Infinisim Enables a Path to Greater Profitability and a Competitive Edge

Improved profitability and competitiveness are at the very heart of every enterprise. Achievements like this are usually attributed to corporate culture. Sometimes, it’s just being in the right place at the right time. Some organizations make huge investments with top-tier consulting companies to help find their way.

Recently Infinisim published a white paper about clock jitter, why it’s a problem and how to minimize its effects. One would expect this kind of information to help with first-time silicon success, and it does. But the white paper also explains how a good clocking strategy will pave the way to broader corporate success. A link is coming for this important white paper but first let’s examine how Infinisim enables a path to greater profitability and a competitive edge.

The Technology Story

Decreasing supply voltages and increasing operating frequencies create substantial design challenges. As the stakes go up and the margins become smaller, challenges that were once manageable now pose significant risks for performance, yield, and long-term reliability. In the middle of all this is a subtle but significant disruptor: clock jitter.

Clock jitter refers to the deviation of a clock signal from its ideal timing. In digital systems, clocks are essential for synchronizing operations and ensuring reliable logic propagation. Even minor variations can lead to timing violations and catastrophic failures in high-performance designs. This white paper explains the various contributors to clock jitter. They include timing variations from the PLL and the power delivery network (PDN). PDN induced jitter is the larger problem as it can vary all over the chip.

The ways this happens, and the implications are explained in detail. The main impacts of clock jitter include slower chip performance and lower yield. More on these effects in a moment.

The white paper also explains why traditional solutions to managing clock jitter fall short. A lot of detail and analysis is shared here. The fundamental point is that finding and managing clock jitter with conventional tools is impractical. Detailed SPICE-level accuracy is needed across many, many scenarios. There is simply not enough time to do the work needed with the required accuracy in a typical design schedule.

And so, the answer to this problem has been to develop design margins. If the team stays within these margins, the chances of catastrophic timing variation due to clock jitter is low.  But, as they say, there is no free lunch. As more advanced technology puts higher demands on performance and timing, design margins tend to grow to the point where substantial compromises are made. This is the second part of the story.

The Business Story

The white paper explores several ways clock jitter impacts the overall competitiveness and profitability of an enterprise. An analysis is offered that explores what happens to the lifetime profitability of a design when clock jitter creeps in. You will be able to see to the details, but the overall impact is measured in millions of dollars.

Expanding design margins are also discussed. Overly pessimistic design margins leave performance and profitability on the table. Impacts include lower speed, resulting in a lack of competitiveness and lost market share. Paying high fees for advanced technology and not using all its capabilities also impacts the bottom line. The white paper offers many details that are important to consider.

Solving clock jitter with new technology is a major focus of Infinisim. The company is the industry leader in SoC clock verification for high-performance designs. At advanced process nodes, where nanometer-scale effects dominate, Infinisim enables design teams to push clock performance further than traditional tools can reach. The white paper goes into the details of how Infinisim’s platform delivers game-changing technology, opening up greater profitability and competitiveness.

You will be able to read all the details in the white paper. Below is a graphic that provide a high-level view of the capabilities Infinisim’s platform delivers. 

To Learn More

I’ve just provided a high-level overview of what this new white paper from Infinisim offers. There is much more to learn. If improved competitiveness and profitability appeal to you, you need to get your own copy of this white paper.

You can request a copy of the white paper here. And that’s how Infinisim enables a path to greater profitability and a competitive edge.

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