Re: [SI-LIST] : Via Modeling

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From: Sunil Kumar ([email protected])
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 08:57:18 PDT


I don't think these formula will be valid for mulilayer board having
multiple reference planes and pads on inside layers also. Has anybody
compared the calculated values with the measured values?

Sunil

 On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Paglia, Frank M wrote:

> Hello all,
> I am new to the SI field and I have some questions about the modeling of
> vias. Can any one point me to the equations for effective characteristic
> impedance for buried, blind, and micro vias. I have looked in the Johnson's
> Black Magic book and in High-Speed Digital System Design by Hall. Johnson
> gives the following:
>
> C = 1.41*Er*T*D1 pF, L= 5.08*h[ ln(4*h/d)+1] nH
> D2-D1
>
> Where D2 is diameter of the hole in ground planes, D1 is diameter of the
> pad, T is thickness of the board, Er is the dielectric constant, h is the
> length of the via, and d is the via diameter.
> Hall quotes Johnson's equations for capacitance and inductance, but these
> are for through vias. In Hall's book through via model is given as a pi
> network with one cap in each leg for the capacitance of the pad coming in
> and out, then an inductor across for the barrel's inductive effects. The
> question is this; How is the total capacitance, which both Hall and Johnson
> Cvia, related to the capacitance for each pad? Shouldn't T in the eq. for
> Cvia change depending on which layers the pad is on and not just the total
> thickness of the board? And for inductance, shouldn't h be the distance
> between the pads? Wouldn't L be different say for a via with pads on layers
> 1 and 6, than on layers 1 and 4? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.
> ________________________
> Frank M. Paglia
> Intel Corporation
>
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