Cadence · Signal integrity / Circuit modeling project
Chip interconnects
Tracing crosstalk between neighboring conductors and voltage drop across a power network.
The work
I used Cadence to study RLC interconnect crosstalk and power distribution networks, including IR drop. The questions connect layout decisions and circuit behavior.
Try the idea
Two nearby traces share capacitance. Switch one, then inspect the small transient on the other. The quiet wire experiment lets you vary that coupling and read the quiet wire’s peak voltage.
The quiet wire