The Signal Integrity Tool Every Engineer Is Missing

About this episode

The episode discusses open-source Python tools for signal integrity simulation with expert David Banas.

Signal integrity engineers working on high-speed serial links, Ethernet, USB, PCI Express, and DDR memory interfaces need powerful simulation tools, but commercial software licenses can be cost-prohibitive. In this episode of the Altium OnTrack Podcast, host Zach Peterson sits down with David Banas, Solutions Engineer at Keysight, to explore three open-source Python packages that are transforming how engineers approach serial link simulation, IBIS-AMI model testing, and channel operating margin analysis. David walks through PyBERT, his most popular tool, demonstrating live how it handles eye diagrams, bathtub curves, jitter analysis, and equalization techniques like CTLE, DFE, and TX de-emphasis. The pair explore PyIBIS, a Python tool for IBIS-AMI model developers, demonstrating its capabilities in analyzing signal transmission parameters. They look at how it helps debug models and apply equalization techniques to address signal distortion. Understanding this tool is crucial for effective data transmission analysis and ensuring signal integrity, especially when working with complex designs in Altium Designer or Cadence Design Systems. 💡 Stay Connected: Don't forget to like…

People in this episode

Host: Zach Peterson

Guest: David Banas

Topics covered

• signal integrity
• high-speed serial links
• open-source tools
• simulation
• IBIS-AMI
• data transmission
• engineering

Keywords

• signal integrity
• simulation tools
• open-source
• PyBERT
• PyIBIS
• high-speed links
• data transmission
• engineering tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Keysight

Products: PyBERT, PyIBIS, Altium Designer, Cadence Design Systems

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