Signal Integrity IntroductionClass 1.ppt

Signal Integrity IntroductionClass 1  Reduction To Practice  for High Speed Digital Design Reading assignment: CH8 to 9.3 What is Signal Integrity (SI)? An Engineering Practice That ensures all signals transmitted are received correctly That ensures signals don’t interfere with one another in a way to degrade reception. That ensures signal don’t damage any device That ensures signal don’t pollute the electromagnetic spectrum What’s this all about? The Business Determine design parameters for successful signaling Design parameters are ranges for design variables within which a product can be reliably built “One in row” is not good enough New Terms General Solution Point Solution Specific Solution Levels of SI Spheres of Influence SI Paradigms Specific Solution Applies to a given instance of a product or specimen Point Solution Applies to any single given product Encompasses a locus of specific solutions. Example: Any board that comes off a production line General Solution Applies to many products of a given type Encompasses a locus of point solutions The locus of all solutions for a specific standard (like SCSI) is an example. Effective SI is Pre-Product Release. It costs less here. Why? Time = $ Signal Integrity Paced by Silicon Advances “Moore’s Law” Still true Silicon densitydoubles every18 months “Core” frequency increase roughly follows density Data transfer rate of connected I/O Used to lag by about generation What About Design Functionality? Normally not the domain of SI Often qualifies legal operation For most computers I/O signals are v(t) Components of High Speed Design Competitive performance goals challenge each generation of technology (higher frequencies) SI encompasses a conglomerate of electrical engineering disciplines SI Work Modeling Simulation Measurement Validation What is good enough? Sufficient to operate at desired frequency with required fidelity Risk Assessment SI in Computers – The 60’s and 70’s 7400 Cl