Which do I choose – simulation or measurement?

Which do I choose – simulation or measurement?

When designing a PCB, part of the design process is making sure the PCB works correctly.  At the very least,…

Simulation and measurement

Simulation and measurement

A few months ago my colleague Chuck Ferry posted a blog about a correlation study he did for DesignCon, where…

Put the Pieces in Place for SERDES Success

Put the Pieces in Place for SERDES Success

Interconnect loss modeling?  Check.  Signal conditioning modeling?  Check.  Ability to simulate multiple S-parameter models for things like connectors and packages…

Know your limits

Know your limits

“A man’s got to know his limitations” … true, and so does a digital bus.  Clint Eastwood’s quote to conclude…

Via modeling – what do I really need?

Via modeling – what do I really need?

The whole via simulation issue is admittedly complicated, and I think really boils down to whether the vias are single-ended…

S-parameters are for more than just packages

S-parameters are for more than just packages

In the digital design world, we have typically only seen S-parameters used to model packages.  They are a popular output…

Making SERDES sims faster with IBIS-AMI

Making SERDES sims faster with IBIS-AMI

You may have heard lately about IBIS-AMI models, which are being used more often for SERDES simulation.  IBIS-AMI stands for I/O…

Tired of waiting for your SPICE to finish?

Tired of waiting for your SPICE to finish?

Anyone who has ever had to simulate a SERDES interface knows how long it take to run a couple hundred…

HyperLynx 8.1 released!

HyperLynx 8.1 released!

Last week we released the official version of HyperLynx 8.1. If you’ve been a beta tester (I know there are…