Dan, actually you are making our point for us. A greater capacitance=20 to inductance ratio makes for a wider bandwidth bypass cap that results=20 in lower noise. That is exactly what the X2Y(r) caps do, and is aptly=20 demonstrated in the video. Regards, Steve. Dan Smith wrote: > All, > The howard johnson video had one fundamental flaw in how he (and steve)= came to their conlusion. This flaw was that the 0402 caps vs. the x2y c= aps were not apples to apples comparisons. Why? The reason is comparing= 0402 cpacitors of 220nf with x2y caps of 100nf are not the same thing! = Sure, two 100nf caps in parallel equate to 200nf (which is what dr. johns= on stated in the video as to why they are the same thing) but I challenge= anyone to perform a noise experiment where you have 1 200nf cap vs. 2 10= 0nf caps and try and get the same noise measurement. The resonance frequ= ency of 200nf is about 16mhz and the resonance frequency of the 100nf is = about 25mhz. thus the impedance due to these capacitors above 20mhz is g= reater for the 200nf case - this is just fundamental capacitor science. = This is exactly what happened in howard johnsons video. This is not rock= et science just basic ohms-law. All this gobbly-gook talk of via incucta= nce, etc. is in the small noise (no pun int > ended) of why the results in that video differed. See attachement. > > Dan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx= ] On Behalf Of Scott McMorrow > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:34 AM > To: Lee Ritchey > Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [SI-LIST]6 layers stackup > > Lee > Fortunately for us, the physics are clear. If the correct land/via > patterns are used, 50 mils of via reach will not swamp out the > advantages of some types of low inductance capacitors. In fact, the > difference will asymptotically approach the inductance ratio of the > coupled via systems themselves at infinite via length. > > For the case of X2Y capacitors with 6-vias vs. 0402 with 4-vias, this > ratio is 2:1. That is, the 6-via pattern of the X2Y is 2 times as > efficient as the 4-via 0402 pattern. Even if we normalize for number o= f > vias, the X2Y pattern is still 1.33 times more efficient per via drill.= > However, in real PCBs we are not dealing with infinitely long vias, so > the performance advantage is much better, and typically 3:1 or 4:1 > depending on the 0402 via pattern (2-via or 4-via) used. > > However, if you incorrectly design your board such that a PRF occurs > within a few octaves of where you need low PDS impedance, that is a > different issue altogether, which can only be resolved by moving the PR= F > with the correct spatial distribution of capacitors. Low inductance > capacitors are also more efficient in dealing with this problem. > > > Scott > > Scott McMorrow > Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > 121 North River Drive > Narragansett, RI 02882 > (401) 284-1827 Business > (401) 284-1840 Fax > > http://www.teraspeed.com > > Teraspeed(r) is the registered service mark of > Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC > > > > Lee Ritchey wrote: > =20 >> Tom, >> >> Well put! >> >> >> >> =20 >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Tom Biggs <tbiggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Date: 2/26/2008 6:16:04 PM >>> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [!! SPAM] Re: 6 layers stackup >>> >>> You can take the bulldozer analogy two ways. It depends on whether yo= u >>> care about the weight of the bulldozer with passengers, or just the >>> weight of the passengers. >>> >>> Steve's test fixture was geared toward 'weighing the passengers'. Lee= 's >>> was toward 'weighing the bulldozer'. So they each served their purpos= e. >>> His whole point was that the vias going down 50 mils on a board are >>> going to swamp out the advantages of low inductance caps. His test >>> fixture, by design, had vias that go down 50mils. I'm sure he'd agree= >>> that this would be a bad fixture for measuring the cap itself, which = was >>> not his goal. >>> >>> The appropriate land pattern to use for the low-inductance caps is a >>> separate issue. I'd be curious to see Lee's board with Steve's land >>> pattern. >>> >>> -tom >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx= rg] >>> On Behalf Of Muranyi, Arpad >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:31 PM >>> To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [!! SPAM] Re: 6 layers stackup >>> >>> Can't resist to illustrate this with an example: >>> >>> If you want to compare the weight of an ant and a cricket and you put= >>> them on top of the same bulldozer, you will not see much difference i= n >>> their weight... >>> >>> Arpad >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------= --- >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx= rg] >>> On Behalf Of Lee Ritchey >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:16 AM >>> To: Charles Grasso; Scott McMorrow >>> Cc: Steve Weir; QU Perry; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [!! SPAM] Re: 6 layers stackup >>> >>> What does the test vehicle have to do with it? Both capacitors are >>> seeing >>> the same stackup. It's apples and apples. Why 26 layers? Lots of >>> PCBs >>> have 26 layers, pretty much all of them in terabit routers. This PCB= >>> was used to test may things besides these two capacitors. >>> >>> What is being presented is the difference between the two capacitors >>> under the same set of test conditions and it is not much. >>> >>> There are two sets of tests. 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