Decoupling Capacitors Placement at Board Level Adopting a Nature-Inspired Algorithm
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Decoupling capacitors are fundamental keys for the reduction of transient noise in power delivery networks; their arrangement and values are crucial for reaching this goal. This work deals with the optimization of the decoupling capacitors of a power delivery network by using a nature-inspired algorithm. In particular, the capacitance value and the location of three decoupling capacitors are optimized in order to obtain an input impedance below a specific mask, by using a nature-inspired algorithm, the genetic one, in combination with two electromagnetic solvers used to compute the objective function. An experimental board is designed and manufactured; measurements are performed to validate the numerical results.
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2010 ◽
Vol 58
(11)
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pp. 2940-2951
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2016 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 349-357
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