VSD – Signal Integrity

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Crosstalk – Why and How Crosstalk occurs in a CHIP ??

Lecture 1: High Routing Density

Lecture 2: Dominant Lateral Capacitance

Lecture 3: Introduction to Noise Margin

Lecture 4: Noise Margin Voltage Parameters

Lecture 5: Noise Margin Equation and Summary

Lecture 6: Lower Supply Voltage

Chapter 3: Glitch Examples And Factors Affecting Glitch Height

Lecture 1: Basic Crosstalk Glitch Example

Lecture 2: Glitch Discharge With High Drive Strength NMOS Transistor

Lecture 3: Glitch Discharge With High Drive Strength PMOS Transistor

Lecture 4: Factors Affecting Glitch Height – Spacing

Lecture 5: Factors Affecting Glitch Height – Aggressor Drive Strength

Lecture 6: Factors Affecting Glitch Height – Victim Drive Strength

Lecture 7: Factors Affecting Glitch Height – Conclusion

Chapter 4: Tolerable Glitch Heights and Introduction to AC Noise Margin

Lecture 1: Impacts Of Glitch

Lecture 2: Introduction to Safe and Unsafe Glitches

Lecture 3: Tolerable Glitch Heights using DC Noise Margin

Lecture 4: Tolerable Glitch Heights using DC Noise Margin Continued

Lecture 5: AC Noise Margin

Lecture 6: Impact of Load on Glitch Height

Lecture 7: Justification of Load Impact and Conclusion

Chapter 5: Timing Windows

Lecture 1: Single Victim Multiple Aggressors

Lecture 2: Introduction to Timing Window

Lecture 3: Timing Window Formation

Lecture 4: Bucketization based on Timing Windows

Lecture 5: Final Glitch Calculation

Chapter 6: Crosstalk Delta Delay Analysis

Lecture 1: Crosstalk Delta Delay – Aggressor Victim Switching in Opposite Direction

Lecture 2: Impact of Crosstalk Delta Delay on Clock Skew

Lecture 3: Setup Timing Analysis Using Real Clocks

Lecture 4: Impact of Crosstalk Delta Delay on Setup Timing

Lecture 5: Crosstalk Delta Delay – Aggressor Victim Switching in Same Direction

Lecture 6: Hold Timing Analysis Using Real Clocks

Lecture 7: Impact of Crosstalk Delta Delay on Hold Timing

Chapter 7: Noise Protection Technique

Lecture 1: Shielding

Lecture 2: Spacing

Lecture 3: Drive Strength

Chapter 8: Power Supply Noise And Power Mesh Solution

Lecture 1: Introduction To Power Supply Noise

Lecture 2: Need of Decoupling Capacitors (DECAPS)

Lecture 3: Power Supply Noise With Multiple Instantiations

Lecture 4: Voltage Droop And Ground Bounce

Lecture 5: Power Mesh Solution

Chapter 9: Summary

Lecture 1: Summary

Chapter 10: Quiz and Evaluation