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> From: Ravinder Ajmani[SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 1997 11:50 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [SI-LIST] : Decoupling capacitor selection &
> plac
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> I have been studying the effects of increased power/ground capacitance
> on noise
> and EMI, and also to determine if I can use this option to reduce the
> number of
> capacitors on the board. I have used FR4 with thickness of 3 mils,
> and also
> Zycon material, which is 2 mils thick but is still FR4, and hence
> doesn't
> provide enough capacitance to make any significant difference. I have
> inquired
> with our raw card fabricators and none could provide me any details
> about high
> dielectric constant material.
> I will be interested in using the EmCap material in my experiment. I
> will
> appreciate if Todd can inform me who in California has the capability
> to
> fabricate boards with this material.
>
> Regards, Ravinder
> EMC & Signal Integrity Engineer
> PCB Development and Design Department
> Voice : (408) 256-7956 T/L : 276-7956 Fax : (408)
> 256-0550
> Email: [email protected]
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> Subject: Re[2]: [SI-LIST] : Decoupling capacitor selection & placemen
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> How does everyone feel about power/ground distributed
> capacitance?
>
> Zycon originally developed ZBC2000 - a thin FR4 (.002")
> power/ground
> core with a capacitance of ~500pf/sq in (usually 2 cores are
> used) -
> as a decoupling capacitor replacement or adjunct.
>
> HADCO and Polyclad have developed EmCap - a 0.004" Ceramic / FR4
> epoxy
> power/ground core with 2750pf/sq in - as the next generation.
>
> I have been doing work to predict the ability of both these
> products
> to replace discrete capacitors in our customers boards and would
> like
> to hear some honest thoughts and feedback.
>
> FYI - I'm an EE working at HADCO. I work with the electrical
> issues in
> PWB - impedance, capacitance, layout, etc. - more or less in
> house SI.
>
> Thanks!
> Todd DeRego
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