It may not make intellectual sense, but it makes plenty of dollars and cents when you realize that the serial port interfaces on prototypes of a new circuit board design can be functionally validated ...

A small amount of on-chip analog-test hardware offers big payoffs when you are dealing with high-speed serial interfaces. As part of the serial-interface IP (intellectual property) or of an IP wrapper ...

In the relentless pursuit of higher performance at a system level, Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs) have become well versed in developing digital interfaces that are able to operate at high ...