From: Larry Miller ([email protected])
Date: Thu Aug 17 2000 - 20:10:32 PDT
Well, I have an HP 8752C-- that reads out in vector format (real,
imaginary), but it has 50 ohm inputs and outputs. With a 50-ohm source
generator you are looking at signals that are 68 dB down at best. That tends
to be pretty close to the noise floor to get any accuracy. I don't say you
don't get the numbers (15 pH). I just probably don't believe them.
Larry Miller
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Istvan Novak - Board Design Technology
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> To: Miller, Larry [SC7:322:EXCH]
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> Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] : Decoupling capacitors (again!)
>
> Larry,
>
> If my math is correct, 0.02 ohms at 200MHz represents about 15pH of
> inductance. Not
> easy, but today we can measure such low values with vector network
> analyzers. With
> two-port measurements, the limit is really due to the probe configuration
> and
> connection. With nothing fancy, you can go down to a few picohenrys with
> the residual
> inductance.
>
> Regards
>
> Istvan Novak
> SUN Microsystems
>
> X-Unix-From: [email protected] Thu Aug 17 17:34:42 2000
> From: "Larry Miller" <[email protected]>
> To: Martin J Thompson <[email protected]>, si-list
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] : Decoupling capacitors (again!)
> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:51:49 -0700
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>
> Twenty milli-ohms. 0.02 ohm. At 100 MHz. How does one measure such a
> curiosity?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry Miller
> (Not the other Larry)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin J Thompson [SMTP:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 11:58 PM
> > To: si-list
> > Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] : Decoupling capacitors (again!)
> >
> > Larry, another question on buried capacitance...
> > What is it about Hadco's material that allows you to get 2mils
> separation?
> > Can this not be achieved with straight FR-4?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Martin
> >
> > <snipped for context>
> > >>> Larry Smith <[email protected]> 16 August 2000 23:55:52
> >>>
> > It turns out that the spreading inductance of power planes
> > spaced 4 mils apart will give you roughly 20 mOhms at 100 MHz. We
> are
> > using Hadco 'buried capacitance' planes that are 2 mils apart in
> many
> > of our products to get lower impedance.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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