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

Ever heard of ERL? If not, you soon will. Effective Return Loss (ERL) is a new metric for SerDes channel…

Chalk Talk: SerDes Design

Chalk Talk: SerDes Design

Recently, I had the chance to work with Amelia Dalton, news editor at Techfocus Media, Inc., on a Chalk Talk…

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

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

Continuing my blog series on SerDes design, today we’ll talk about JESD COM (JCOM), a newly developed variant of Channel…

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

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

In part five of this series about SerDes design, I focus on the adoption and evolution of Channel Operating Margin…

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

Despite the fact that eye diagrams were a very popular compliance method for serial links, the traditional simulation methods used…

SerDes Design Part 3: Compliance Measurements Using Eye Diagrams

SerDes Design Part 3: Compliance Measurements Using Eye Diagrams

In my continuing series about SerDes design, I’ve discussed the first steps you need to take toward SerDes channel compliance and…

SerDes Design Part 2: Serial Protocols and SI Methods Trends

SerDes Design Part 2: Serial Protocols and SI Methods Trends

In part two of my blog series about SerDes design, I talk about the evolution of SI analysis methods with…

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

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

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