For years EMI engineers have "sprinkled" decoupling caps throughout a pwb (especially in blank areas) to dampen resonances. A process also described by Howard Johnson. Best Regards Charles Grasso Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Pager/Short Message: 3032042974@xxxxxxxxx Email: charles.grasso@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Biggs Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:45 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: high ESR caps TDK just announced last week caps with settable ESR: http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/540513 -tom=3D20 -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Anderson Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 3:03 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Joel Brown; Ray Anderson Subject: [SI-LIST] high ESR caps Joel- I've changed the title of this thread so as to not have it mixed in with the other ongoing discussion. Check out the following two papers (and perhaps several others) on Istvan's web site that deal with the issue of controlled ESR decaps. http://home.att.net/~istvan.novak/papers/EPEP2004_controlled-ESR.pdf http://home.att.net/%7Einovak/papers/DCE07_TF-MP3_SUN.pdf Ray Anderson Xilinx Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Joel Brown > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:04 PM > To: 'steve weir'; leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: 'Scott McMorrow'; 'QU Perry'; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: [!! SPAM] Re: 6 layers stackup =3D3D20 While we=3D20 >are all talking about bypass caps, I just got done reading a book > by Bruce Archambeault called "PCB Design for Real-World EMI Control". In > the > book there is a chapter on bypassing and it shows measurements from actual > test boards. In one case, a certain percentage of the caps are "high ESR" > which seems to result in substantial damping (reduction) of the =3D20 >resonances. > The high ESR caps are described as ceramic capacitors with a series =3D20 >resistor built into the package, I have been unable to find such = a=3D20 >part. Has anybody found a benefit to this approach and a source for=3D20 >high ESR capacitors? >=3D3D20 > Thanks - Joel ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: =3D20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =3D20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu