Modeling and Mitigation of Simultaneous Switching Noise in High-Speed Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) Using Engineered

This proposal focuses on the development of engineered materials, also known as metamaterials, with filtering capabilities to mitigate simultaneous switching noise (SSN) in high-speed microprocessors of personal computers and laptop devices. Usually, SSN is excited by transient current that results in voltage fluctuation in the power distribution network, which can lead to severe signal/power integrity and possible electromagnetic radiation and interference problems. This would eventually put restrictions on certification of systems at production stages. Numerical modeling of the SSN problem in high-speed PCB environment will be developed and investigated through this research work and validated with experimental work.