High-Speed Digital Design Success Demands A Modern Workflow
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Multifunction, always-on connected devices and systems dominate today’s high-speed digital (HSD) design trends. New smart or IoT (Internet of Things) devices feature increasing levels of complexity and lower consumption of power in smaller rugged packages. For example, smart cars combine sensors with a powerful onboard computer and complex communication systems that connect to the internet, GPS, other cars, and traffic lights (Figure 1).
In addition to complexity, power, and space constraints, the race continues for faster data transmission. The most common consumer products already provide gigabit data speeds. Cloud data is driving the need for server farms with 400 Gb Ethernet communications and ever-higher bandwidth.