High-speed signal termination analysis using a co-simulation approach

Matched terminations of high-speed digital buses have long been the focus of high-speed board design. With increasing edge rates, proper bus termination has become even more crucial in today´s high-speed PCB interconnect design. Using a co-simulation approach, the 3D electromagnetic (EM) effects of high-speed interconnects and the circuit behavioral IBIS models of active devices are combined to investigate high-speed clock termination designs. Such an approach allows the high-frequency effects to be taken into account and therefore yields good accuracy for realistic high-speed board. A practical example is demonstrated based on the co-simulation approach.