Layout Review

Interconnect Engineering can provide layout design support in addition to signal integrity simulation. Interconnect Engineering can help in the following ways:

• Once Interconnect Engineering has simulated all of the interfaces, layout rules can be generated and step-by-step layout support can be employed to ensure the layout is correct. This will off-load your design team’s responsibilities so they can move on to the next design task.
  
  
• General placement will be reviewed to ensure proper placement with respect to signal integrity and timing goals.
  
  
• Ensuring via usage is not detrimental to system robustness.
  
  
• Verifying the stack-up design is appropriate for the system goals.
  
  
• Ensure single-ended and differential trace width requirements are met.
  
  
• Verifying crosstalk spacing rules are appropriate for the technologies being meployed.
  
  
• Ensure length matching of timing groups is satisfied.
  
  
• Checking power supply design and split plane usage with respect to system robustness.