PCB Systems Design Blog

Posts tagged with 'Power Distribution'

What's driving the need for PCB power design?

Posted Oct 4, 2010, by Steve McKinney

I talk with a lot of customers about their designs and what’s needed to get their products out the door and for the most part, they have many of the same challenges across all industries.  One of the new areas that has been challenging digital designers the most has been in power.  Not necessarily designing power supply circuits, but actually looking at power delivery on the PCB (i.e. power planes, … Read More

Tags: Power Integrity, DC Drop, Decoupling, Current Density, PCB power design, Power Distribution, HyperLynx, HyperLynx PI

HyperLynx 8.1 Released

Posted Jul 21, 2010, by Steve McKinney

Last week we released the official version of HyperLynx 8.1. If you've been a beta tester (I know there are a lot of you out there), make sure you go to SupportNet and get this latest release! This release includes new technology in both HyperLynx SI and PI.  Some key things in the release worth taking a look at if you haven't been beta testing: Tons of new capabilities in HyperLynx PI but … Read More

Tags: HyperLynx PI, HyperLynx, IR Drop, SSN, Voltage Ripple, Capacitor, AC, PDN, DC Drop, Power Distribution, Decoupling, Power Integrity, Current Density, DC

What's your excuse?

Posted Dec 16, 2009, by Steve McKinney

Over the last few months, I’ve visited dozens of customers talking with them about power distribution design.  Power Distribution design on the PCB is one of those areas that is fairly new to many companies, so there is a minimal amount of in-house expertise.  Usually there are one or two people that are the go-to guys/gals for solving a power problem but on the whole, power distribution design (and … Read More

Tags: HyperLynx PI, HyperLynx, IR Drop, SSN, Voltage Ripple, Capacitor, AC, PDN, DC Drop, Power Distribution, Decoupling, Power Integrity, Current Density, DC