Mentor Blogs

“A man’s got to know his limitations” … true, and so does a digital bus.  Clint Eastwood’s quote to conclude the movie Magnum Force in 1973 also applies to digital busses.  Of course, back then, signal edge rates were slow enough that most people didn’t have to care too much about signal integrity.  And now, in sharp contrast, we’ve progressed to the point where … Read More

SERDES, DDRx, BER

Last week I held a web seminar on the HyperLynx DDRx wizard. This was an overview on DDR3 technology and also included a demonstration of the HyperLynx DDRx wizard. Hopefully you had a chance to view it but if not, you can view the recording here: http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/ddrx-design-webinar This week, my friends in customer support have put together a comprehensive … Read More

DDRx, DDR3

Over the last week and a half, I’ve been doing some business travel throughout Europe.  My friends and family always say “I want your job” but if they actually went on one of these trips, they would probably say “I’m glad I don’t have your job!”.  Most of the time, they entail late nights, early mornings,  days full of visits with customers, and a few long plane rides sprinkled in.   You do occasionally … Read More

DDRx