Application of the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method to a challenging real-world EMC problem

Abstract

As high speed systems place greater demands on electronic packaging and interconnects, numerical simulation at the package and circuit board levels before prototyping is needed to produce designs which meet stringent EMI, EMC, signal integrity, and timing constraints. The finite-difference time-domain technique is an intuitive modeling technique that may be used for a number of interesting EMC problems. This paper discusses initial results for grand challenge problems 2 and 4.