Physical Design Rules for QDR-IV Signals

Versal Adaptive SoC PCB Design User Guide (UG863)

Document ID
UG863
Release Date
2024-04-01
Revision
1.8 English

The following table defines routing rules for QDR-IV signals.

Table 1. Physical Design Rules for QDR-IV Signals
Parameter Value
Impedance Rules
Impedance for single-ended address/command/control and data signals 50Ω 1 ± 10%
Differential impedance for clock (CK), data write clock (DK), and data read clock (QK) 90Ω 1 ± 10%
Maximum Trace Length Rules
Maximum PCB trace length for all signals 5000 mil
Spacing Rules for Address/Command/Control Signals
Minimum spacing between address/command/control signals

3H 2 , except

1H under adaptive SoC or QDR-IV device

Minimum spacing between address/command/control signals and other signals

5H 2 , except

2H under adaptive SoC or QDR-IV device

Spacing Rules for Data Signals
Minimum spacing between data signals and DK/QK signals within the same byte

3H 2 , except

1H under adaptive SoC or QDR-IV device

Minimum spacing between data signals and DK/QK signals between different bytes

5H 2 , except

2H under adaptive SoC or QDR-IV device

Minimum spacing between data signals and DK/QK signals and other signals

5H 2 , except

2H under adaptive SoC or QDR-IV device

Routing Notes for 2x18 (36-bit) Interfaces
DQA[8:0], DKA0_P, DKA0_N, QKA0_P, QKA0_N, QVLDA[0] Must be routed on the same routing layer
DQA[17:9], DKA1_P, DKA1_N, QKA1_P, QKA1_N, QVLDA[1] Must be routed on the same routing layer
DQB[8:0], DKB0_P, DKB0_N, QKB0_P, QKB0_N, QVLDB[0] Must be routed on the same routing layer
DQB[17:9], DKB1_P, DKB1_N, QKB1_P, QKA1_N, QVLDB[1] Must be routed on the same routing layer
Routing Notes for 2x36 (72-bit) Interfaces
DQA[17:0], DKA0_P, DKA0_N, QKA0_P, QKA0_N, QVLDA[0] Must be routed on the same routing layer
DQA[35:18], DKA1_P, DKA1_N, QKA1_P, QKA1_N, QVLDA[1] Must be routed on the same routing layer
DQB[17:0], DKB0_P, DKB0_N, QKB0_P, QKB0_N, QVLDB[0] Must be routed on the same routing layer
DQB[35:18], DKB1_P, DKB1_N, QKB1_P, QKA1_N, QVLDB[1] Must be routed on the same routing layer
  1. Up to 60Ω (single-ended) or 120Ω (differential) under adaptive SoC or DRAM devices, taking into account PCB manufacturing tolerances.
  2. H is the distance to the nearest ground return plane.