Yes, The input stage for a HSTL/SSTL clock input buffer is a differential animal. Instead of applying the vref signal, you apply the inverted clock signal. Bob -----Original Message----- From: Jean_Pierre.Bouthemy@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Jean_Pierre.Bouthemy@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:38 AM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] QDRII clock design Hi SI Experts, Just a question: Do you think that the following clock signals K/KN, C/CN (from FPGA to QDRII) and CQ/CQN (from QDRII to FPGA) should be considered as differential signals, with equal length in order to minimize skew, and thus routed as differential signals with coupling (risk of crosstalk?). Any comment will be welcome. Thank you for your help. Jean-Pierre. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Pierre BOUTHEMY Hardware Design Engineer ALCATEL - Mobile Networking Division (MCG) Mobile Core R&D +33 (0)2 99 26 08 18 mailto:jean_pierre.bouthemy@xxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 technical documents are available at: http:/www.si-list.org 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 technical documents are available at: http:/www.si-list.org 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