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Title: Optimized Modeling of PCB Vias with Nonfunctional PADS and High-Frequency Behavior Up to 150 GHz
This paper presents an enhanced closed-form approach for modeling and optimizing high-frequency PCB vias, implemented in Python and validated against industrystandard tools such as ADS and HFSS. The model incorporates resistance alongside inductance and capacitance to capture frequency-dependent losses and integrates non-functional pads (NFPs), demonstrating significant improvements in signal integrity by reducing reflections and enhancing return loss, particularly at 100 GHz. The methodology extends the frequency range of previous models from 100 GHz to 150 GHz, ensuring compatibility with next-generation standards like PCIe Gen 6. Validation results show insertion loss deviations under 3 dB and consistent return loss across the frequency range. The Python-based implementation offers a scalable and efficient solution for multilayer via designs, significantly reducing computational time compared to HFSS. This work provides a robust framework for high-speed PCB via modeling, with applications in academic research and industry, and includes future extensions to model differential signal vias.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1916535
PAR ID:
10696584
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IEEE
Date Published:
ISBN:
979-8-3315-0874-6
Page Range / eLocation ID:
250 to 255
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Resistance Inductance Computational modeling Scalability Insertion loss Nonhomogeneous media Capacitance Reflection Signal integrity Optimization Printed Circuit Board Scalable Frequency Range Integration Of Signals Insertion Loss Return Loss Impedance Higher Frequency Bottom Layer Multilayer Structure Skin Depth Higher-order Modes Transfer Matrix Imaginary Components Radius Ratio Python Implementation Transfer Matrix Method Comparison Of Loss Improvement In Loss Multilayer Design High-speed via model Non-functional Pads (NFPs) Pad to anti-pad ratio optimization Python-Based simulation Cascading theory
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Raleigh, NC, USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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