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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology

1997

Printed Circuits

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Quantifying Emi Resulting From Finite-Impedance Reference Planes, David M. Hockanson, James L. Drewniak, Todd H. Hubing, Thomas Van Doren, Fei Sha, Cheung-Wei Lam, Lawrence Rubin Nov 1997

Quantifying Emi Resulting From Finite-Impedance Reference Planes, David M. Hockanson, James L. Drewniak, Todd H. Hubing, Thomas Van Doren, Fei Sha, Cheung-Wei Lam, Lawrence Rubin

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Parasitic inductance in printed circuit board (PCB) geometries can detrimentally impact the electromagnetic interference(EMI) performance and signal integrity of high-speed digital designs. This paper identifies and quantifies the parameters that affect the inductance of some typical PCB geometries. Closed-form expressions are provided for estimating the inductances of simple trace and ground plane configurations.


An Expert System For Predicting Radiated Emi From Pcb's, Navin Kashyap, Todd H. Hubing, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren Aug 1997

An Expert System For Predicting Radiated Emi From Pcb's, Navin Kashyap, Todd H. Hubing, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper describes an expert systems approach, based on symbolic reasoning techniques, to the problem of predicting radiated EMI levels from printed circuit boards. The expert system, currently under development at the University of Missouri-Rolla, USA, starts by extracting board geometry information from the board layout files. This information is fed into the classification algorithm, which determines the signal properties and nature of each net, using the knowledge stored in the knowledge base. The evaluation algorithm uses the available in formation to identify and evaluate critical circuit geometries, and then estimates the effect that these geometries have on system radiation …


Identifying An Emi Source And Coupling Path In A Computer System With Sub-Module Testing, S. Radu, Yun Ji, Joe Nuebel, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren, Todd H. Hubing Aug 1997

Identifying An Emi Source And Coupling Path In A Computer System With Sub-Module Testing, S. Radu, Yun Ji, Joe Nuebel, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren, Todd H. Hubing

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

EMI in a workstation server resulting from CPU clock harmonics was investigated. Mechanisms by which noise is coupled off the CPU PCB module were diagnosed from studies and measurements on the CPU PCB alone. A model was then developed. Modifications were made and tested in the fully functional system to support the model.


Lumped-Element Sections For Modeling Coupling Between High-Speed Digital And I/O Lines, Wei Cui, Hao Shi, Xiao Luo, Fei Sha, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren, T. Anderson Aug 1997

Lumped-Element Sections For Modeling Coupling Between High-Speed Digital And I/O Lines, Wei Cui, Hao Shi, Xiao Luo, Fei Sha, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren, T. Anderson

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Lumped-element sections are used for modeling coupling between high-speed digital and I/O lines on printed circuit boards (PCBs) in this paper. Radiated electromagnetic interference (EMI) is investigated when the I/O line going off the board is driven as an unintentional, but effective antenna. Simulated results are compared with measurements for coupled lines. A suitable number of lumped-element sections for modeling is chosen based on the line length and the highest frequency of interest.