Samtec Teraspeed Consulting

Samtec Teraspeed Consulting provides in-depth analysis, testing and validation services, including characterization at frequencies to 67 GHz and beyond, along with advanced signal and power integrity engineering. Our services encompass all areas of IC package, board and enclosure verification, as well as research and development.

We provide advanced signal integrity engineering services to companies worldwide. We believe in pushing the envelope of performance and sharing our experiences with others. Our Signal and Power Integrity services encompass all areas of IC package, board, and enclosure verification, including:

• Channel analysis, optimization & design
• Backplane design
• Copper/Cable/Optical interconnect engineering
• Single-ended & differential bus design
• Statistical and IBIS-AMI analysis
• Future-proof design for the highest possible data rates
• 2D, 2.5D and 3D industry standard simulators
• DDR3/4, LPDDR3, GDDR5
• PCIe® Gen4, 10G, 12G, 14G, 28G, 56G
• Extensive coupling and crosstalk (NEXT & FEXT) experience

Samtec Teraspeed Consulting offers modeling and simulation for high-performance systems, including validation of implementation and signaling requirements for critical channels, high bandwidth full-wave simulations, along with design rules for package and PCB designs.

We use EM solvers, simulation software, and methods that have been validated against theory and practice with precise measurement techniques valid to 50 GHz and beyond. Our capabilities include high bandwidth full-wave S-Parameter model extraction for:

• Semiconductor packaging (digital and RF)
• Multi-chip Module (MCM) packaging
• Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)
• Connectors and connector launch transitions
• Capacitors
• Via structures
• Cables and cable transitions
• EMI
• Extensive coupling and crosstalk (NEXT & FEXT) experience
• Ability to create & datamine models with 512 ports & larger
• Measurement Based IBIS modeling using advanced equipment

Solutions for routing high-speed signals at increasing bandwidths, such as Samtec’s Flyover Architecture, require high level design and engineering support, including expertise in signal integrity optimization, routing and thermal management strategies, and materials selection. Samtec Teraspeed Consulting engineers have the experience and expertise to help address and support these challenges.

As bandwidth requirements rapidly increase, routing signals through lossy PCBs, vias and other components has become one of the most complex challenges designers face. Next generation solutions such as Samtec’s Flyover Architecture are made possible with the expertise of Samtec’s signal integrity engineers, who provide high level design assistance and engineering support for high-performance system challenges, including:

• Improving signal integrity and reach at increasing data rates
• Increasing system architecture flexibility
• Reducing power consumption
• Reducing PCB costs by enabling lower layer counts and less expensive materials
• Improving thermal dissipation through power reduction and IC placement flexibility
• Maximizing density
• Simplifying board layouts
• PCB routing / layout strategies