Charles, Spreading inductance is just the inductance from point A to point B, when the connecting vehicle is a plane or a set of planes. You can find calculations for a specific FPGA power/ground arrangement in papers and slides on our site: at: http://www.teraspeed.com/publications.html */NEW/ - High Performance FPGA Bypass Networks * */NEW/ - Capacitor Placement * * * Scott McMorrow Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 121 North River Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 284-1827 Business (401) 284-1840 Fax http://www.teraspeed.com Teraspeed® is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC Grasso, Charles wrote: >Hi - Can anyone point me to a concise defensible >definition of "spreading inductance"? > >Thanks! > >Best Regards >Charles Grasso >Senior Compliance Engineer >Echostar Communications Corp. >Tel: 303-706-5467 >Fax: 303-799-6222 >Cell: 303-204-2974 >Pager/Short Message: 3032042974@xxxxxxxx >Email: charles.grasso@xxxxxxxxxxxx; >Email Alternate: chasgrasso@xxxxxxxx > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >Behalf Of sunil bharadwaz >Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:32 AM >To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: 10-Layer Stack up > > >Thomas :: > >Thanks for that input. > >Best Regards >Sunil >--- Thomas McGonigle <temcgonigle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>Sunil, >> >>You might want to put the power and ground planes >>next to each other, making a >>"sandwich". This created an embedded bypass >>capacitor, and also lowers the >>spreading inductance of the planes, both of which >>reduce switching noise at >>high frequencies. See the Xilinx Virtex-4 PCB >>Designer's guide, pages 35 to >>37. You can find it at : >>http://www.xilinx.com/bvdocs/userguides/ug072.pdf >> >> >>--- steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>>Sunil, see any of the previous comments about >>> >>> >>managing cavities. >> >> >>>Steve. >>>At 08:09 PM 5/22/2005 -0700, sunil bharadwaz >>> >>> >>wrote: >> >> >>>>Hi All , >>>>We are trying to design a board with FPGA's. >>>>We are having two Virtex-4 devices on the >>>> >>>> >>board.The >> >> >>>>max intended speed will be 130 Mhz.This is a ten >>>>layer,50 ohms controlled impedance board. >>>>The high speed signals have been routed in the >>>> >>>> >>Layers >> >> >>>>3,4,7,8. >>>>We have come up with a stack up as follows. >>>>I have also attached the stack up details as a >>>> >>>> >>word >> >> >>>>doc. >>>> >>>>I'am looking for some >>>>improvements/concerns/suggestions on the Shown >>>> >>>> >>stack >> >> >>>>up.Any feed back would be highly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance >>>> >>>> Best Regards >>>> Sunil >>>> >>>> >>>>0.0325 Copper plating layer 1 5.468 mil trace >>>> >>>> >>width 50 >> >> >>>>ohms single ended >>>>0.0175 Copper foil layer 1 >>>>0.0940 Prepreg 1-2 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 2 plane ---GND >>>>0.1524 Core 2-3 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 3 6.278 mil trace >>>> >>>> >>width 50 >> >> >>>>ohms single ended >>>>0.1194 Prepreg 3-4 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 4 6.278 mil trace >>>> >>>> >>width 50 >> >> >>>>ohms single ended >>>>0.1524 Core 4-5-6 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 5 plane---Power >>>> >>>> >>Plane (3.3 >> >> >>>>Volts I/O) >>>>0.2032 Prepreg 5-6 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 6 plane----GND >>>>0.1524 Core 6-7 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 7 6.278 mil trace >>>> >>>> >>width 50 >> >> >>>>ohms single ended . >>>>0.1194 Prepreg 7-8 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 8 6.278 mil trace >>>> >>>> >>width 50 >> >> >>>>ohms single ended >>>>0.1524 Core 8-9 >>>>0.0350 Copper foil layer 9 plane------- >>>> >>>> >>Power Plane >> >> >>>>(2.5 Volts split plane ) >>>>0.0940 Prepreg 9-10 >>>>0.0175 Copper foil layer 10 >>>>0.0325 Copper plating layer 10 5.468 mil trace >>>> >>>> >>width >> >> >>>>50 ohms single ended >>>>1.6195 Total PCB thickness in mm >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Yahoo! 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