Computation and effect of field penetration through planes in multi-layered package power distribution networks for giga-processors

This paper discusses the field penetration through planes in package power distribution networks. A method is presented to efficiently compute the penetration of magnetic fields through an 'N' layer structure by solving Maxwell's equations. Several test cases have been simulated to compute the frequency and time domain response and their effect on the functioning of giga-processors. General rules have been proposed to suppress this phenomenon.