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Demystifying PCIe® Electrical, Link and Protocol Design & Test (Webinar Recording, PDF Presentation) | GraniteRiverLabs

Written by GRL Team | Feb 20, 2024 3:09:22 AM

 

Topics:

  • PCIe overview and design considerations
    • Base vs CEM specifications
    • Reference channel and EQ considerations
    • Design for testability – addressing the “gotchas” including CEM and test board design
  • PCIe compliance test requirements overview – Base vs CEM
    • Electrical and link equalization
    • Link and transaction layer
    • Lane margining
    • Config space and interoperability
    • Certification / Integrator List requirements
  • Electrical & link EQ setup considerations and pitfalls
    • Calibration, test channel characterization, form factors & fixtures, etc.
    • Debugging case study
    • When “testing by the book” isn’t practical – case study for embedded / chip-to-chip
  • Link, transaction and system layer design and test
    • Design and test considerations
    • Test and debugging solutions
    • PCIe system performance analysis and benchmarking
    • CXL: what is it, how does it leverage PCIe, and why should you care
  • and more!