SIMBEOR® Electromagnetic Signal Integrity Software

Simbeor is the industry-first measurement-validated electromagnetic signal integrity software for physical design of PCB and packaging interconnects for communication links operating at 6-100 Gb/s and beyond. Simbeor is the one-stop solution for all interconnect budget exploration (advanced stackup planning and pre-layout), design verification (post-layout), dielectric and conductor roughness models identification, and macro-modeling tasks.
Simbeor is a versatile and capable tool for a signal integrity practitioner to design predictable interconnects.
Simbeor fits into any interconnect design flow.
Simbeor interfaces are easy-to-learn and easy-to-use.
Simbeor application notes demonstrate typical problems solved with Simbeor.
Technical presentations provide more details on what signal degradation effects can be simulated with Simbeor solvers.

Simbeor Application Domains

Universal Signal Integrity Analysis for PCB and Packaging Interconnects - Simbeor Only:

• Simulation-based advanced Electrical Rule Checking (ERC);
• Pre-layout analysis and optimization of viaholes, component pads and complete links;
• Automated post-layout analysis with fast EM and 3D EM models;
• Compliance analysis without IBIS models: S-parameters, Losses, Reflections, Crosstalk, TDR/TDT, Pulse Response, Single Bit or Symbol Response (SBR or SSR), Eye Diagram;
• Solution space exploration and machine learning applications (Simbeor SDK);
• Dielectric and conductor roughness model identification;

SerDes Channel Design (Serial Interface):

• Standard Compliance Metrics (IL, RL, ILD, PSXT, MDXT, ICR, ICN) – Simbeor Only;
• Channel Operating Margin (COM) – Simbeor + Matlab;
• Bit Error Rate (BER) with IBIS AMI – Simbeor + one of the following tools: PyBERT (free); Matlab + Signal Integrity Toolkit (the most comprehensive and cost-efficient); KeySight ADS Core + HSD Ckt Sim (most versatile); Siemens HyperLinx LineSim with IBIS AMI; Synopsys HSPICE;…

DDRx/Memory Interface Design (Parallel Interface):

• Delay, Reflections, Links similarity - Simbeor Only
• Analysis with IBIS models -Simbeor with one of the following tools : Matlab + SI Toolkit; KeySight ADS Core + Mem. Designer; Siemens HyperLynx LineSim; Synopsys HSPICE …

Passive elements of RF, hybrid, microwave and millimeter-wave integrated circuits (MICs and MMICs) and MEMS:

• Planar strip-type, slot-type and hybrid transmission lines, periodic structures and discontinuities;
• Filters, dividers/combiners, directional couplers, switchers, attenuators,...;
• Passive elements of amplifiers and oscillators such as inductors, capacitors, resistors,...;
• Planar antennas;

Practically unlimited frequency bandwidth:

• Successfully validated with measurements from 10 KHz to 50 GHz

Simbeor Solvers and Algorithms:

• Simbeor 3DML™ - full-wave 3D analysis tool for multi-layered geometries:
  Hybrid solver - Method of Lines + Trefftz Finite Elements + Method of Simultaneous Diagonalization (de-embedding);
  Analysis of discontinuities and transmission lines with high-frequency (non-TEM) dispersion and anisotropy (any planar cross-section);
• Simbeor 3DTF™ - first full-wave 3D analysis tool based on Trefftz Finite Elements (aka Ultra-Weak Discontinuous Galerkin's Wave Elements);
• Simbeor SFS™ - unique quasi-static field solver for large t-line cross-sections (any planar cross-section):
  MoM, supports all dispersive isotropic material and conductor roughness models;
• Linear Network Solvers - unique port-based circuit analysis with 7 solvers for frequency and time domain analyses of multiport networks based on Y or S-parameters (with sparse solvers for extremely large multiport networks), capabilities to extract GMS-parameters, test fixture S-parameters and deembed test fixture;
• Rational Compactor™ - converts discrete S-parameter models into frequency-continuous rational macro-models for consistent frequency and time domain analyses;

Simbeor Tools and Interfaces:

• SI Compliance Analyzer™ - pre-layout, post-layout, multi-board SI compliance analysis with interactive plotting and Lua automation;
• Compliance Browser™ - Compliance Analyzer results browsing and reporting;
• Board Analyzer™ - post-layout decompositional electromagnetic analysis (includes SI Compliance Analzer);
• Transmission Line Wizard - fast synthesis of any single-ended and differential line geometries (strip, micro-strip, CPW, CBCPW,...);
• Via Analyzer™ - fast synthesis of via-holes and launches geometry;
• Touchstone Analyzer™ - S-parameters plotting, quality assurance and rational macro-modeling;
• Geometry Editor - pre and post-layout analyses of multi-layered circuits;
• Linear Network Editor - draw or edit multiport networks (link path models);
• SiTune™ - material models, geometry and linear network optimization;
• Board Geometry Translators - ODB++, HyperLynx hyp-file, Allegro brd/mcm;
• Violation Browser™ - violation viewer for EMSAT rule checker;
• Eye Analyzer™ - computation of eye diagram metrics and comparison of eye diagrams;
• ICN Analyzer™ - computation of Integrated Crosstalk Noise and quck comparison with compliance mask;
• Interactive Graphs - plot transmission line modal and RLGC(f) parameters, S-parameters, 10G and 25G compliance metrics, TDR/TDT, eye diagram;
• Simbeor SDK - C/Matlab/Python interface for all solvers and tools for pre-layout analysis automation and Machine Learning applications;

More detailed overviews of Simbeor are available in Downloads/Presentation area.