Mastering Intra-Pair Skew for Reliable High-Speed Design

As AI and data rates push high-speed interfaces to new limits, even tiny timing mismatches can cause signal degradation and bit errors. Learn how to evaluate, measure, and manage intra-pair skew to ensure robust PCIe®, Ethernet, and PAM4 designs.
Aug. 4, 2026

This paper explains the growing impact of intra-pair skew on high-speed digital interfaces and provides practical methods to quantify its effects on signal integrity and BER performance. Engineers will learn how skew affects PAM4 and NRZ signaling, explore advanced measurement techniques using controlled skew injection, and gain insights for validating PCIe®, Ethernet, and other next-generation designs to improve reliability and performance.