Integrated Cable Modeling Using 2.5D Simulator Approach

Miniaturization and compressed time-to-market deadlines are pushing modern electronics to be modular with a high re-use level, promoting multi-board solutions. As a result, Flat Flexible Cables (FFC) play a major role in supporting today’s electronics solutions. 

However, FCCs present a design challenge for signal integrity (SI) engineers to ensure board-to-board connections carrying high-speed signals are not negatively impacted.

This whitepaper overviews a novel cable modeling approach using a 2.5D simulator to optimize SI for high-speed links.