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DS90LV012A: Statistical Inferences for Timing Data?

Part Number: DS90LV012A
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DS90LV011A,

We're doing a timing analysis on a signal chain that contains both the DS90LV012A and DS90LV011A differential parts. We are trying not to use the worst case min and max propagation delays but instead do a statistical analysis to give probability spread on a more typical system.

 

In the datasheet of both these parts, there is a ‘part-to-part skew’ specified –

 

Should we/can we infer any statistical information of the delays from the above highlighted parameters? Any additional statistical information you can provide on these parts would also be helpful.

  • Data table failed to get included in original post. We are specifically interested in parameters tSKD3 and tSKD4 from the Switching Characteristics table at the top of page 5.

  • Hi Kurt,

    These devices are mature - a nice way to say old.  I will work to get as much data as I can on those parameters. 

    So far all I can find is the simulation reports which have slow/typ/fast information across supply voltage and temperature.

    What type of statistics are you looking for?

    Regards,

    Lee

  • A probability distribution would be very good. Can we say the min-to-max specs are six-sigma specs? Or are they even better than that? For example many of TI's OpAmp min/max specs are hard tested limits such that there can never be a part outside of those limits. This makes them even higher than six-sigma.

    Basically anything that will give us guidance in estimating the probability distribution of end-to-end performance when all parts in the signal chain are put together.

  • Hi Kurt

    The datasheet maximums for device to device skew seem to be aligned with the slow-typ-fast model data.

    I would say to develop a statistical model which fits these limits at +/- 6 sigma.

    Regards,

    Lee

  • Thank you.

    While I do appreciate that we are somewhat limited by the very mature nature of these devices, just assigning a six sigma distribution to the min/typ/max numbers would imply that TI can ship parts outside of the spec? According to the data sheet this should not be possible over time/temperature/lot.

    We'll run with what we have and truncate any outliers in the simulation but I am not sure this is necessarily the correct answer.