TABLE OF CONTENTS Prof. Madhavan Swaminathan
Georgia Institute of Technology
Prof. Andrew F. Peterson
Georgia Institute of Technology
Prof. Joungho Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST, Korea
Introduce the general philosophy, principles, and terminology of electrical package design
Summarize the three major issues encountered by an electrical design engineer: ensuring signal integrity, ensuring an adequate power/grounding system, and designing for minimal electromagnetic emissions
Develop the mathematical equations and tools needed for calculating critical design parameters
In this chapter, the entire electrical design process is explored. The major issues facing the electrical design engineer from electrical circuit theory are presented with the basic equations needed to understand the cause and effect relations associated with these issues. The two major design tasks are those of 1) creating a signal distribution system and 2) creating a power supply and grounding system. The major challenge of electrical design is in overcoming the natural parasitic reactances present in every physical layout. Finally, the topic of electromagnetic interference, and the design principles necessary to ensure that the resulting system is not a source of interference, are presented.
Electrical package design is the process that defines the electrical signal and power paths through the package in a way that meets the overall system requirements. Ultimately, the end result of the design process is the geometrical layout of interconnects and the specification of materials and their geometries needed to meet the system requirements. In the...
