Intel VC820 Design Guide - Page 55
Good DRCG Output Network Layout, CTM/CTM# Routed Properly
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Layout/Routing Guidelines - Vterm island should be 50 - 75 mils wide - Vterm island should not be broken - If any RSL signals are routed out of the last RIMM (towards termination) on the bottom side (even for a short distance), ensure Ground Reference Plane (on the third layer) is continuous under the termination resistors/capacitors - Ensure current path for power delivery to the MCH does not go through the Vterm island • CTM/CTM# Routed Properly - CTM/CTM# are routed differentially from DRCG to last RIMM - CTM/CTM# are ground isolated from DRCG to last RIMM - CTM/CTM# are ground referenced from DRCG to last RIMM - Vias are placed in ground isolation and ground reference every ½" - When CTM/CTM# serpentine together, they MUST maintain EXACTLY 6 mils spacing • Clean DRCG Power Supply - 3.3V DRCG power flood on the top layer. This should connect to each - High frequency (0.1 uF) capacitors are near the DRCG power pins. One capacitor next to each power pin. - 10uF bulk tantalum capacitor near DRCG connected directly to the 3.3V DRCG power flood on the top layer - Ferrite bead isolating DRCG power flood from 3.3V main power also connecting directly to the 3.3VDRCG power flood on the top layer - Use 2 vias on the ground side of each • Good DRCG Output Network Layout - Series resistors (39 Ω) should be VERY near CTM/CTM# pins - Parallel resistors (51 Ω) should be very near series resistors - CTM/CTM# should be 18mils wide from the CTM/CTM# pins to the resistors - CTM/CTM# should be 14 on 6 routed differential as soon as possible after the resistor network - When not 14 on 6, the clocks should be 18 mils wide - Ensure CTM/CTM# are ground referenced and the ground reference is connected to the ground plane every ½" to 1" - Ensure CTM/CTM# are ground isolated and the ground isolation is connected to the ground plane every ½" to 1" - Ensure 15 pf EMI capacitors to ground are removed (the pads are not necessary and removing the pads provides more space for better placement of other components) - Ensure the 4 pf EMI capacitor is implemented (but do not assemble the capacitor) • Good RSL Transmission Lines - RSL traces are 18 mils wide - When RSL traces neck down to exit MCH BGA, the minimum width is 15 mils and the neckdown is no longer than 25 mils in length - RSL traces do NOT neckdown when routing into the RIMM connector - If tight serpentining is necessary, 10 mil ground isolation MUST be between serpentine segments (i.e., an RSL signal CAN NOT serpentine so tightly that the signal is adjacent to itself with no ground isolation between the serpentines). - RSL traces do not cross power plane splits. RSL signals must also not be routed on next to a power plane splits (e.g., the RSL signals on the 4th layer can not be routed directly below the ground isolation split on the 3rd layer) - Uniform ground isolation flood is exactly 6 mils from the RSL signals at all times Intel®820 Chipset Design Guide 2-29