Decoupling capacitor

About: Decoupling capacitor is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 12282 publications have been published within this topic receiving 141890 citations. The topic is also known as: bypass capacitor.

Switch-induced error voltage on a switched capacitor

Abstract: A concise analytical expression for switch-induced error voltage on a switched capacitor is derived from the distributed MOSFET model. The result can be interpreted in terms of a simple lumped equivalent circuit. With this expression the dependence is investigated of the error voltage on process parameters and on switch turnoff rate, source resistance, and other circuit parameters. These results can be used to quickly predict the error voltage. The analytical expression is in close agreement with computer simulations and experiments.

Power bus decoupling on multilayer printed circuit boards

Abstract: Guidelines for the selection and placement of decoupling capacitors that work well for one-sided or two-sided printed circuit boards are not appropriate for multilayer boards with power and ground planes. Boards without internal planes take advantage of the power bus inductance to help decouple components at the higher frequencies. An effective decoupling strategy for multilayer boards must account for the low inductance and relatively high capacitance of the power bus. >

Overview of Power Integrity Solutions on Package and PCB: Decoupling and EBG Isolation

Abstract: Mitigating power distribution network (PDN) noise is one of the main efforts for power integrity (PI) design in high-speed or mixed-signal circuits. Possible solutions, which are based on decoupling or isolation concept, for suppressing PDN noise on package or printed circuit board (PCB) levels are reviewed in this paper. Keeping the PDN impedance very low in a wide frequency range, except at dc, by employing a shunt capacitors, which can be in-chip, package, or PCB levels, is the first priority way for PI design. The decoupling techniques including the planes structure, surface-mounted technology decoupling capacitors, and embedded capacitors will be discussed. The isolation approach that keeps part of the PDN at high impedance is another way to reduce the PDN noise propagation. Besides the typical isolation approaches such as the etched slots and filter, the new isolation concept using electromagnetic bandgap structures will also be discussed.

Reduction of voltage stress in integrated high-quality rectifier-regulators by variable-frequency control

Abstract: The Integrated High-Quality Rectifier-Regulators (IHQRRs) suffer from relatively high stress on the internal-energy storage capacitor and, consequently, on primary-side semiconductors. As a result, they are not practical in applications with the universal input-voltage range. In this paper, a variable-frequency control that reduces the voltage stress and makes the IHQRRs suitable for universal input-range applications is described. Evaluation results of a 90 W, experimental BIBRED power converter that uses the proposed variable-frequency control are presented. >

Temperature responsive transmitter

Abstract: A temperature responsive transmitter is provided in which frequency varies linearly with temperature. The transmitter includes two identically biased transistors connected in parallel. A capacitor, which reflects into the common bases to generate negative resistance effectively in parallel with the capacitor, is connected to the common emitters. A crystal is effectively in parallel with the capacitor and the negative resistance. Oscillations occur if the magnitude of the absolute value of the negative resistance is less than the positive resistive impedance of the capacitor and the inductance of the crystal. The crystal has a large linear temperature coefficient and a resonant frequency which is substantially less than the gain-bandwidth product of the transistors to ensure that the crystal primarily determines the frequency of oscillation. A high-Q tank circuit having an inductor and a capacitor is connected to the common collectors to increase the collector current flow which in turn enhances the radiation of the oscillator frequency by the inductor.