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BCM52311 Design Guide Hardware Design Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: System Overview ............................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2: Power Supplies ................................................................................................................ 8
2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................8
2.2 Power Supply Regulator Recommendations .......................................................................................................10
2.2.1 Core Regulator................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.1.1 Adjustable DC Voltage and Dynamic Sense ........................................................................................11
2.2.1.1.1 System Design ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.2.1.1.2 Alternate Regulator Configuration ................................................................................................................ 15
2.2.1.1.3 Regulator Testing Procedure ....................................................................................................................... 17
2.2.1.2 Multi-Phase Topologies ........................................................................................................................19
2.2.2 SRAM Memory Regulator ...............................................................................................................................19
2.2.3 Analog Regulator ............................................................................................................................................19
2.3 Core Power Delivery Network and Decoupling Scheme .....................................................................................21
2.3.1 SRAM Supply PDN Recommendation............................................................................................................25
2.3.2 LVA Supply PDN Recommendation ...............................................................................................................26
2.3.3 HVA Supply PDN Recommendation...............................................................................................................26
2.4 SerDes/Core PLL Supply Specifications ..............................................................................................................26
2.5 Power Planes and Stack-up Placement ................................................................................................................28
2.6 Sharing Supplies with Other Devices ...................................................................................................................28
2.7 Power-On/Off Requirements ..................................................................................................................................28
Chapter 3: Clocks ............................................................................................................................. 30
3.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................30
3.2 SerDes Reference Clocks.......................................................................................................................................31
3.3 Core Clock ...............................................................................................................................................................32
Chapter 4: Thermal Considerations ................................................................................................ 33
4.1 Measuring Die Temperature...................................................................................................................................33
4.1.1 Cooling Considerations...................................................................................................................................33
4.2 Maximum Pressure Specifications........................................................................................................................33
Chapter 5: Interlaken Look-Aside Serial Interface (I-LA) .............................................................. 34
5.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................34
5.2 High-Speed Routing and Board Layout Guidelines.............................................................................................34
5.2.1 General Routing..............................................................................................................................................34
5.2.2 Crosstalk .........................................................................................................................................................36
5.2.3 Skew ..............................................................................................................................................................36
5.2.3.1 Differential Pair Skew ...........................................................................................................................36
5.2.3.2 Lane-to-Lane Skew...............................................................................................................................38
5.2.4 Vias and PTH..................................................................................................................................................39