UltraCAD has a "poor man's" simulator for doing this in it calcul= ator section. Look for it here:http://www.ultracad.com[1] Doug =0A=0A-------- Original Message -------- =0ASubject: [= SI-LIST] Re: anti-resonance point when use Embedded =0ACapacitance Mater= ial =0AFrom: Ken Wyatt <ken@e= mc-seminars.com[2]> =0ADate: Thu, May 09, 2013 2:53 pm =0ATo: Charles.Grasso@xxxxxxxxxxxx[3]= =0ACc: "istvan.novak@xxxxxxxxxxx" <istvan.novak@xxxxxxxxxxx[4]>, =0A"bruce@xxxxxxxxxx[5]" <= bruce@xxxxxxxxxx[6]>, "si-list= @freelists.org[7]" =0A<si-l= ist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[8]> =0A =0AThanks Chas, =0AI remember those = days...things have progressed greatly. =0A =0ADo you, or the group, k= now of affordable simulation S/W (Ansoft, maybe?)that would simulate plane= resonances? My limited budget won't supportmulti-G$ S/W, unfortunately. T= hat would be pretty cool to be able tosimulate that. I saw a recent demo = of HyperLynx that was impressive. =0A =0AI know Istvan has several Ex= cel calculators that will model PDN impedances. =0A =0AYou coming to = the Denver symposium this year? =0A =0ACheers, Ken =0A____________= _______ =0AKenneth Wyatt =0AWyatt Technical Services LLC =0AWoodla= nd Park, CO =0Aken@emc-seminars.= com[9] =0AWeb Newsletter =0AConnect with me on LinkedIn! =0A = =0AOn May 9, 2013, at 2:22 PM, Grasso, Charles wrote: =0A =0A> Hel= lo Ken, =0A> =0A> When faced with large areas of pwb that have= little or no components, it used common practice for EMI guys to add loss= y caps (the lossier the better) =0A> to the planes in a regular patt= ern to minimize the effects of plane resonance. With modern simulation tool= s, the resonant modes of the planes =0A> can be simulated and caps a= dded (in just the right spot!) to reduce the effect. =0A> =0A&g= t; Chas =0A> =0A> -----Original Message----- =0A> From:= si-list-bounce@freelists.o= rg[10] [mailto:si-list-boun= ce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[11]] On Behalf Of Istvan Novak =0A> Sent: Thursday, = May 09, 2013 7:23 AM =0A> To: Ken Wyatt =0A> Cc: bruce@xxxxxxxxxx[12]; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[13] =0A> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: anti-= resonance point when use Embedded Capacitance Material =0A> =0A&g= t; Ken, =0A> Bypass capacitors with more lossy dielectrics do help so= mewhat, but the dielectric loss shows up strongly in the ESR only at freque= ncies much lower than the series resonance frequency, where we usually dont= need the higher ESR. Very lossy (and sloppy) dielectrics, such as Z5U and= Y5V are good for cheap consumer electronics, but for professional circuits= there aremany drawbacks and it is not the best thing to use them. Cerami= c capacitors with user-defined ESR are available from two of the major capa= citor vendors, so they can be used when we need the highest performance and= can afford the higher cost for these parts. =0A> =0A> Regards= , =0A> =0A> Istvan Novak =0A> Oracle =0A> =0A&= gt; =0A> =0A> =0A> On 5/9/2013 9:00 AM, Ken Wyatt wrot= e: =0A>> Hi Group &Bruce, =0A>> =0A>> I'm = kind of a "newby" when it comes to SI, but am reading Lee Richey's =0A&= gt;> books on the subject. =0A>> =0A>> One thing he r= ecommends for PDN designs is the use of bypass =0A>> capacitors w= ith a more lossy dielectric (higher ESR), such as X5R, Z5U =0A>> = or Y5V, to dampen the anti-resonance. Would this be a reasonable thing = =0A>> to try? =0A>> =0A>> Ken =0A>> _____= ______________ =0A>> Kenneth Wyatt =0A>> Wyatt Technical = Services LLC =0A>> Woodland Park, CO =0A>> ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[14] <mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[15]> Web =0A>>= <http://www.emc-seminars.com> Newsletter =0A>> <http://emc-seminars.us1.list= -manage.com/subscribe?u=C2=987f203d1f64dd89f[17] =0A>> 06b0c3f5&am= p;id 0f29a904> Connect with me on LinkedIn =0A>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/= kennethwyatt>! =0A>> =0A>> On May 9, 2013, at 5:1= 6 AM, Istvan Novak wrote: =0A>> =0A>>> Hi Bruce, = =0A>>> =0A>>> The anti-resonance between the static c= apacitance of planes and =0A>>> inductance of bypass capacitor= s will always be present unless you =0A>>> either match the pl= ane impedance with the ESRs of capacitors or =0A>>> overwhelm = the antiresonance with MANY low-inductance bypass =0A>>> capac= itors. The antiresonance is present with any laminate material,thin or th= ick. =0A>>> When you use thin laminates (Embedded Capacitance M= aterial), the =0A>>> resonance magnitude and frequency both ge= t lower with respect to a =0A>>> thicker laminate. First you = have to determine whether the resonance =0A>>> causes a proble= m for power, signal integrity and EMI. If you dont =0A>>> exc= ite the resonance, you dont need to care. =0A>>> =0A>>= ;> Regards, =0A>>> =0A>>> Istvan Novak =0A&g= t;>> Oracle =0A>>> =0A>>> =0A>>>= ; =0A>>> =0A>>> On 5/9/2013 2:26 AM, Bruce wrote:= =0A>>>> Hi Expert =0A>>>> =0A>>>= ;> =0A>>>> We use Embedded Capacitance Material for bett= er PDN and less =0A>>>> capacitor component. According to P= DN Simulation. We notice that is =0A>>>> an anti-resonance = point between capacitor and Plane. =0A>>>> =0A>>&g= t;> =0A>>>> =0A>>>> We can find that whe= n use Embedded Capacitance Material. There are =0A>>>> much= better in most frequency but near anti-resonance point. =0A>>>= > =0A>>>> =0A>>>> =0A>>>>= ; In this case. We have to solution. =0A>>>> =0A>>= >>1. Try to reduce the anti-resonance point. We need many high =0A>>>>frequency =0A>>>> capacitor component= . That is not good because we want to reduce the =0A>>>> nu= mber of capacitor component. Our purpose is reduce 70% number of =0A>= ;>>> capacitor component. =0A>>>> =0A>>&g= t;> 2. Keep this anti-resonance point. That maybe have a risk if =0A>>>>there is =0A>>>> some noise by chance = in this frequency =0A>>>> =0A>>>> =0A>= ;>>> =0A>>>> How about your suggestion? 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