AI-driven Signal Integrity Analysis for Accurate and Faster Designs

Kezhou Li is an enthusiast in electromagnetics simulation with 15+ years of experience and a director in Cadence's Multi-Physics System Analysis (MSA) division, leading the product engineering/verification team in China. He witnesses the growth of Cadence in the system simulation domain and defines the roadmap of flagship tools in the electronic simulation domain.

In the 5G and 6G communications era, signal integrity design considerations have become increasingly crucial in high-speed interface design. Interconnects in the PCB and the package carry high-speed signals around the board and must be designed to eliminate common signal integrity problems. The design process usually relies heavily on human intuition, but with the help of a few AI applications， the engineer can increase design productivity by 75X.