Fundamentals of Noise Coupling in Integrated Circuits

Instructor: Dr. Cosmin Iorga

Class Description:

This introductory class uses a practical approach to build the intuitive analysis skills necessary to understand the most essential principles of noise coupling in integrated circuits.  The topics presented include:

• What is noise coupling

• Random versus deterministic noise

• Fundamental physical principles

• Capacitance coupling

• Inductive coupling

• Crosstalk

• Noise generation in the substrate and power supplies

• Noise propagation in various types of substrates and fabrication technologies

• Noise reception by sensitive circuits

• Effects of the power distribution on the chip, package, and  PCB

• Power distribution inductance

• Decoupling capacitors

• Power distribution resonance

• Noise coupling suppression techniques

• Noise coupling modeling and simulation

Each of these topics is analyzed first by building a strong intuitive understanding of the physical principles that describe it and second by developing the mathematical analysis skills needed by engineers and designers in their daily work.

What attendees will gain:

After completing this class, attendees are expected to be able to identify noise coupling mechanisms in chip/package/PCB co-designs, analyze noise coupling problems, find their root cause, and come up with efficient solutions to these problems.  Designers are also expected to identify potential noise coupling problems early in the design process and develop methods and guidelines to further avoid them.