AN 958: Board Design Guidelines

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Date 6/26/2023
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Power Distribution Network 2. Gigahertz Channel Design Considerations 3. PCB and Stack-Up Design Considerations 4. Device Pin-Map, Checklists, and Connection Guidelines 5. General Board Design Considerations/Guidelines 6. Memory Interfacing Guidelines 7. Power Dissipation and Thermal Management 8. Tools, Models, and Libraries 9. Reference Designs and Development Kits 10. Document Revision History for AN 958: Board Design Guidelines
1. Power Distribution Network x
1.1. Target Impedance Decoupling Method 1.2. Voltage Regulator Selection 1.3. PDN Design Tool 1.4. Plane Capacitance 1.5. Minimization Parasitic Inductances 1.6. Additional Resources
1.1. Target Impedance Decoupling Method x
1.1.1. FDTIM Decoupling Concepts 1.1.2. Select Decoupling CAPS to Meet ZTARGET
1.1.1. FDTIM Decoupling Concepts x
1.1.1.1. Determining the ZTARGET 1.1.1.2. Determining the fTARGET
1.5. Minimization Parasitic Inductances x
1.5.1. VRM 1.5.2. Decaps 1.5.3. Mounting Inductance 1.5.4. Spreading Inductance 1.5.5. Inter-Plane Capacitance 1.5.6. Conclusion
2. Gigahertz Channel Design Considerations x
2.1. Material Selection and Loss 2.2. Routing Guidelines for Gigabit Channel Designs 2.3. Minimizing Adverse Effects of Material Glass Fiber Weaves 2.4. Plane Cut-outs Below Surface Mount Pads 2.5. Transmitter Pre-Emphasis and Receiver Equalization 2.6. Additional Resources
2.2. Routing Guidelines for Gigabit Channel Designs x
2.2.1. Via Optimization Techniques
2.2.1. Via Optimization Techniques x
2.2.1.1. General Routing Guidelines
3. PCB and Stack-Up Design Considerations x
3.1. Material Selection and Loss 3.2. Board Thickness and Vias 3.3. PCB Recommended Layout Footprint Land Pattern
4. Device Pin-Map, Checklists, and Connection Guidelines x
4.1. High Speed Board Design Advisor 4.2. Complete Pin Connection Table by Device 4.3. Pin Connection Guidelines By Device 4.4. Design for Debug with JTAG Pins 4.5. Hot Socketing, POR and Power Sequencing Support 4.6. Implementing OCT 4.7. Unused I/O Pins Guidelines 4.8. Device Breakout Guidelines 4.9. Additional Resources
5. General Board Design Considerations/Guidelines x
5.1. Board Design Process Overview 5.2. Design Security Features in FPGAs 5.3. EMI 5.4. Discrete Component Selection for High-Speed Design 5.5. S-Parameters 5.6. Smith Chart 5.7. AC Versus DC Coupling 5.8. Additional Resources
5.1. Board Design Process Overview x
5.1.1. Material Selection and Loss 5.1.2. Cross Talk Minimization 5.1.3. Power Filtering/Distribution 5.1.4. Unused I/O Pins 5.1.5. Signal Trace Routing 5.1.6. Ground Bounce 5.1.7. Understanding Transmission Lines 5.1.8. Impedance Calculation 5.1.9. Coplanar Wave Guides 5.1.10. Simultaneous Switching Noise Guidelines
5.1.3. Power Filtering/Distribution x
5.1.3.1. Filtering Noise 5.1.3.2. Distributing Power
5.1.5. Signal Trace Routing x
5.1.5.1. Single Ended Trace Routing 5.1.5.2. Differential Trace Routing 5.1.5.3. Skew Minimization 5.1.5.4. Termination Schemes 5.1.5.5. Termination Design Example 5.1.5.6. Discontinuities Related to a Transmission Path
5.1.5.4. Termination Schemes x
5.1.5.4.1. Simple Parallel Termination 5.1.5.4.2. Thevenin Parallel Termination 5.1.5.4.3. Active Parallel Termination 5.1.5.4.4. Series-RC Parallel Termination 5.1.5.4.5. Series Termination 5.1.5.4.6. Differential Pair Termination 5.1.5.4.7. On-Chip Termination
5.1.5.5. Termination Design Example x
5.1.5.5.1. Determine the Delay 5.1.5.5.2. Determine the Bandwidth 5.1.5.5.3. Using Series Termination 5.1.5.5.4. Using Parallel Termination
5.1.5.6. Discontinuities Related to a Transmission Path x
5.1.5.6.1. Inductive Discontinuity 5.1.5.6.2. Capacitive Discontinuity 5.1.5.6.3. Via Discontinuity 5.1.5.6.4. Right-Angle Bends Related to a Transmission Path
5.1.6. Ground Bounce x
5.1.6.1. Design Guidelines 5.1.6.2. Analyzing Ground Bounce 5.1.6.3. Switching Outputs 5.1.6.4. Quiet Outputs 5.1.6.5. Minimizing Lead Inductance
5.1.8. Impedance Calculation x
5.1.8.1. Microstrip Impedance 5.1.8.2. Stripline Impedance 5.1.8.3. Propagation Delay
5.1.8.3. Propagation Delay x
5.1.8.3.1. Microstrip Layout Propagation Delay 5.1.8.3.2. Stripline Layout Propagation Delay
5.1.9. Coplanar Wave Guides x
5.1.9.1. Simple Coplanar Wave Guide 5.1.9.2. Grounded Coplanar Wave Guide 5.1.9.3. Grounded Differential Coplanar Wave Guide
5.4. Discrete Component Selection for High-Speed Design x
5.4.1. Resistors and Capacitors 5.4.2. Inductors and Ferrite Beads 5.4.3. SMA Connectors
6. Memory Interfacing Guidelines x
6.1. DDR3 Board Design Guidelines 6.2. DDR2 Board Design Guidelines 6.3. DDR Board Design Guidelines 6.4. QDR II and QDR II+ 6.5. RLDRAM II 6.6. Additional Resources
7. Power Dissipation and Thermal Management x
7.1. Power Management Guidelines 7.2. Heat Sinking and Thermal Managment for FPGAs 7.3. Additional Resources
8. Tools, Models, and Libraries x
8.1. Design Tools 8.2. I/O Buffer Models 8.3. Device Libraries 8.4. Net Length Reports 8.5. Thermal Models
9. Reference Designs and Development Kits x
9.1. Development Kits
1. Power Distribution Network
2. Gigahertz Channel Design Considerations
3. PCB and Stack-Up Design Considerations
4. Device Pin-Map, Checklists, and Connection Guidelines
5. General Board Design Considerations/Guidelines
6. Memory Interfacing Guidelines
7. Power Dissipation and Thermal Management
8. Tools, Models, and Libraries
9. Reference Designs and Development Kits
10. Document Revision History for AN 958: Board Design Guidelines

5.1. Board Design Process Overview

A typical high-speed board design begins with a product requirements document, a concept review, and a functional specification. After the specification is finalized, actual system design begins with the selection of key components. At this point, timing analysis for all the interfaces and power analysis — to determine the power requirements — is performed. Based on the power analysis, power supply modules and regulators are chosen, and a decoupling scheme is specified. Based on the timing analysis, a length-matching criterion for the buses is established. Upon completion of these tasks, as well as completion of the system design and selection of remaining components, the schematics are created. These are typically reviewed among engineers who make any necessary changes, after which they are given to the layout designer. A layout guidelines document, which specifies how to place components on the board and how to route the traces, is created and given to the layout designer as well.

A pre-layout simulation is performed to determine the ideal stack-up, trace widths, spacing, and other routing requirements. Any changes to the schematic, based on the simulation results, are incorporated in the schematic and provided to the layout designer. When the layout is complete, a post-layout simulation is performed on the critical sections of the board to ensure that there are no major signal integrity problems.

Based on the results of the post-layout simulation, any changes required are incorporated into the layout, and finally the layout is released to the fabrication house for board manufacturing. Figure 13 shows typical board design process.

Figure 13. Simplified View of a Typical High-Speed Board Design Process

Section Content
Material Selection and Loss
Cross Talk Minimization
Power Filtering/Distribution
Unused I/O Pins
Signal Trace Routing
Ground Bounce
Understanding Transmission Lines
Impedance Calculation
Coplanar Wave Guides
Simultaneous Switching Noise Guidelines

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