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"Eye" Know How
The Gigabit Challenge!
As many interfaces are reaching gigabit data rates signal integrity is getting more and more critical. Various different parasitic effects are going to disturb signal quality so that the receiving chip is not able to recognize the databit sent by the transmitting device.
To ensure a "First Time Right" design, simulations need to be done. And the result, quite often a data eye, needs to be evaluated carefully and a Timing Budget has to be calculated. In case there is enough margin this result can also be used to reduce cost in case design guides are too conservative or just do not fit in your environment.
However, it is very expensive to invest in software and manpower needed to master the Gigabit Challenge. There is no need for this invest if you have a partner who has the "Eye" KnowHow!
Your Benefit
You have implemented many designs and have solid experience in hardware development. So what could EyeKnowHow contribute to your work?
The skill set provided by EyeKnowHow especially on memory bus implementation supports you in getting your job done. Regardless if pre-design simulation with timing budget calculations are needed, post layout analysis with correlation measurements are necessary, or failure analysis are required.

