Method for determining the desired decoupling components for power distribution systems

A method for determining a number of decoupling components for a power distribution system for a given frequency, wherein the power distribution system includes a target impedance, the method comprising:

• selecting a particular one of the decoupling components based upon a mounted inductance of each of the decoupling components, wherein the mounted inductance comprises an indication of a resonance frequency of the particular one of the decoupling components;
• comparing an impedance of each of the particular one of the decoupling components to the target impedance;
• selecting the number of the particular one of the decoupling components to provide a total impedance at or below the target impedance at the given frequency.

A method for determining a number of each of a plurality of decoupling components for a power distribution system for a given frequency range, wherein the power distribution system includes a target impedance for the given frequency range, the method comprising:

• selecting particular ones of the plurality of decoupling components based upon a mounted inductance of each of the plurality of decoupling components, wherein the mounted inductance comprises an indication of a resonance frequency for the each of the plurality of decoupling components;
• comparing an impedance of each of the particular ones of the plurality of decoupling components to the target impedance;
• selecting the number of the each of the particular ones of the plurality of decoupling components to provide a total impedance at or below the target impedance for the given frequency range.

A method for determining placement of one or more decoupling components in a power distribution system for an electrical interconnecting apparatus, wherein each of the one or more decoupling components includes a respective resonance frequency and a respective equivalent series resistance at the respective resonance frequency, wherein the power distribution system includes a target impedance, wherein the electrical interconnecting apparatus has at least a first dimension, the method comprising:

• determining one or more board resonance frequencies of the electrical interconnecting apparatus, wherein at least a first board frequency corresponds to the first dimension;
• selecting one or more first decoupling components from a plurality of possible decoupling components, wherein the one or more first decoupling components have the respective resonance frequency at approximately the first board resonance frequency, and
• placing one or more first decoupling components on a location of the electrical interconnecting apparatus corresponding to the first dimension, wherein the one or more first decoupling components include a first resonance frequency substantially equal to the first board resonance frequency.

An electrical interconnecting apparatus having a power distribution system, the electrical interconnecting apparatus comprising:

• one or more electrical conductors for conducting electrical current in the power distribution system;
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• one or more decoupling components coupled to the one or more electrical conductors to lessen variations in one or more electrical characteristics of the power distribution system, wherein the one or more decoupling components are coupled to the one or more electrical conductors so that the power distribution system operates within accepted tolerances.