Races, missed next-state values due to long paths, and metastability can result from corrupted clock signals. This post describes the challenges of clock network and clock jitter analysis in more ...

Fig 1. To perform noise profiling, analysis was performed with jitter applied on a power supply as a half frequency of the signal (a), with semi-random noise (b), and random noise (c). Fig 2. After ...

In the design of high-performance high-speed integrated circuits, clock tree organization is fundamental to distribution of e-clock signals to the whole area of an integrated circuit or to a ...

Defining the clock-distribution network is one of the most difficult aspects of high-speed, system-on-a-chip design. Employing the right design methodology helps you “beat the clock.” The design of a ...

The PCIe (peripheral-component-interconnect express) protocol is highly desirable for communication across backplanes in embedded and other system types. However, for an embedded-system environment in ...

In a recent study done by McKinsey and IDC, we see that physical design and verification costs are increasing exponentially with shrinking transistor sizes. As figure 1 shows, physical design (PD) and ...

ON Semiconductor has released two new clock distribution ICs. The NB6L56 presents the industry with a more advanced 2:1 signal management solution. Operating from a supply voltage of 2.5V and 3.3V, ...

Tooptimize insertion delay and skew performance of the LUCT, it isimportant to note that the LUCT is allowed to feed through blockswhenever it is possible and beneficial to do so. Feed-through can ...