Master all serial communication protocols - SPI, UART, I2C, USB, and more. From basic timing to advanced verification techniques.
Master Serial Peripheral Interface - timing, modes, multi-slave configurations, and chip-to-chip communication.
Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter for debug interfaces, chip configuration, and low-speed data.
Inter-Integrated Circuit protocol for chip configuration, sensor interfaces, and multi-device communication.
USB 2.0/3.0/3.1/4.0 controller IP, PHY interfaces, and USB-C implementation in silicon.
SERDES design, LVDS interfaces, and multi-gigabit chip-to-chip communication protocols.
Quad Serial Peripheral Interface for high-speed flash memory controllers and storage interfaces.
IEEE 1149.1 boundary scan, debug access ports (DAP), and chip-level test interfaces.
Setup/hold times, clock domain crossing, metastability, and timing closure for serial interfaces.
Parity, CRC, checksums, and error recovery mechanisms in hardware serial controllers.
Hardware flow control, FIFO design, backpressure, and buffer management in serial IP.
Transmission lines, termination, crosstalk, and high-speed signal considerations for serial links.
Verilog/SystemVerilog implementation of serial controllers, state machines, and interface modules.
SPI-to-I2C, UART-to-AXI, protocol conversion IP, and interface adaptation in silicon.
UVM testbenches, protocol monitors, assertion-based verification for serial interface IP.
Low-power serial interfaces, clock gating, power domains, and sleep mode implementation.
On-chip debug features, protocol analyzers, and signal integrity analysis for serial interfaces.
Bus arbitration schemes, priority handling, and conflict resolution in multi-master serial buses.
Asynchronous serial interfaces, CDC techniques, and synchronizer design for serial protocols.
Integrating serial interfaces in SoC, address mapping, interrupt handling, and system connectivity.
Inter-chip communication, board-level serial protocols, and system-level serial architectures.
Fault-tolerant serial interfaces, error detection, and safety mechanisms in critical applications.
Bandwidth optimization, latency reduction, and throughput maximization in serial controller design.
Design-for-test considerations, scan chain integration, and testability in serial interface IP.
Multi-lane serial, protocol stacking, quality of service, and advanced serial interface capabilities.