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Introduction:/ q/ T ~3 m, G$ S- E
FPGA designers are faced with a unique task when it comes to designing power distribution
+ @3 `' |( W; h4 V9 H9 Lsystems (PDS). Most other large, dense ICs (such as large microprocessors) come with very9 I1 r% M3 i. q& x: X' f
specific bypass capacitor requirements. Since these devices are only designed to implement6 D% l% M8 R E i
specific tasks in their hard silicon, their power supply demands are fixed and only fluctuate
3 x. z1 I! A% L* d$ j) lwithin a certain range. FPGAs do not share this property. Since FPGAs can implement an
9 ~, x3 A+ {4 y& y4 u( ialmost infinite number of applications at undetermined frequencies and in multiple clock
. {/ n7 g! B6 l {3 V# o# Sdomains, it can be very complicated to predict what their transient current demands will be.: ~( N* }' Q- G. u
Since exact transient current behavior cannot be known for a new FPGA design, the only
: q/ K( R) c( i! ychoice when designing the first version of an FPGA PDS is to go with a conservative worstcase
/ l3 \4 h7 W. [7 s* Xdesign.
9 q$ h8 v" m9 }# I, ATransient current demands in digital devices are the cause of ground bounce, the bane of highspeed
) H, t" C* {# ydigital designs. In low-noise or high-power situations, the power supply decoupling
0 j* C& }3 Q% W* c6 a" Xnetwork must be tailored very closely to these transient current needs, otherwise ground
0 |" n" L5 }# K5 t6 D6 N/ Wbounce and power supply noise will exceed the limits of the device. The transient currents in an
- C2 o) ?4 H C' C `FPGA are different from design to design. This application note provides a comprehensive
) h5 z; I) F+ @9 Gmethod for designing a bypassing network to suit the individual needs of a specific FPGA8 i$ O' i/ [( Q2 h
design.* H0 z& n0 u: u' B
The first step in this process is to examine the utilization of the FPGA to get a rough idea of its1 H: M% [" Z4 M" Z/ E5 ]
transient current requirements. Next, a conservative decoupling network is designed to fit these
* G9 e: k$ N! U! l) t- @. ]+ ^' X/ L6 jrequirements. The third step is to refine the network through simulation and modification of
" M! Q4 u+ E; A5 h, icapacitor numbers and values. In the fourth step, the full design is built and in the fifth step it is1 e2 Y* l0 z8 w% |$ w7 t5 q# a
measured. Measurements are made consisting of oscilloscope and possibly spectrum analyzer
, ?! ?5 @% y/ E% I" x$ Mreadings of power supply noise. Depending on the measured results, further iterations through3 ^" E% H6 T, q: c' Q2 \9 l5 S
the part selection and simulation steps could be necessary to optimize the PDS for the specific
5 K4 Z9 n" f) Y( w0 B5 bapplication. A sixth optional step is also given for cases where a peRFectly optimized PDS is
C5 _- u. m% V6 e, a1 Z" h4 Fneeded. |
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