Estimation of crosstalk among multiple stripline traces crossing a split by compressed sensing

Abstract

In printed circuit board (PCB) designs, it is common to split power/ground planes into different partitions, which leads to more crosstalk among signal traces that route crossing a split. It is of general interest to develop a crosstalk model for various geometric parameters. However, the long time required to simulate the structure with any given set of geometric parameters renders general modelling approaches such as interpolation inefficient. In this paper, we develop an empirical model based upon the compressed sensing technique to characterize the crosstalk among traces as a function of geometric parameters. A good agreement between the empirical model and full-wave simulations is observed for various test examples, with an exceptionally small number of samples.