Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The importance of signal integrity -- 1.1 Computing Power: Past and Future -- 1.2 The problem -- 1.3 The Basics -- 1.4 A new realm of bus design -- 1.5 Scope -- 1.6 Summary -- 1.7 References -- Chapter 2: Electromagnetic Fundamentals for Signal Integrity -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Maxwell's Equations -- 2.3 Common Vector Operators -- 2.4 Wave Propagation -- 2.5 Electrostatics -- 2.6 Magnetostatics -- 2.7 Power Flow and the Poynting Vector -- 2.8 Reflections of Electromagnetic Waves -- 2.9 References -- 2.10 Problems -- Chapter 3: Ideal Transmission Line Fundamentals -- 3.1 Transmission Line Structures -- 3.2 Wave propagation on loss free transmission lines -- 3.3 Transmission line properties -- 3.4 Transmission line parameters for the loss free case -- 3.5 Transmission line reflections -- 3.6 Time domain Reflectometry -- 3.7 References -- 3.8 Problems -- Chapter 4: Crosstalk -- 4.1 Mutual Inductance and Capacitance -- 4.2 Coupled Wave Equations -- 4.3 Coupled Line Analysis -- 4.4 Modal Analysis -- 4.5 Crosstalk Minimization -- 4.6 Summary -- 4.7 References -- 4.8 Problems -- Chapter 5: Non-ideal conductor models for transmission lines -- 5.1 Signals propagating in an unbounded conductive media -- 5.2 Classic conductor model for transmission lines -- 5.3 Surface Roughness -- 5.4 Transmission line parameters with a non-ideal conductor -- 5.5 Problems -- Chapter 6: Electrical properties of dielectrics -- 6.1 Polarization of dielectrics -- 6.2 Classification of dielectric materials -- 6.3 Frequency dependent dielectric behavior -- 6.4 Properties of a physical dielectric model -- 6.5 The fiber-weave effect -- 6.6 Environmental variation in dielectric behavior -- 6.7 Transmission line parameters for lossy dielectrics and realistic conductors -- 6.8 References -- 6.9 Problems -- Chapter 7: Differential signaling -- 7.1 Removal of common mode noise -- 7.2 Differential Crosstalk -- 7.3 Virtual reference plane -- 7.4 Propagation of Modal Voltages.

7.5 Common terminology -- 7.6 Drawbacks of differential signaling -- 7.7 References -- 7.8 Problems -- Chapter 8: Mathematical Requirements of Physical Channels -- 8.1 Frequency domain effects in time domain simulations -- 8.2 Requirements for a physical Channel -- 8.3 References -- 8.4 Problems -- Chapter 9: Network Analysis for Digital Engineers -- 9.1 High frequency voltage and current waves -- 9.2 Network Theory -- 9.3 Properties of Physical S-parameters -- 9.4 References -- 9.5 Problems -- Chapter 10: Topics in High-Speed Channel Modeling -- 10.1 Creating a physical transmission line mode -- 10.2 Non-Ideal Return Paths -- 10.3 Vias -- 10.4 References -- 10.5 Problems -- Chapter 11: I/O Circuits and Models -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Push-Pull Transmitters -- 11.3 CMOS Receivers -- 11.4 ESD Protection Circuits -- 11.5 On-Chip Termination -- 11.6 Bergeron Diagrams -- 11.7 Open Drain Transmitters -- 11.8 Differential Current Mode Transmitters -- 11.9 Low Swing/Differential Receivers -- 11.10 IBIS Models -- 11.11 Summary -- 11.12 References -- 11.13 Problems -- Chapter 12: Equalization -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Continuous Time Linear Equalizers -- 12.3 Discrete Linear Equalizers -- 12.4 Decision Feedback Equalization -- 12.5 Summary -- 12.6 References -- 12.7 Problems -- Chapter 13: Modeling and Budgeting of Timing Jitter and Noise -- 13.1 The Eye Diagram -- 13.2 Bit Error Rate -- 13.3 Jitter Sources and Budgets -- 13.4 Noise Sources and Budgets -- 13.5 Peak Distortion Analysis Methods -- 13.6 Summary -- 13.7 References -- 13.8 Problems -- Chapter 14: System Analysis Using Response Surface Modeling -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Case Study: 10 Gb/s differential PCB interface -- 14.3 RSM Construction by Least Squares Fitting -- 14.4 Measures of Fit -- 14.5 Significance Testing -- 14.6 Confidence Intervals -- 14.7 Sensitivity Analysis and Design Optimization -- 14.8 Defect Rate Prediction Using Monte Carlo Simulation -- 14.9 Additional RSM Considerations -- 14.10 Summary.

14.11 References -- 14.12 Problems -- Appendix A: Useful formulae, identities, units and constants -- Appendix B: 4-port Conversions between T and S-parameters -- Appendix C: Critical values of the F-statistic -- Appendix D: Critical values of the t-statistic -- Appendix E: Derivation of the internal inductance using the Hilbert Transform.