Board Design Guidelines Solution Center

The Board Design Guidelines Solution Center provides you with board design-related resources for Altera^® devices. Its goal is to help you implement successful high-speed PCBs that integrate device(s) and other elements.

Signal Integrity

Signal Integrity Center

Board Design Guidelines

Board Design Guidelines (PDF) chapter of the Stratix^® II Device Handbook
On-Chip Termination Update for Stratix & Stratix GX Devices
AN 315: Guidelines for Designing High-Speed FPGA PCBs (PDF)
AN 224: High-Speed Board Layout Guideline (PDF)
AN 115: Using the ClockLock^® & ClockBoost^® PLL Features in APEX Devices (PDF)
AN 75: High-Speed Board Designs (PDF)

Development Kits

Hot-Socketing & Power Sequencing

On-Chip Hot-Socketing & Power-Sequencing Support in Altera Devices
Hot-Socketing, ESD & Power-On Reset (PDF) chapter of the Stratix II Device Handbook
Hot-Socketing, ESD & Power-On Reset (PDF) chapter of the Cyclone™ II Device Handbook
Hot-Socketing & Power-On Reset in MAX^® II Devices (PDF) chapter of the MAX II Device Handbook

Reliability

Operation & Testing
Reliability Report (PDF)

Simulation Tools & IBIS Models

IBIS Models

Power Management Tools

Timing & Power