Nagaraj, Since the TMS320c64X's are packaged in a ball-grid array (BGA), I'd recommend providing a 100nF X7R decoupling capacitor for each "cluster" of balls on a given supply voltage. Each cluster consists of balls that are next to each other vertically, horizontally, or diagonally: ooooooo oooooooo oooooooo oooXooo oooXXooo oooXoooo oooXooo oooooooo ooooXooo or combinations thereof ooooooo oooooooo oooooooo For clusters that supply power to oscillators or phase-locked loops, if not otherwise specified by the manufacturer, add a lower-valued ceramic in parallel with the 100nF. Such as a 220pF C0G capacitor. Finally, on the four sides, or at the four corners of the chip, add a "bulk" ceramic capacitor to each supply voltage. I like 2.2uF Y5U's for these guys. John Barnes dBi Corporation http://www.dbicorporation.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu