High-speed SerDes IP porting and migration

[CASE STUDY: anonymized, to be supplied] SerDes port to a new node

Template: a [DATA RATE: to be supplied] Gb/s SerDes ported from [NODE: to be supplied] to [NODE: to be supplied], clocking re-planned for the new supply.

Node: [NODE: to be supplied] → [NODE: to be supplied]
Duration: [NUMBER: to be supplied] weeks
Client: [CLIENT TYPE: e.g. Series B fabless networking start-up, US]

Data rate [NUMBER: to be supplied] Gb/s
Channel loss [NUMBER: to be supplied] dB
Energy [NUMBER: to be supplied] pJ/bit
Schedule [NUMBER: to be supplied] weeks

Challenge

[CHALLENGE: to be supplied. Describe the specification, the node, the schedule and what made it hard. Use numbers the client has approved.]

Our role

[OUR ROLE: to be supplied. Describe the engagement model, the engineers involved, the deliverables and how the work was reviewed.]

Result

[RESULT: to be supplied. Describe what was measured on silicon or signed off at tape-out, and what the client did next.]

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