PWB manufacturing variability effects on high speed serdes links: Statistical insights from thousands of 4-Port S- parameter measurements

Bart O. McCoy, Robert Techentin, Benjamin Buhrow, Kevin Buchs, How Lin, Barry K. Gilbert, Erik S. Daniel

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Abstract

Variability analysis is important in successfully deploying multi-gigabit backplane printed wiring boards (PWBs) with growing numbers of high-speed SerDes links. We discuss the need for large sample sizes to obtain accurate variability estimates of SI metrics (eye height, phase skew, etc). Using a dataset of 11,961 S-parameters, we demonstrate statistical techniques to extract accurate estimates of PWB SI performance variations. We cite numerical examples illustrating how these variations may contribute to underestimated or overestimated design criteria, causing unnecessary design expense. Tabular summaries of performance variation and key findings of broad interest to the general SI community are highlighted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDesignCon 2010
Pages1311-1335
Number of pages25
StatePublished - 2010
EventDesignCon 2010 - Santa Clara, CA, United States
Duration: Feb 1 2010Feb 4 2010

Publication series

NameDesignCon 2010
Volume2

Other

OtherDesignCon 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySanta Clara, CA
Period2/1/102/4/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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