November 2021

New Tutorial

GLISTER Online Interactive Demo

Want to introduce GLISTER to your friends? This online interactive demo is easy and fun!

Model of the Month

Modeling High-Speed Wireline Receiver with CTLE/DFE and Bang-bang CDR

Check out this application note showcasing the model of a high-speed wireline receiver with CTLE/DFE equalization and half-rate bang-bang PLL-based CDR.

Primitive of the Month

clk_gen

This primitive is the all time favorite, generating an xbit-type clock with optional sinusoidal jitter and random phase noise.

XMODEL Release Updates

2021.11 Release

This release adds various improvements related to high-speed I/O modeling, such as the faster eye diagram plotting with XWAVE.

Latest Issues

July 2025

Analyzing the Power-Saving Benefits of DBI Encoding for High-Speed Transceivers and More

June 2025

Measuring Open-Loop Transfer Function of DC-DC Converter, Extracting Charge-Pump Converter Models, and More

May 2025

XMODEL at DAC 2025, Modeling an Asynchronous SAR-ADC, and More

April 2025

Modeling NAND Flash Memory, Measuring Comparator's Offset, and More

March 2025

Silicon Photonics Simulation with XMODEL, Measuring I-V Curves, and More