The design of a board used to evaluate and characterise the chip on the bench, with the supplies, signal paths, connectors and controls needed for measurement.
Design data Work product in the Analog and mixed-signal lifecycle, the Fabless startup chip lifecycle and the RF and mmWave product lifecycle
Bench results are only as good as the board. A board designed for measurement keeps board noise, parasitics and supply errors out of the results; a poor board makes the chip look worse than it is. In startup lifecycles it also supports customer evaluation; in RF it carries calibration structures.
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