Essential Principles of Signal Integrity

High-speed digital design is driven by the analog effects of interconnects. These are fundamentally driven by the overlap of Maxwell's equations and board design. While simulations can help optimize a design, it is still fundamentally an engineer's design intuition that establishes the starting place. The earlier in the design process problems can be identified and designed out, the shorter the devel opment time, the lower the development cost, and the greater the chance of an acceptable design on the first pass. The stronger your signal integrity design intuition, the more effective you will be in this era of high-speed products.