Parasitic Inductance of Multil...

ParasiticInductanceofMultilayerCeramicCapacitorsTECHNICALINFORMATIONPARASITICINDUCTANCEOFMULTILAYERCERAMICCAPACITORSbyJeffreyCain,Ph.D.AVXCorporationAbstract:Theparasiticinductanceofmultilayerceramiccapacitors(MLCCs)isbecomingmoreimportantinthedecouplingofhighspeeddigitalsystems.ThereexistsconflictingdataandstatementsontheparasiticinductanceoftheMLCC.Thisworkshowsthemeasurementtechniquesoftheinductanceparameters,focusingmainlyonthefixturingneededtoaccuratelymeasurethechips.Theeffectsofvariouscompensationandcalibrationmethodswillalsobedemonstrated.AcomprehensivetablewillbeshownthatincludestheparasiticinductanceforarangeofMLCCsfrom0402through1210.PARASITICINDUCTANCEOFMULTILAYERCERAMICCAPACITORSbyJeffreyCain,Ph.D.AVXCorporati