Failure to assure adequate power delivery to each device on a design can result in Signal Integrity degradations up to and including the total failure of the design's functionality.
To assure the seamless design of a clean power system, board designers need to identify and solve complex distribution problems early in their design cycle.
The application of Valydate's Power Integrity Analysis assures that:
- Power distribution issues are highlighted prior to layout freeze
- Quantified noise levels are visible on a part-by part level
- 'What-if' solution alternatives are explored and decided
- Confidence is achieved prior to artwork-commit
Valydate's Power Integrity Analysis includes the following critical ingredients
I R Drop
- Excessive IR voltage drop on tracks
- Areas of excessive current density
- Via current density
- Ground and power plane optimization
- Visualize noise environment
Valydate's Power Integrity Analysis comprehensively identifies all areas of IR Drop concern, and provides specific implementation guidance for available solutions.
Power Distribution Analysis (PDR)
- Optimize on-board impedances
- Add/ remove/change/replace decoupling caps
- Modify routing/pads/stackup
- Modify stitching
- Visualize noise environment
- Extraction of accurate via models for multi-gigahertz SI analysis
Power Integrity Analysis optimizes a your decoupling scheme, stack up, ground / power plane design and via count/placement.
The experienced Valydate team uses Mentor Graphics' Hyperlynx PI environment to provide comprehensive Power Integrity Analysis.
This analysis capability is agnostic to your native CAD system.
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