2008-11-25
Application of FDTD-Based Macromodeling for Signal Integrity Analysis in Practical Pcbs
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 5, 45-55, 2008
Abstract
This paper presents the application of using the macromodels for modeling the interconnections in some fairly complex digital high speed circuits. The analysis which is based on a time domain full wave approach, deals with signal integrity. The results of this simulation are compared with measurements, and sources of error are discussed.
Citation
Mohammad Mahdi Sabri, Jalil Rashed-Mohassel, and Nasser Masoumi, "Application of FDTD-Based Macromodeling for Signal Integrity Analysis in Practical Pcbs," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 5, 45-55, 2008.
doi:10.2528/PIERL08103103
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