[SI-LIST] Re: Reducing SSO noise in an FPGA

  • From: Zhangkun <zhang_kun@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: perry.qu@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:02:53 +0800

Dear Perry

I do not think 100nF(X7R) cap will be good beyond 100MHz. We have done some 
measurement about decoupling. 100nF could be useful for 10MHz. When the 
frequency is high, NPO should be used.

Best Regards
Zhangkun

2003.06.27
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Perry Qu" <perry.qu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <zhang_kun@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <fzanella@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:23 PM
Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Reducing SSO noise in an FPGA


> Hi, Zhangkun:
> 
> We have been using 100nF cap extensively in our high speed design (> 100MHz) 
> and so far so good. In my understanding, small ESL is the key to make a flat 
> impedance curve in frequency
> range, as explained here many times by Larry Smith and Istvan Novak. Small 
> caps such as NPO 1nF will normally give us  high Q since resonance factor 
> increase when ESL increase, and when
> ESR and C decrease. For NPO cap, it has very small ESR and small C, so if we 
> do not control ESL to very small value, we will end up with high Q. Such high 
> Q cap may cause strong
> anti-resonance when mixed with other cap and/or plane pairs. In our designs, 
> since we can't control ESL very well with special stackup/routing, we use 1nF 
> very carefully.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Perry
> 
> Zhangkun wrote:
> 
> > Dear Zanella
> >
> > I think 0.1uF and 0.22uF is too large for decoupling. When the frequency 
> > goes up to 100MHz, these two kind of caps will be of no use. Istvan has 
> > writen one paper about measuring caps.
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Zhangkun
> > 2003.06.26
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fabrizio Zanella" <fzanella@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 12:01 AM
> > Subject: [SI-LIST] Reducing SSO noise in an FPGA
> >
> > > I would like to hear about experiences regarding methods of reducing
> > > simultaneous switching noise in a large FPGA, BGA package.  Let's assume
> > > a 128bit bus, with a signal frequency of 100MHz.
> > > How effective is adding ground planes 2 mils from the VCC planes in
> > > reducing SSN? If one uses BC, does every VCC pin in the FPGA require
> > > decoupling? And should the caps be tied to the BGA pins with blind vias
> > > so they can be placed directly under the BGA?  What are the optimal
> > > values for the decoupling capacitors, 0.1uf, 0.22uF?
> > >
> > > Thanks very much and regards,
> > >
> > >
> > > Fabrizio Zanella
> > > Principal Hardware Design Engineer
> > > Broadbus Technologies
> > > fzanella@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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