An efficient methodology for mixed-signal high-speed memory design using Matlab/Simulink-HDL co-simulation

A high-speed memory system is a complex mixed-signal design including controller, memory, board design. For realistic simulation, all the non-idealities i.e. noise, crosstalk should be modeled to fulfill the jitter, setup-hold specifications. Matlab/Simulink provides customizable components for noise sources, statistical models and communication blocks. Besides, Matlab/Simulink provides early validation of the system behavior without the need of a higher refinement level, which reduces the design time. This paper proposes an efficient methodology which can be applied to mixed-signal design based on Matlab/Simulink-HDL co-simulation. To illustrate the proposed method, the development of memory system is chosen as a case study.