1. Power Distribution Network
2. Gigahertz Channel Design Considerations
3. PCB and Stack-Up Design Considerations
4. Device Pin-Map, Checklists, and Connection Guidelines
5. General Board Design Considerations/Guidelines
6. Memory Interfacing Guidelines
7. Power Dissipation and Thermal Management
8. Tools, Models, and Libraries
9. Reference Designs and Development Kits
10. Document Revision History for AN 958: Board Design Guidelines
4.1. High Speed Board Design Advisor
4.2. Complete Pin Connection Table by Device
4.3. Pin Connection Guidelines By Device
4.4. Design for Debug with JTAG Pins
4.5. Hot Socketing, POR and Power Sequencing Support
4.6. Implementing OCT
4.7. Unused I/O Pins Guidelines
4.8. Device Breakout Guidelines
4.9. Additional Resources
5.1.1. Material Selection and Loss
5.1.2. Cross Talk Minimization
5.1.3. Power Filtering/Distribution
5.1.4. Unused I/O Pins
5.1.5. Signal Trace Routing
5.1.6. Ground Bounce
5.1.7. Understanding Transmission Lines
5.1.8. Impedance Calculation
5.1.9. Coplanar Wave Guides
5.1.10. Simultaneous Switching Noise Guidelines
5.1.5.4.5. Series Termination
In a series termination scheme, the resistor matches the impedance at the signal source instead of matching the impedance at each load (refer to Figure 37). The sum of RT and the impedance of the output driver should be equal to the Z0. Because Intel device output impedance is low, you should add a series resistor to match the signal source to the line impedance. The advantage of series termination is that it consumes little power. However, the disadvantage is that the rise time degrades due to the increased RC time constant. Therefore, for high-speed designs, you should perform the pre-layout signal integrity simulation with Intel input/output buffer information specification (IBIS) models before using the series termination scheme.
Figure 37. Series Termination