Lumped-element models for multiple vias in stripline structures including the parallel plate noise

Abstract

Self-consistent lumped-element circuits for single and multiple vias in stripline structures are presented in this paper. These models include the interactive loading of the parallel plates to the signal lines and predict the ground plane noise with high accuracy. Because the proposed models are one-dimensional networks, the simulation time is on the order of only a few seconds on an ULTRA 5 SUN workstation as opposed to hours for popular fullwave analysis methods such as FDTD.