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Course contents

  • How to Use This Course
  • AMS Metrics Reference
  • AMS Interface Glossary
  • Reading Path
  • Analog-Digital Boundaries61
  • PLL & DLL Clocking61
  • SerDes & High-Speed I/O61
  • ADC / DAC Interfaces61
  • Mixed-Signal Integration61
  • Noise & IR at the Boundary61
  • AMS Interface Interview Prep61
  • AMS Interface Cheatsheet
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‹Analog & Mixed-Signal
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  2. Analog & Mixed-Signal
  3. AMS Interface Cheatsheet

AMS Interface · All levels

AMS Interface Cheatsheet

Dense reference for boundary debug, signoff, and senior interviews.

Debug order

Diagram
BOUNDARY -> MODE -> MECHANISM -> METRIC -> ARTIFACT -> OWNER -> REGRESSION

Boundaries: cells, wrappers, reset and CDC assumptions
Clocking: lock quality, jitter budget, uncertainty impact
High-speed I/O: training state, BER, lane margin, SI context
Converters: sample timing, calibration hooks, validity flags
Physical: keepouts, guard/substrate, package and IR/noise
Signoff: dashboard blockers, waivers, owner approvals

Questions before proposing a fix

  1. Which boundary fails first under which mode?

  2. Which mechanism explains that failure?

  3. Which metric and artifact prove it?

  4. Who owns smallest reversible fix?

  5. Which regressions are mandatory before release?

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  • How to Use This Course
  • AMS Metrics Reference
  • AMS Interface Glossary