John, it is just English / Metric conversion: 1.257E-6 H/m * 0.0254 m/inch = 31.92 H/inch Best Regards, Steve. At 08:27 AM 9/25/2006, Hill, John wrote: >Steve, > >I was under the impression that the Permeability of free space was 4PI >times 10 to the -7. That is 1.257 X 10 to the -6 henrys per meter. > >This comes from the square of the speed of light being equal to one over >the permeability time the dielectric constant. The dielectric constant >of free space being equal to 8.85 X 10 to the -12 farads per meter. > >Where does the per square come from? > >Best regards, > >John > >-----Original Message----- >From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >On Behalf Of steve weir >Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:59 AM >To: Hill, John; Sirisha.Godavarthy@xxxxxxxxxxxx; >Tim.J.Nash@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; silist >Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Spreading Inductance > >John, this is the permeability of free space. It is an observed >constant behavior. > >Best Regards, > > >Steve. >At 07:30 AM 9/25/2006, Hill, John wrote: > >Steve, > > > >Where does the 31.9nH/Square come from? > > > >Best regards, > > > >John > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------- > >The information in this email and attachments hereto may contain > >legally privileged, proprietary or confidential information that is > >intended for a particular recipient. If you are not the intended > >recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of > >this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified > >that any disclosure, copying, distribution, retention or use of the > >contents of this e-mail information is prohibited and may be > >unlawful. When addressed to Takata customers or vendors, any > >information contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and > >conditions in the governing contract, if applicable. If you have > >received this communication in error, please immediately notify us > >by return e-mail, permanently delete any electronic copies of this > >communication and destroy any paper copies. > >--------------------------------------- > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >On Behalf Of steve weir > >Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 12:28 AM > >To: Sirisha.Godavarthy@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Tim.J.Nash@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; silist > >Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Spreading Inductance > > > >Tim, those equations come from a presentation I made to the SCVEMC > >January 2005. You can find the presentation in whole on both the > >X2Y, and Teraspeed web > >sites: http://www.x2y.com/bypass/method/does_position_matter.pdf, > >and http://www.teraspeed.com/publications.html Note that they apply > >for specific circumstances of calculating spreading inductance > >between a power ring, and a surrounding bypass capacitor ring. This > >would also work for a single Vdd / Vss pair. However for more > >complex pin arrays, you really need to solve the plane. Tools from > >IBM, KAW, Ansoft, or Sigrity are all capable of that task. > > > >Steve. > >At 05:57 AM 9/18/2006, Sirisha Godavarthy wrote: > > >Hi Tim, > > >I got some info regarding spreading inductance. > > >Hope it helps. > > > > > >Plane spreading inductance: > > > > > >- L of PLANE_CAVITY =3D u0 / 2=F0 * H * (( ln( R2/R1 ) * KPERF ) + > > >ln( R3/R2 )) > > >- u0 =3D 31.9nH/square > > >- H =3D cavity height > > >- R3 =3D radius from die center to bypass cap ring > > >- R2 =3D radius from die center to via field edge > > >- R1 =3D radius from die center to pkg power / ground attachments. > > >- KPERF scaling factor for perforation in via field > > >* For perforations small compared to wavelength area ratio > > > > > >Thanks&Regards, > > >Sirisha. > > > > > >Thanks&Regards, > > >Sirisha. > > >=20 > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = > > >On Behalf Of Nash, Tim J (EHCOE) > > >Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 7:56 PM > > >To: silist > > >Subject: [SI-LIST] Spreading Inductance > > > > > > From what I have gathered, spreading inductance of a plane is = > > >dimensionless > > >(i.e. nH/sq) and not a function of the distance between two points, = > > >rather a > > >function of aspect ratio of the plane - L x W. So, the size of the = > > >plane > > >isn't what affects spreading inductance, but its shape does. Are >these > >= > > >true > > >statements? 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