Cristian Filip
SerDes Design Part 7: ERL vs RL, the Move Toward More-Effective Characterization Metrics

SerDes Design Part 7: ERL vs RL, the Move Toward More-Effective Characterization Metrics

July 25, 2018
Ever heard of ERL? If not, you soon will. Effective Return Loss (ERL) is a new metric for SerDes channel...
By Cristian
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Chalk Talk: SerDes Design

Chalk Talk: SerDes Design

May 31, 2018
Recently, I had the chance to work with Amelia Dalton, news editor at Techfocus Media, Inc., on a Chalk Talk...
By Cristian
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SerDes Design Part 6: JCOM, the Compliance Method for JESD204C Specification

SerDes Design Part 6: JCOM, the Compliance Method for JESD204C Specification

May 3, 2018
Continuing my blog series on SerDes design, today we’ll talk about JESD COM (JCOM), a newly developed variant of Channel...
By Cristian
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SerDes Design Part 5: Channel Operating Margin, a Powerful Compliance Tool

SerDes Design Part 5: Channel Operating Margin, a Powerful Compliance Tool

April 17, 2018
In part five of this series about SerDes design, I focus on the adoption and evolution of Channel Operating Margin...
By Cristian
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SerDes Design Part 4: Frequency Domain Analysis for High Data Rate SerDes Links

SerDes Design Part 4: Frequency Domain Analysis for High Data Rate SerDes Links

April 1, 2018
Despite the fact that eye diagrams were a very popular compliance method for serial links, the traditional simulation methods used...
By Cristian
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SerDes Design Part 3: Compliance Measurements Using Eye Diagrams

SerDes Design Part 3: Compliance Measurements Using Eye Diagrams

March 20, 2018
In my continuing series about SerDes design, I’ve discussed the first steps you need to take toward SerDes channel compliance and...
By Cristian
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SerDes Design Part 2: Serial Protocols and SI Methods Trends

SerDes Design Part 2: Serial Protocols and SI Methods Trends

March 7, 2018
In part two of my blog series about SerDes design, I talk about the evolution of SI analysis methods with...
By Cristian
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SerDes Design Part 1: Take the First Steps Towards SerDes Channel Compliance

SerDes Design Part 1: Take the First Steps Towards SerDes Channel Compliance

February 22, 2018
Last year I wrote an article for EEWorld Online, comparing Channel Operating Margin (COM) with traditional Eye/BER analysis. This year,...
By Cristian
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