October 2024

Technical Paper

UVM testbench for verifying the global convergence of DFE adaptation loop

This UVM testbench checks whether a DFE adaptation loop always settles to the same final state regardless of the initial state.

Tip of the Month

Measuring the open-loop transfer function and phase margin of a PLL

You can measure the open-loop transfer function of a PLL without breaking its feedback loop using a simplified Middlebrook method.

Primitive of the Month

probe_ac

With this primitive, you can measure the frequency-domain transfer function of your circuit/model while running a time-domain simulation in SystemVerilog.

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