SignalMeth™ Release 201002 (Introduction slides)

- Multi-Format Waveform Viewer with Analysis capabilities,

and Very Low Cost

Overview

Signal Integrity and Design Engineers are dealing with Waveforms/Signals everyday. A good and high-performance waveform/signal post-processing tool is important for increasing working efficiency and ability for your next High-Speed system design.

SignalMeth™ is a utility tool designed for Signal Integrity analysis and signal processing purpose. It provides an environment and many advanced analysis functionalities includes the advanced IBIS model analysis, signal / waveform viewing functionalities, preset / programmable SI analysis features and a unique signal / waveform comparison capability.  It is powerful and easy to use. It provides a direct and visual way for signal processing designs, verifications and for waveform post processing, customized measurement and processing in Signal Integrity analysis.

Data sheet

 FREE BASE Version: click here to apply (Yearly Maintenance Fee may apply)

DDR2 Standard-Compliant Analysis Application Module

SignalMeth™ provides an ease of use DDR2 standard-compliant analysis application module for your DDR2 design signal analysis. It can take your scope data or simulation data (HSpice, PCB SI, Hyperlnx, etc.). The main functionalities are:

• DDR2 SI and Timing Analysis
• Comprehensive slew measurement and automatic derating table calculation
• DDR2 Spec setup and load, save as capabilities
• Flexible waveform set-up systems to define the usages in your DDR2 systems
• Automatic DDR2 analysis report
• Multi-format waveform support
• Standard-Compliant validation
• Complete Eye diagram / Aperture / Jitter Distribution views

 IBIS Model Analysis Application Module

SignalMeth™ provides an IBIS model analysis application module for easy and visual IBIS buffer model inspections. It can:

• Selective loading IBIS buffers
• Automatic the same reference curve view for loaded buffers
• Auto-generated HIGH, LOW and OPEN state curves
• Auto detection for referred Submodel
• Report for non-monotonic, loadline and on-die termination
• Project module save, save as and open functionalities.

Multi-functional Signal/Waveform Viewer

SignalMeth™ can load many different format signal/waveform files from the tools as well as from the scopes and text, Microsoft Excel files, etc. It has very high performance loading features and very low cost. It is a good replacement tool for other waveform viewing tools.
It can load:

• Synopsis HSpice outputs: .tr#, .ac#, sw#, .lis
• Cadence PCB SI output: .sim
• SiSoft QSI output: .csd
• Mentor Hyperlnx output: .csv
• Touchstone S-parameter: .snp(.s?p)
• Mentor Eldo output: .chi
• Cadence Spectre PSF ASCII output: .tran
• LTSPICE ASCII output: .raw
• TISpice3 output: .prt
• Agilent Scope Date file: .txt
• Tektronics Scope Date file: .txt
• LeCroy Scope Data file: .dat
• MS Excel: .csv
• Other text formats:, .dat, .txt

It can output:

• Cadence PCB SI .sim
• Excel .csv
• SignalMeth .iom

     It also contains build-in analysis viewing capabilities, such as:

• Eye diagram
• FFT with Modulus, Real/Imaginary and Angle views
• Named Eye Mask View with auto-fitted function
• Named Threshold View
• Automatic DDR2/DDR3 Aperture View
• Jitter Distribution View
• Standard measurements
• Free draw
• Free style defined View
• Pan View
• Full-functional Granularity Control
• Easy Gird Control
• Tree Structure View for HSpice and TouchStone files

Comprehensive Eye Mask/Aperture/Jitter Distribution Viewing

SignalMeth™ has comprehensive viewing features for automatic Eye Masks and Apertures as well as Jitter Distributions. It allows users to name a setting and save it for future usages.  

Basic Waveform Search Functionalities

SignalMeth™ provides basic waveform search functionalities for searching waveform points by CrossX and Y, on Rising and Fallingedges with specific region setting, etc.

Convenient Spice Stimulus Generator

SignalMeth™ has a build-in Spice Stimulus Generator for creating Spice stimulus subcircuit (.subckt, HSpice compatible). User can pick pre-coded bit scheme (PRBS, 8b/10b) or customize bit stream. It allows user to define UI, rising/falling edge time, delay time, bit length and levels, random jitter, PRBS seeds, etc.  It can be defined for single-ended or differential-ended stimulus even with a boost driver stimulus for pre-emphasis. The bit stream also can be displayed for coding, jitter checking and other purposes.

Slope Measurement

A straight-forward slope measurement capability to make your complex measurement easy.

Unique Signal/Waveform Comparison functionality

SignalMeth™ includes a build-in GUI based Signal/Waveform Comparison functionality. It can compare two signals/waveforms quantitatively. The differential Index (DI)* can indicate how much different between two signals/waveforms to give designers/engineers a clear idea how the signal quality is. It also enables tool automations for design optimization purposes.
Signal/Waveform Comparison command-line executable and DLL are available for the integration with other tools.

Build-in Signal/Waveform Manipulation functionality

SignalMeth™ contains many calculation functions, such as +, -, *. /, exp. x^y, sqrt, log, ln, 1/x and abs, min/max, etc. for signal/waveform manipulations.

Operating System Requirement:

Windows Vista/XP/Win2000; 700MHz CPU or higher; 128MB RAM minimum.

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