Drcg frequency selection and the drcg – Intel CHIPSET 820E User Manual

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Intel

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820E Chipset

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Design Guide

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4.9.

DRCG Frequency Selection and the DRCG+

4.9.1.

DRCG Frequency Selection Table and Jitter Specification

To provide additional flexibility in board design, Intel has enabled a variation of the DRCG, called the
DRCG+. The device has the same specifications, pinout, and form-factor mentioned in the document for
the existing DRCG device. Two modifications were made to the DRCG+.

1. The DRCG+ Mult[0:1] select table was changed to modify two of the multiplier ratios. The DRCG+

will support 133/356 MHz using a 66 MHz DRCG+ input clock and a 16/3 multiplier. An additional
9/2 multiplier allows 133/300 MHz (not supported by the Intel 820E chipset). Support for the 300
MHz and 400 MHz memory bus is unchanged. The following table lists the DRCG ratios.

Mult[0:1] DRCG DRCG+

0:0 4:1 9:2

0:1 6:1 6:1

1:0 8:3

16:3

1:1 8:1 8:1

2. The Intel 820E chipset supports the following ratios and can be supported by the DRCG and DRCG+

or derivative devices. Contact your DRCG vendor for information on DRCG, DRCG+, and derivative
products.

100 MHz Host Bus

133 MHz Host Bus

Frequency Multiplier Frequency Multiplier

100 / 300

6:1

133 / 266

4:1

100 / 400

8:1

133 / 356

16:3

133 / 400

6:1

3. The jitter timing specifications were expanded to encompass both the component specification (for

DRCG or derivative products) and the channel specification. Follow the component specification
when measuring jitter at the DRCG output resistor. Follow the channel jitter guidelines when
measuring jitter at the MCH or at the termination for CFM/CFM# on the RDRAM interface.

Output Frequency

(MHz)

Component Jitter

Specification

Channel Jitter

Guidelines

400 50

ps

100

ps

356 60

ps

110

ps

300 70

ps

120

ps

266 80

ps

130

ps

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