87974I Data Sheet
©2016 Integrated Device Technology, Inc Revision E January 26, 201611
FIGURE 2B. PCB BOARD LAYOUT FOR 87974I
The following component footprints are used in this layout
example:
All the resistors and capacitors are size 0603.
POWER AND GROUNDING
Place the decoupling capacitors as close as possible to the pow-
er pins. If space allows, placement of the decoupling capacitor
on the component side is preferred. This can reduce unwanted
inductance between the decoupling capacitor and the power
pin caused by the via.
Maximize the power and ground pad sizes and number of vias
capacitors. This can reduce the inductance between the power
and ground planes and the component power and ground pins.
The RC fi lter consisting of R7, C11, and C16 should be placed
as close to the V
DDA
pin as possible.
CLOCK TRACES AND TERMINATION
Poor signal integrity can degrade the system performance or
cause system failure. In synchronous high-speed digital sys-
tems, the clock signal is less tolerant to poor signal integrity
than other signals. Any ringing on the rising or falling edge or
excessive ring back can cause system failure. The shape of the
trace and the trace delay might be restricted by the available
space on the board and the component location. While routing
the traces, the clock signal traces should be routed fi rst and
should be locked prior to routing other signal traces.
• The differential 50Ω output traces should have same
length.
• Avoid sharp angles on the clock trace. Sharp angle turns
cause the characteristic impedance to change on the
transmission lines.
• Keep the clock traces on the same layer. Whenever pos-
sible, avoid placing vias on the clock traces. Placement
of vias on the traces can affect the trace characteristic
impedance and hence degrade signal integrity.
• To prevent cross talk, avoid routing other signal traces
in parallel with the clock traces. If running parallel traces
is unavoidable, allow a separation of at least three trace
widths between the differential clock trace and the other
signal trace.
• Make sure no other signal traces are routed between
the clock trace pair.
• The series termination resistors should be located as
close to the driver pins as possible.
