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Impact of Finite Interconnect Impedance Including Spatial and Domain Comparison of PDN Characterization

DesignCon 2024 Best Paper Award Winner

Awarded the Best Paper Award at DesignCon 2024, this paper demonstrates that, for correlated data with PDN impedances in the sub-mΩ level, the impedance extracted from same-location top-bottom measurement can be significantly different from same-side adjacent via pair measurement, even if the physical separation is in the order of a mm



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Overview and Comparison of Power Converter Stability Metrics

Power conversion circuits with control loop(s) are everywhere in electronic systems. We must establish stability and performance metrics for control loops and their circuits. However, generally accepted metrics may not be good enough. Is a crossover frequency with 45 degrees of phase margin and 10 dB of gain margin enough? How can we relate phase margin to peaking in the impedance profile and transient noise requirements? This article aims to answer these and other questions.


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