High-Speed Channel Modeling with Machine Learning Methods for Signal Integrity Analysis

Tianjian Lu, Ju Sun, Ken Wu, Zhiping Yang

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Abstract

In this work, machine learning methods are applied to high-speed channel modeling for signal integrity analysis. Linear, support vector, and deep neural network (DNN) regressions are adopted to predict the eye-diagram metrics, taking advantage of the massive amounts of simulation data gathered from prior designs. The regression models, once successfully trained, can be used to predict the performance of high-speed channels based on various design parameters. The proposed learning-based approach saves complex circuit simulations and substantial domain knowledge altogether, in contrast to alternatives that exploit novel numerical techniques or advanced hardware to speed up traditional simulations for signal integrity analysis. Our numerical examples suggest that both support vector and DNN regressions are able to capture the nonlinearities imposed by transmitter and receiver models in high-speed channels. Overall, DNN regression is superior to support vector regression in predicting the eye-diagram metrics. Moreover, we also investigate the impact of various tunable parameters, optimization methods, and data preprocessing on both the learning speed and the prediction accuracy for the support vector and DNN regressions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number8245823
Pages (from-to)1957-1964
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Volume60
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© 1964-2012 IEEE.

Keywords

  • Deep neural networks (DNNs)
  • eye diagram
  • high-speed channel
  • machine learning
  • signal integrity
  • support vector regression (SVR)

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