[SI-LIST] Re: LC filters on SDRAM signal lines

  • From: "Sinha, Snehamay" <snehamay@xxxxxx>
  • To: "David Carney (Neenah)" <David.Carney@xxxxxxxxxx>, "si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:05:59 +0000

David,
 Adding these filters to the SDRAM data lines will most likely cause problems 
to your SDRAM interface due to the extra load that the buffers have to drive. 
If you are sure that the fast edges are the cause of this problem you can add 
series resistors to slow down the edges and check.

regards,
Snehamay

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From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of David Carney (Neenah)
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 10:48 AM
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Subject: [SI-LIST] LC filters on SDRAM signal lines

I'm working on an embedded product with a GSM cellular module.  The module is 
picking up broadband noise in the GSM850 band (869-894 MHz) at levels of 
approximately -90dBm to -100dBm from the board it is on.  The noise is causing 
BER levels that are too high (fails some tests).  The source of the noise has 
been tracked to a processor SDRAM bus interface running at 75 MHz clock 
frequency.  This processor and SDRAM are physically close to the GSM module on 
the board.  One of the many suggestions for mitigating this problem that we are 
considering is to add LC filters to all of the SDRAM data lines such as the 
following example parts:


Murata NFM18PS105R0J3
(http://search.murata.co.jp/Ceramy/image/img/PDF/ENG/L0111S0111NFM18PS.p
df)

TDK MEA1608PH (http://www.tdk.co.jp/tefe02/e9621_mea_signal_1.pdf)



These parts are recommended for LCD interfaces.  Does anyone have experience 
using these on SDRAM interfaces?  Is this an effective way to solve the 
problem?  What considerations do we need to account for in
using them?    Has anyone modeled these parts for signal integrity
simulations?  We have been told by Murata that no model is available.
What modeling approach did you use?



Thanks.





David T. Carney P.E.

Senior Design Engineer

Plexus Engineering Solutions

Neenah Design Center

920.751.5646




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