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Question relative to pads for capacitors - high frequency
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In the article
Compact sub nano second pulse generator using avalanche transistors, I read P. 874
Further, we used pads on a doublesided
0.062” FR-4 epoxy glass laminate pc-board for
capacitors C6-C8 instead of soldering on 3 ATC capacitors.
Since the pc-board dielectric has a low series inductance,
this improves the pulse rise time significantly. Previous
attempts to use pc-board capacitances for low values of
capacitors [5] have used complex construction techniques
such as dielectric wedges to accommodate the avalanche
transistors and their bias networks with the pc-board
capacitors. However, our design simply lays out the
capacitors as pc-board traces (Figure 3) that easily connect
to the transistors.
I would like to understand what are these "pads" and how this improve the rise time significantly ?
capacitor pulse high-frequency high-speed pad
asked Apr 5 at 9:58
MikeTeXMikeTeX
715416
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In the article
Compact sub nano second pulse generator using avalanche transistors, I read P. 874
Further, we used pads on a doublesided
0.062” FR-4 epoxy glass laminate pc-board for
capacitors C6-C8 instead of soldering on 3 ATC capacitors.
Since the pc-board dielectric has a low series inductance,
this improves the pulse rise time significantly. Previous
attempts to use pc-board capacitances for low values of
capacitors [5] have used complex construction techniques
such as dielectric wedges to accommodate the avalanche
transistors and their bias networks with the pc-board
capacitors. However, our design simply lays out the
capacitors as pc-board traces (Figure 3) that easily connect
to the transistors.
I would like to understand what are these "pads" and how this improve the rise time significantly ?
capacitor pulse high-frequency high-speed pad
asked Apr 5 at 9:58
MikeTeXMikeTeX
715416
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the "pads" indicates "solder pads", the rectangular regions on a PCB where the surface-mount components are installed. The pads are connected with narrow "traces". Pads likely would be large rectangular regions of copper foil.
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– analogsystemsrf
Apr 5 at 10:13
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In the article
Compact sub nano second pulse generator using avalanche transistors, I read P. 874
Further, we used pads on a doublesided
0.062” FR-4 epoxy glass laminate pc-board for
capacitors C6-C8 instead of soldering on 3 ATC capacitors.
Since the pc-board dielectric has a low series inductance,
this improves the pulse rise time significantly. Previous
attempts to use pc-board capacitances for low values of
capacitors [5] have used complex construction techniques
such as dielectric wedges to accommodate the avalanche
transistors and their bias networks with the pc-board
capacitors. However, our design simply lays out the
capacitors as pc-board traces (Figure 3) that easily connect
to the transistors.
I would like to understand what are these "pads" and how this improve the rise time significantly ?
capacitor pulse high-frequency high-speed pad
asked Apr 5 at 9:58
MikeTeXMikeTeX
715416
$endgroup$
In the article
Compact sub nano second pulse generator using avalanche transistors, I read P. 874
Further, we used pads on a doublesided
0.062” FR-4 epoxy glass laminate pc-board for
capacitors C6-C8 instead of soldering on 3 ATC capacitors.
Since the pc-board dielectric has a low series inductance,
this improves the pulse rise time significantly. Previous
attempts to use pc-board capacitances for low values of
capacitors [5] have used complex construction techniques
such as dielectric wedges to accommodate the avalanche
transistors and their bias networks with the pc-board
capacitors. However, our design simply lays out the
capacitors as pc-board traces (Figure 3) that easily connect
to the transistors.
I would like to understand what are these "pads" and how this improve the rise time significantly ?
capacitor pulse high-frequency high-speed pad
capacitor pulse high-frequency high-speed pad
asked Apr 5 at 9:58
MikeTeXMikeTeX
715416
asked Apr 5 at 9:58
MikeTeXMikeTeX
715416
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MikeTeXMikeTeX
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MikeTeXMikeTeX
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the "pads" indicates "solder pads", the rectangular regions on a PCB where the surface-mount components are installed. The pads are connected with narrow "traces". Pads likely would be large rectangular regions of copper foil.
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the "pads" indicates "solder pads", the rectangular regions on a PCB where the surface-mount components are installed. The pads are connected with narrow "traces". Pads likely would be large rectangular regions of copper foil.
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Apr 5 at 10:13
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the "pads" indicates "solder pads", the rectangular regions on a PCB where the surface-mount components are installed. The pads are connected with narrow "traces". Pads likely would be large rectangular regions of copper foil.
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Apr 5 at 10:13
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the "pads" indicates "solder pads", the rectangular regions on a PCB where the surface-mount components are installed. The pads are connected with narrow "traces". Pads likely would be large rectangular regions of copper foil.
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I hope you know that a capacitor basically consists of two electrically conductive plates which are close together but do not touch.
There can also be a dielectric (non conductive!) material in between. That could be FR-4 epoxy glass PCB material, like mentioned in the article.
We can then use the copper on the PCB to make the conductive plates.
They call that plate a "pad" which is a common name for a small (square) area on a PCB.
So those "pads" are just the plates of the capacitors they are making themselves.
This results in "better" capacitors than "normal" capacitors like:
In the situation described in the article, they only need very small value capacitors (the largest is 120 pF) so then PCB capacitors are an option, their size would not be very large.
Due to the nice dielectric properties of the FR-4 material, the PCB capacitors have even better performance than "normal" capacitors, like a lower ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance). That means less losses and better transient behavior.
answered Apr 5 at 10:16
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A 'pad' on a board is simply an area of copper.
In very high frequency work, it's often used for capacitors to ground, with values lower than 1pF. For any given dielectric and thickness, a certain area of pad will give you a certain capacitance. There are calculators available to estimate capacitance from geometry.
The great advantage of such a capacitor to ground is that it does not have the fraction of nano-Henry lead inductance that packaged devices have.
answered Apr 5 at 10:13
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I hope you know that a capacitor basically consists of two electrically conductive plates which are close together but do not touch.
There can also be a dielectric (non conductive!) material in between. That could be FR-4 epoxy glass PCB material, like mentioned in the article.
We can then use the copper on the PCB to make the conductive plates.
They call that plate a "pad" which is a common name for a small (square) area on a PCB.
So those "pads" are just the plates of the capacitors they are making themselves.
This results in "better" capacitors than "normal" capacitors like:
In the situation described in the article, they only need very small value capacitors (the largest is 120 pF) so then PCB capacitors are an option, their size would not be very large.
Due to the nice dielectric properties of the FR-4 material, the PCB capacitors have even better performance than "normal" capacitors, like a lower ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance). That means less losses and better transient behavior.
answered Apr 5 at 10:16
BimpelrekkieBimpelrekkie
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I hope you know that a capacitor basically consists of two electrically conductive plates which are close together but do not touch.
There can also be a dielectric (non conductive!) material in between. That could be FR-4 epoxy glass PCB material, like mentioned in the article.
We can then use the copper on the PCB to make the conductive plates.
They call that plate a "pad" which is a common name for a small (square) area on a PCB.
So those "pads" are just the plates of the capacitors they are making themselves.
This results in "better" capacitors than "normal" capacitors like:
In the situation described in the article, they only need very small value capacitors (the largest is 120 pF) so then PCB capacitors are an option, their size would not be very large.
Due to the nice dielectric properties of the FR-4 material, the PCB capacitors have even better performance than "normal" capacitors, like a lower ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance). That means less losses and better transient behavior.
answered Apr 5 at 10:16
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I hope you know that a capacitor basically consists of two electrically conductive plates which are close together but do not touch.
There can also be a dielectric (non conductive!) material in between. That could be FR-4 epoxy glass PCB material, like mentioned in the article.
We can then use the copper on the PCB to make the conductive plates.
They call that plate a "pad" which is a common name for a small (square) area on a PCB.
So those "pads" are just the plates of the capacitors they are making themselves.
This results in "better" capacitors than "normal" capacitors like:
In the situation described in the article, they only need very small value capacitors (the largest is 120 pF) so then PCB capacitors are an option, their size would not be very large.
Due to the nice dielectric properties of the FR-4 material, the PCB capacitors have even better performance than "normal" capacitors, like a lower ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance). That means less losses and better transient behavior.
answered Apr 5 at 10:16
BimpelrekkieBimpelrekkie
51.8k246115
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I hope you know that a capacitor basically consists of two electrically conductive plates which are close together but do not touch.
There can also be a dielectric (non conductive!) material in between. That could be FR-4 epoxy glass PCB material, like mentioned in the article.
We can then use the copper on the PCB to make the conductive plates.
They call that plate a "pad" which is a common name for a small (square) area on a PCB.
So those "pads" are just the plates of the capacitors they are making themselves.
This results in "better" capacitors than "normal" capacitors like:
In the situation described in the article, they only need very small value capacitors (the largest is 120 pF) so then PCB capacitors are an option, their size would not be very large.
Due to the nice dielectric properties of the FR-4 material, the PCB capacitors have even better performance than "normal" capacitors, like a lower ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance). That means less losses and better transient behavior.
answered Apr 5 at 10:16
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BimpelrekkieBimpelrekkie
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A 'pad' on a board is simply an area of copper.
In very high frequency work, it's often used for capacitors to ground, with values lower than 1pF. For any given dielectric and thickness, a certain area of pad will give you a certain capacitance. There are calculators available to estimate capacitance from geometry.
The great advantage of such a capacitor to ground is that it does not have the fraction of nano-Henry lead inductance that packaged devices have.
answered Apr 5 at 10:13
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A 'pad' on a board is simply an area of copper.
In very high frequency work, it's often used for capacitors to ground, with values lower than 1pF. For any given dielectric and thickness, a certain area of pad will give you a certain capacitance. There are calculators available to estimate capacitance from geometry.
The great advantage of such a capacitor to ground is that it does not have the fraction of nano-Henry lead inductance that packaged devices have.
answered Apr 5 at 10:13
Neil_UKNeil_UK
79.3k285182
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$begingroup$
A 'pad' on a board is simply an area of copper.
In very high frequency work, it's often used for capacitors to ground, with values lower than 1pF. For any given dielectric and thickness, a certain area of pad will give you a certain capacitance. There are calculators available to estimate capacitance from geometry.
The great advantage of such a capacitor to ground is that it does not have the fraction of nano-Henry lead inductance that packaged devices have.
answered Apr 5 at 10:13
Neil_UKNeil_UK
79.3k285182
$endgroup$
A 'pad' on a board is simply an area of copper.
In very high frequency work, it's often used for capacitors to ground, with values lower than 1pF. For any given dielectric and thickness, a certain area of pad will give you a certain capacitance. There are calculators available to estimate capacitance from geometry.
The great advantage of such a capacitor to ground is that it does not have the fraction of nano-Henry lead inductance that packaged devices have.
answered Apr 5 at 10:13
Neil_UKNeil_UK
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answered Apr 5 at 10:13
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