Simulation of printed circuit board impedance variations and crosstalk effects
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1. A method comprising:
- applying a magnetic field to a conductive pathway on a microelectronic package;
controlling a magnitude of the magnetic field at the conductive pathway for altering an impedance of the conductive pathway to be within a predetermined impedance range; and
testing the microelectronic package while the impedance of the conductive pathway is altered to simulate impedance variations of the conductive pathway within the predetermined impedance range.
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Abstract
A method for altering an impedance of a conductive pathway on a microelectronic package includes applying a magnetic field to the conductive pathway. The microelectronic package may be, for example, a printed circuit board. The method also includes controlling a magnitude of the magnetic field at the conductive pathway for altering the impedance of the conductive pathway. The magnetic field may be applied by, for example, an electromagnet or a permanent magnet. A magnetic field may also be applied for simulating crosstalk effects on a conductive pathway.
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1. A method comprising:
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applying a magnetic field to a conductive pathway on a microelectronic package; controlling a magnitude of the magnetic field at the conductive pathway for altering an impedance of the conductive pathway to be within a predetermined impedance range; and testing the microelectronic package while the impedance of the conductive pathway is altered to simulate impedance variations of the conductive pathway within the predetermined impedance range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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applying a magnetic field to a conductive pathway on a microelectronic package; controlling a magnitude of the magnetic field at the conductive pathway for altering a crosstalk effect on the conductive pathway to be within a predetermined crosstalk effect range; and testing the microelectronic package while the crosstalk effect is altered to simulate crosstalk effect variations of the conductive pathway within the predetermined crosstalk effect range. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a microelectronic package including a conductive pathway; test equipment coupled to the microelectronic package for testing the microelectronic package; a magnetic field generator positioned in proximity to the conductive pathway and configured to generate a magnetic field for application to the conductive pathway such that the magnetic field simulates at least one of an impedance value and crosstalk effect of the conductive pathway during testing of the microelectronic package; and a computing device configured to; determine a predetermined range of one of impedance values and crosstalk effect values for testing the microelectronic package based on a calibration of the magnetic field generator; and control the magnitude of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator to simulate the one of impedance values and crosstalk values within the predetermined range during testing of the microelectronic package. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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