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UCIe die-to-die PHY 7 min read

UCIe in practice: what changes for your PHY team

A chiplet link is not a SerDes with a shorter channel. What a UCIe PHY team actually owns: bump maps, forwarded clocks, lane repair, sideband and the package.

[NAME: to be supplied] · Technical lead, SerDes and high-speed I/O

PLL and ADPLL 8 min read

ADPLL vs analog PLL: choosing for your next node

A decision guide for choosing between an analog charge-pump PLL and an all-digital PLL: node, jitter target, spurs, area, portability and verification flow.

[NAME: to be supplied] · Technical lead, PLL/ADPLL and DDR PHY

High-speed SerDes 7 min read

Porting a SerDes to a new node without losing a quarter

What changes when a transceiver moves between process nodes, where ports go wrong, and a plan that treats the port as a design project with a head start.

[NAME: to be supplied] · Technical lead, SerDes and high-speed I/O

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