Efficient Iterative Process Based on an Improved Genetic Algorithm for Decoupling Capacitor Placement at Board Level
TL;DR: In this paper, a genetic algorithm is used for the optimization of the decoupling capacitors in order to obtain the frequency spectrum of the input impedance in different positions on the network, below previously defined values.
Abstract: To reduce the noise created by a power delivery network, the number, the value of decoupling capacitors and their arrangement on the board are critical to reaching this goal. This work deals with specific improvements, implemented on a genetic algorithm, which used for the optimization of the decoupling capacitors in order to obtain the frequency spectrum of the input impedance in different positions on the network, below previously defined values. Measurements are performed on a specifically manufactured board in order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm and the optimization results obtained for a specific example board.
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...Usually, the target impedance is flat over a wide range of frequency [6,15,17], leading to overdesign the PDN by adding more decaps than needed....
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...The electromagnetic interferences (EMI) among signals (digital, analog, at radio frequency) [5] in the same device and the susceptibility of the electronic circuits to EMI, due to other systems and/or devices placed nearby [6,7]....
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...According to the IEEE Standard P1597 [38], the Feature Selective Validation technique [39,40] is used to quantify the matching of the two curves in Figure 3....
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...According to the IEEE Standard P1597 [38], the Feature Selective Validation technique [39,40] is used to quantify the matching of the two curves in Figure 3....
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...It is worthy to mention that after encoding the current population, all the typical GA components, such as selection, crossover and mutation, are performed in the binary domain offering a higher randomness of configuration even using the random selected single point cross over for mating [29]....
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...Several techniques have been proposed to improve the PI, based on Electromagnetic Band-gap (EBG) structures [10], among other techniques [11]....
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