?? Rgds, Rohit -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of steve weir Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:49 AM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: RLC value extraction for power plane Define a port and apply an AC current source at the location where you want to know the impedance. Sweep the frequency range of interest. The complex voltage divided by the excitation current yields the complex impedance. Steve. On 8/4/2011 10:15 PM, Benny Luiss wrote: > Hi, > > I am Benny an SI novice.Can any one help how to extract RLC values for power > plane. I have tried in Cadence and Hyperlynx but couldn't able to extract > (even by removing voltage values assigned for the power nets). > Do any other software like Ansoft or HFSS provide this? > > > Thanks, > Benny > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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