Lee, if they are seeking approval by treating it as glass / epoxy laminate, that isn't much of a surprise. Cply is not glass / epoxy. Steve. At 05:05 PM 8/23/2005 -0700, Lee Ritchey wrote: >My clients have not been able to get approval for laminate that thin. How >are others getting approval? > >Lee W. Ritchey >Speeding Edge >P. O. Box 2194 >Glen Ellen, CA 95442 >Phone- 707-568-3983 >FAX- 707-568-3504 > >I just used the energy it took to be angry to write some blues. >Count Basie > > > > [Original Message] > > From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Larry.Smith@xxxxxxx>; ><ray.anderson@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: <adsurevv@xxxxxxxxx>; <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 8/23/2005 4:47:24 PM > > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [SI-LIST]: Embedded capacitance on Flex..?? > > > > Lee, that is a good point. But for rigid board applications, C-Ply can >be > > had with a compromise Er that still supports 2500V / mil. > > > > Steve. > > At 04:38 PM 8/23/2005 -0700, Lee Ritchey wrote: > > >Don't forget that ultra thin dielectrics can result in unreliable PCBs >due > > >to dielectric breakdown. Gr86 core requires a 4 mil minimum separation > > >between planes. > > > > > >Lee W. Ritchey > > >Speeding Edge > > >P. O. Box 2194 > > >Glen Ellen, CA 95442 > > >Phone- 707-568-3983 > > >FAX- 707-568-3504 > > > > > >I just used the energy it took to be angry to write some blues. > > >Count Basie > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <Larry.Smith@xxxxxxx>; <ray.anderson@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Cc: <adsurevv@xxxxxxxxx>; <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: 8/23/2005 4:30:46 PM > > > > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [SI-LIST]: Embedded capacitance on Flex..?? > > > > > > > > Larry, DuPont and 3M both have thin dielectric with elevated Ers that >is > > > > nice stuff. > > > > > > > > Some caution is warranted though depending on the specific > > > > application. High Er material can do good things as you said. For a > > >given > > > > skin and dielectric loss, the peak magnitude of the parallel resonant > > >peak > > > > falls approximately as the inverse square root of Er. It tends to be > > >even > > > > better than that as higher dielectric loss pulls down the peak as > > > > well. But there are some potential rocks in that stream: > > > > > > > > 1. Reduced board modal resonant frequencies, good for damping, > > >potentially > > > > bad if too low > > > > 2. Reduced board to discrete capacitor parallel resonant frequency. >Can > > >be > > > > a good or bad thing. Introduces more variables to discrete bypass >design. > > > > 3. Increased risk of quarter wave resonance within power delivery band > > > > between discrete caps and IC die. > > > > 4. Much higher material cost. > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve. > > > > At 01:24 PM 8/23/2005 -0700, Larry Smith wrote: > > > > >Virendra - I believe that Dupont has some thin, flexible dielectric > > > > >that can be loaded with ceramic to bump up the dielectric constant. > > > > > > > > > >We have found that the best value comes from thin dielectric because > > > > >it both reduces inductance and increases capacitance resulting in > > > > >lower impedance. The lower power plane impedance produces more > > > > >damping, which is a good for reducing power plane resonances. > > > > > > > > > >By increasing the dielectric constant alone (no dimensional changes) > > > > >the capacitance per square area is increased but it turns out that >the > > > > >capacitance available to a power consumer with in a given time frame > > > > >(i.e. 1 nSec) is the same. This is because the velocity of > > > > >electromagnetic propagation goes down with increasing dielectric. >The > > > > >cylindrical wavefront that goes out from a disturbance "uncovers" the > > > > >same amount of capacitance per time, independent of the dielectric > > > > >constant. > > > > > > > > > >So if you are looking for high frequency capacitance to satisfy those > > > > >fast edges, thin dielectric is good, high dielectric constant is > > > > >neutral. > > > > > > > > > >regards, > > > > >Larry Smith > > > > >Sun Microsystems > > > > > > > > > >Ray Anderson wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Typically the way I've seen it done in the past is to use a very >thin > > > > > > dielectric material (~2 mil thick) to achieve the higher than >usual > > > > > > capacitance. > > > > > > > > > > > > Most hi-k materials are loaded with some sort of ceramic material > > >which > > > > > > tends to make them somewhat less than flexible which could be an >issue > > > > > > with a flex board. > > > > > > > > > > > > Note that the materials people are always developing new and > > >innovative > > > > > > solutions, so what was true a couple of years ago when I looked >at the > > > > > > issue may no longer be the case. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >[mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > > On Behalf Of Virendra > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 12:11 PM > > > > > > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Subject: [SI-LIST] [SI-LIST]: Embedded capacitance on Flex..?? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > Does anyone have experience with embedded capacitance > > > > > > (wih high K) on a flex circuit board? 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