Power supply users occasionally ask, “Why do I need to get my power supplies calibrated?” The typical justification given for calibrating power supplies is output accuracy. In other words, how well ...

How to quantify the power-supply noise sensitivity of signal-processing chain loads. How to calculate the maximum acceptable power-supply noise. Strategies to meet power-domain sensitivity with ...

As every engineer learns at an early stage, clock edges must be obeyed. In the digital domain, synchronization through global and local clock trees, slew rate and rising/falling times all combine to ...

Power and Signal Line Electromigration Design and Reliability Validation Challenges for the 28nm-era Reliability verification is an important aspect in the design and development of an integrated ...

This white paper describes EM integrity analysis for power and signal lines. It outlines the various process and design trends that are increasing the likelihood of EM-induced failures in a design and ...