Crosstalk fixes are changes to wires and drivers, each with a cost and a side effect. A cost-effective set of fixes is the right answer, not a guaranteed minimal one: greedy ordering by benefit per cost can overshoot, and every fix has to be verified because it changes windows, delays and other nets' coupling. This topic orders the fixes by benefit per cost, shows what spacing and shielding deliver, compares changing the victim with changing the aggressor, and gives a verification routine.
Lesson | After it you can... |
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Rank fixes by benefit per unit cost. | |
Estimate what each fix does to delay and delta. | |
Compare changing the victim with changing the aggressor. | |
Detect regressions after a fix. |
A fix changes delays and arrival windows, and therefore which aggressors overlap which victims; a fix can help one net and hurt another.