DocumentCode
1726756
Title
System-level exhaustive link simulation needed for PCB Co-design
Author
Buchs, Kevin J. ; Degerstrom, Michael J. ; McCoy, Bart O. ; Daniel, Erik S. ; Gilbert, Barry K.
Author_Institution
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
fYear
2011
Firstpage
173
Lastpage
182
Abstract
Traditionally, the large number of high-speed serial links in large, massively-parallel, highly-interconnected computer systems have been analyzed in terms of signal integrity by selecting a small subset of representative links. Co-design decisions on PCB geometries and connectors are often made from this subset of the links. Is that approach adequate? We show the benefit of simulation of all the links in a system. In addition, we demonstrate how exhaustive simulations are possible through a process of automation.
Keywords
printed circuit design; PCB codesign; PCB connectors; PCB geometries; high-speed serial links; highly-interconnected computer systems; massively-parallel computer systems; system-level exhaustive link simulation; Backplanes; Blades; Connectors; Integrated circuit modeling; Solid modeling; Stripline; Three dimensional displays;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2011 IEEE 61st
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
0569-5503
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-497-8
Electronic_ISBN
0569-5503
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECTC.2011.5898510
Filename
5898510
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