Altera Device-Specific Power Delivery Network User Manual

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Chapter 1: User Guide for the Device-Specific Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool

Design PCB Decoupling Using the PDN Tool

Device-Specific Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool User Guide

September 2012

Altera Corporation

2. Select the parameter setting for the PDN components.

3. Enter the electric parameters to set Z

TARGET

and F

EFFECTIVE.

4. Derive the PCB decoupling scheme.

The red numbers in

Figure 1–15

show the field to work with in each of these steps. For

more information on these fields, refer to

“Decap Selection” on page 1–13

.

In Step 2, the PDN tool uses the inductance and resistance value calculated in the
BGA Via

tab if you choose the Calculate option for the BGA via. Incorrect parameters

may negatively affect the derived decoupling design. These values are calculated
using the parameters you entered in the BGA Via tab. You must check the BGA Via
tab to ensure the numbers you entered—especially the number and length of the BGA
power via pair—matches the settings of the power rail selected in Step 1.

Figure 1–15. Decap Selection Tab in a Single-Rail Design

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