Agilex™ 7 Device Family High-Speed Serial Interface Signal Integrity Design Guidelines

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Date 11/20/2024
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Document Table of Contents x
1. Signal Integrity (SI) in High-Speed PCB Designs
1. Signal Integrity (SI) in High-Speed PCB Designs x
1.1. Supported Protocols 1.2. Channel Insertion Loss (IL) Budget Calculation 1.3. PCB Materials and Stackup Design Guidelines 1.4. PCB Design Guidelines 1.5. Document Revision History for the Agilex™ 7 Device Family High-Speed Serial Interface Signal Integrity Design Guidelines
1.3. PCB Materials and Stackup Design Guidelines x
1.3.1. Mitigating Insertion Loss with Dielectric Material 1.3.2. Power Layers 1.3.3. Reference Planes 1.3.4. Layer Assignment 1.3.5. Impedance 1.3.6. Via Drill Size 1.3.7. Fiber Weave 1.3.8. Reference Stackup
1.4. PCB Design Guidelines x
1.4.1. General PCB Design Guidelines 1.4.2. E-Tile PCB Design Guidelines 1.4.3. F-Tile PCB Design Guidelines 1.4.4. P-Tile PCB Design Guidelines 1.4.5. R-Tile PCB Guidelines
1.4.1. General PCB Design Guidelines x
1.4.1.1. PCB Traces 1.4.1.2. PCB Vias 1.4.1.3. Connector Breakout 1.4.1.4. AC Coupling Capacitor 1.4.1.5. Others
1.4.3. F-Tile PCB Design Guidelines x
1.4.3.1. F-Tile Features and Capabilities 1.4.3.2. Optimizing the Passive Channel 1.4.3.3. COM Simulations 1.4.3.4. Simulating the Active Channel
1.4.5. R-Tile PCB Guidelines x
1.4.5.1. R-Tiles Features and Capabilities 1.4.5.2. R-Tile Design Layout Examples 1.4.5.3. Landing Pad Cut-out Optimization of AC Coupling Capacitor 1.4.5.4. R-tile HSSI Breakout Routing in BGA Area and MCIO connector Pin Area 1.4.5.5. AC Coupling Capacitor Placement Around MCIO Connector 1.4.5.6. PCIe Gen5 Add-in Card Edge Finger Breakout Design Guidelines
1. Signal Integrity (SI) in High-Speed PCB Designs

1.3. PCB Materials and Stackup Design Guidelines

The PCB stackup is the substrate upon which all design components are assembled. A well-designed PCB stackup can maximize the electrical performance of signal transmissions, power delivery, manufacturability, and long-term reliability of the finished product.

You need to know the following to decide the required number of signal and power layers:

  • Board thickness requirements
  • Connector requirement. For example, gold finger, QSFP, QSFP-DD, OSFP, etc.
  • Mechanical limitations
  • PCB manufacturing capability limitations and DFM (Design for Manufacturing) rules
  • Your critical devices and their placement requirements
  • High-speed signal data rate and connection requirements
  • External memory interface configuration requirements
  • The power tree and power budget for each power rail

Section Content
Mitigating Insertion Loss with Dielectric Material
Power Layers
Reference Planes
Layer Assignment
Impedance
Via Drill Size
Fiber Weave
Reference Stackup

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