"PDN Application of Ferrite Beads"

Ferrite beads are commonly used to isolate Power Distribution Network noise.  While ferrite beads are powerful, low-cost tools, they are very often applied in an undisciplined manner that provides little benefit, and often harms design performance.  This paper provides a comprehensive view of:  when, where, how, and why ferrite beads should and should not be used in power distribution networks of high performance mixed-signal PCB designs.

BIO

Steve Weir
CTO, IPBlox, LLC

Steve Weir, CTO IPBlox, LLC Steve is an independent consultant with over 20 years industry experience and a broad range of expertise. Steve holds numerous patents, has authored more than a dozen papers on power integrity, and contributes regularly to the SI-List signal integrity reflector.