bulletBulletin Description:
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The concept of signal integrity for high speed circuits, signal parameters, transmission lines, I/O buffer models, clock schemes, serial data, package/die/connector modeling, I/O power delivery, measurement.

 

bullet Objectives:
bulletTo develop the skills for analyzing high-speed circuits with signal behavior modeling;
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 To demonstrate proficiency in understanding signal integrity concepts and terminology and to understand the signal integrity on circuit design;

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To be able to perform and analyze signal measurements and to be able make trade off decisions based on signal budget and design requirements.

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The first course is focused on developing and understanding collateral required to perform system level signal integrity.

 

bullet Instructor Information
bullet Richard Mellitz          Intel
bullet Yinchao Chen            USC
bulletPaul Huray                USC
bullet Jerry Hudgins           USC

 

bulletContact Information
bulletRichard Mellitz, Columbia Design Center, richard.mellitz@Intel. com.
bulletYinchao Chen, EE, USC, chenyin@engr.sc.edu
bulletPaul G. Huray, EE, USC, huray@engr.sc.edu
bulletJerry Hudgins, EE, USC, hudgins@engr.sc.edu
bulletIntel APOGEE students: please contact Hao Li, Columbia Design Center, Intel, hao1.li@Intel. COM for arrangement of tests and final exam.

 

bullet Acknowledgments
bullet Intel Cooperation: For contributions in developing the SI graduate program, active teaching involvement, and SI Lab development.
bullet Ansoft Cooperation: For donation of HFSS Maxwell's field simulator;
bullet Synopsys: For donation of Hspice circuit simulator.

 

bulletTextbook
bulletS.Hall, G. Hall, and J. McCall, High-Speed Digital System Design: A Handbook of Interconeect Theory and Design Practices, Willey-Interscience, 2000.

 

bulletReferences
bulletH. Johnson and M. Graham, High-Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic, Prentice Hall, 1993.
bulletD.M Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1998.

 

bulletPrerequisite
bulletELCT 361 or equivalent.
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OTHER HELPFUL COURSES:

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ELCT 521, Fundamental Circuit theory, knowledge of P-spice

 

bulletCourse Grade
bulletHomework              20%
bulletProject                   20%
bulletTest 1                     20%
bulletTest 2                     40%
bulletFinal Exam             100%