RE: [SI-LIST] : Decoupling capacitors (again!)

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From: Larry Miller ([email protected])
Date: Thu Aug 17 2000 - 13:51:49 PDT

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
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> 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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