Mentor Video: Assess Serial Channel Performance with COM Technology

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There are many methods of analyzing a multi-Gb/s serial channel, and one of the newer emerging methods is channel operating margin, or COM. COM is used by Ethernet as a method for identifying channel quality, by comparison of a signal to noise ratio (with some underlying assumptions).

With HyperLynx, channels can quickly and easily be analyzed using this COM methodology. To view this video, click here.

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