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Figure 1: This eye diagram of a serial-data stream as measured at the receiver shows the effect a lossy channel has on signal quality |
29 June 2018
The Effects of De-Emphasis on Eye Diagrams
27 June 2018
Introduction to Channel Equalization
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Figure 1: Transmit pre-emphasis pre-distorts signals in anticipation of the channel's effects |
19 June 2018
Rise-Time Degradation and ISI Jitter
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Figure 1: Shown are the signals from two extreme bit patterns overlaid on top of each other with no interconnect in the channel |
13 June 2018
Inter-Symbol Interference (or Leaky Bits)
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Figure 1: Inter-symbol interference, or ISI jitter, is the result of information from one bit "leaking" to subsequent bits |
12 June 2018
How Much Transmission-Line Loss is Too Much?
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Figure 1: This plot represents the differential insertion-loss profile for a 20" FR-4 microstrip trace |
06 June 2018
A Look at Transmission-Line Losses
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Figure 1: Using a 3D field solver to simulate a differential trace |
05 June 2018
Introduction to Debugging High-Speed Serial Links
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Figure 1: These images depict the degradation of serial data traffic as it makes its way from transmitter to receiver |