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Fast Impedance Prediction for Power Distribution Network using Deep Learning
International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields
  • Ling Zhang
  • Jack Juang
  • Zurab Kiguradze
  • Bo Pu
  • Shuai Jin
  • Songping Wu
  • Zhiping Yang
  • Jun Fan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Chulsoon Hwang, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Modeling and simulating a power distribution network (PDN) for printed circuit boards with irregular board shapes and multi-layer stackup is computationally inefficient using full-wave simulations. This paper presents a new concept of using deep learning for PDN impedance prediction. A boundary element method (BEM) is applied to efficiently calculate the impedance for arbitrary board shape and stackup. Then over one million boards with different shapes, stackup, integrated circuits (IC) location, and decap placement are randomly generated to train a deep neural network (DNN). The trained DNN can predict the impedance accurately for new board configurations that have not been used for training. The consumed time using the trained DNN is only 0.1 s, which is over 100 times faster than the BEM method and 10 000 times faster than full-wave simulations.

Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory
Publication Status
Early View: Online Version of Record before inclusion in an issue
Comments
This paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation und er Grant No. IIP-1916535 and a Google Faculty Research Award.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Boundary Element Method,
  • Deep Learning,
  • Deep Neural Network,
  • Impedance,
  • Power Distribution Network
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2021 Wiley, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-4-2021
Publication Date
04 Oct 2021
Citation Information
Ling Zhang, Jack Juang, Zurab Kiguradze, Bo Pu, et al.. "Fast Impedance Prediction for Power Distribution Network using Deep Learning" International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields (2021) ISSN: 1099-1204; 0894-3370
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chulsoon-hwang/110/