Multi-gigabit serial channels present some of the most stringent signal integrity challenges facing designers today. With high-speed links, small details are critical – device pinout, breakout routing, signal routing layers, return paths, and parasitics associated with blocking capacitors all have a significant impact on channel margin that requires careful design analysis and optimization. Equally important is avoiding analytical overkill – spending too much time optimizing a single structure without considering its impact on total channel margin – because over-optimization wastes time and money.
This webinar explores the different aspects of serial channel design planning and analysis from the pre-layout standpoint, using simulation to develop a detailed set of layout rules. Design of detailed geometries requiring 3D EM simulation is explored, showing how to assess design alternatives and maximize overall channel margin.
What you will learn:
SerDes channel concepts & terminology
Different types of SerDes channel compliance analysis
Compliance analysis using Channel Operating Margin (COM)
Evaluating SerDes channels for protocol compliance
How progressive analysis helps speed the design process
Creating, parameterizing, and analyzing 3D areas
Optimizing via designs, blocking capacitor, and BGA breakouts
Avoiding analytical overkill by focusing on overall channel margin
Who should attend:
PCB/System Designers
Engineering Managers
Signal Integrity Specialists
PCB Layout Designers
Products covered:
HyperLynx Signal Integrity