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Signal Integrity Definitions: • VLOW : nominal output voltage in the low state • VHIGH : nominal output in the low state • VTHRESHOLD : nominal input voltage where the devices switches from low to high or vice versa • ∆V = VHIGH - VLOW : the nominal transition voltage in going from high to low • Risetime (Tr): the time that it takes for a signal to rise from VLOW + 0.1∆V to VHIGH - 0.1∆V • Propagation time (Td): the time that it takes for a signal to travel from one point in a circuit to another, usually defined at VTHRESHOLD • R-C or L-R limiting: a capacitive or inductive load affects the risetime of a digital pulse. The pulse edge is slowed in proportion to RC or L/R • L-C limiting: an LC load affects the risetime of a digital pulse. In an under-damped circuit, the risetime will increase, and overshoot and ringback occur. In an over-damped circuit, the risetime will decrease. • Overshoot: A digital pulse rises above its nominal high voltage level • Undershoot: A digital pulse drops below its nominal low voltage level • Ringback: the voltage, relative to low or high, that a waveform deviates towards VTHRESHOLD after overshooting or undershooting • Non-linear edge: edge has stepped appearance owing to midline inductance, midline capacitance, power droop, or ground bounce. • Power droop: a temporary drop in VDD as a gate draws current through non-zero impedance • Ground bounce: a temporary increase in VSS (nominally zero) as a gate sinks current into a ground connection with non-zero impedance. • Propagation (or flight) skew: difference in propagation time of two signals owing to different path lengths, or to edge deformations such as R-C, L-R, or L-C limiting, power droop, ground bounce. Risetime Bandwidth Relationship: • Bandwidth is determined by Risetime Tr, not clock frequency fclk • Bandwidth = 0.50/Tr (multipole filter r