In my opinion,It's not proper to use the via model of Hyperlynx to do simulation above 7GHz, because It's just a simple model, which could be just for simulation below 1GHz. You should model the via by 3D field solver such as HFSS or Hspice and do simulation by ADS or other high frequency softwares. Via can be equal to a capacitor in low frequency, but It's complex in high frequency which you should model it by field solver. Hope my point will help you ! For more information mail to me. ________________________________ From: Zaiyi Liao <zaiyi.liao@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 4:59:40 PM Subject: [SI-LIST] Via model Hello all: Can you give me some knowledge of via model? Now I'm using Hyperlynx. Via model in hyperlynx is a short transmission line with two caps to GND on each side . The influnece of stub is exhibited in value of caps, the longer the stub is , the lager the caps will be. I simulate the S21 of such via model(Spice description below) ,I find there will be a fluctuation in S21(-2dB in ~7GHz, -0.2dB at 14Ghz). I think it's unreasonable, what is your opinion? What's the wrong of this model? I'd like you can talk something about how to establish via model and how to check if this model is reasonable. Thank you very mush! BR//Zaiyi Liao ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .SUBCKT thru10_22_B00 * Right Via * Padstack: "thru10_22_B00" Drill.0mils * layers to connect (ports) *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_1_B00" + L1_1 *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_14_B00" + L27_1 C000 L1_1 0 2.80981e-014 T052 L1_1 0 L27_1 0 Z0'.3369 TD=3.26191e-011 C052 L27_1 0 1.65302e-013 * Left Via * Padstack: "thru10_22_B00" Drill.0mils * layers to connect (ports) *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_1_B00" + L1_2 *** connection to layer "SIGNAL_14_B00" + L27_2 C000 L1_2 0 2.80981e-014 T052 L1_2 0 L27_2 0 Z0'.3369 TD=3.26191e-011 C052 L27_2 0 1.65302e-013 .ENDS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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