Title :
Direct computation of capacitance in integrated passive components containing floating conductors
Author :
Cokkinides, George J. ; Beker, Benjamin ; Templeton, Allen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC, USA
fDate :
5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel method for computation of capacitance in integrated passive components (IPCs) containing floating conductors. The IPC is a multiterminal device which is arbitrarily shaped and may be composed of inhomogeneous as well as field-dependent dielectric. The one-port capacitance between any pair of terminals is determined directly, without the need to calculate the capacitance matrix. The computational technique is based on incorporating the floating conductor concept into the finite difference solution to the Laplace equation. Numerous data for practical IPCs are presented, with the results validated against measurements
Keywords :
capacitance; conductors (electric); finite difference methods; packaging; Laplace equation; capacitance computation; field-dependent dielectric; finite difference solution; floating conductors; integrated passive components; multiterminal device; one-port capacitance; Capacitance; Capacitors; Conductors; Dielectrics; Electronic components; Electronics packaging; Finite difference methods; Laplace equations; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Part B: Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on
