Overview
Building a Working System Today Requires Knowledge of More than Just Digital Logic.
The resources on this page are designed to give you everything you need to achieve reliable system-level designs with AMD adaptive SoCs and FPGAs on the first try.
Signal Integrity (SI) Fundamental Tools and Models
AMD provides an extensive collection of documentation and tools for simulation. We support signal integrity simulation models and design kits:
Versal™ and UltraScale™ architecture transceiver SI and PI simulation kits
UltraScale+™ architecture DDR4 simulation kits and DDRx timing models
PCB Design Tools
Feature size reduction and the need for reduced power consumption have driven core voltages down from the old standard of 3.3V to the 0.9V range. This change in voltage and signal frequency content requires us to use new design practices that take into account electrical effects that could previously be ignored.
PCB Design Considerations for FPGA Accelerator Cards
An overview of PCB design challenges, including dielectric material selection, PCB fabrication technologies, and layout best practices for high-speed memory design, SerDes channel design, and power delivery network design.
High-speed Serial Transceivers
The AMD Versal and UltraScale architecture transceiver portfolio covers the gamut of today’s high-speed interconnects and delivers exceptional value:
Versal Adaptive SoC GTY and GTYP Transceivers Architecture Manual
IEEE Education Session - Overview of ADC-based Wireline Transceiver
White Papers
The following white papers demonstrate how to use multiple EDA tools with AMD models (such as Keysight ADS) to perform signal and power integrity simulations.
Power Integrity
High-speed Serial Transceivers
- SerDes Channel Simulation in FPGAs Using IBIS-AMI
- Equalization for High-Speed Serial Interfaces in AMD 7 Series FPGA Transceivers
- PCB Channel Design Guidelines for Versal Adaptive SoC GTM Transceivers
PCB Design
- 7 Series FPGAs PCB Design Guide
- UltraScale Architecture PCB Design User Guide
- Versal Adaptive SoC PCB Design User Guide
Calculators and Estimators
When designing a board with elaborate ICs, such as with adaptive SoCs and FPGAs, it is important to calculate the device demand on the PCB and vice-versa. Below you will find information on signal integrity, static and dynamic power, and SSO:
Power Supply and Power Distribution System (PDS)
With a noisy or under-rated power supply, a circuit board is an expensive piece of garbage.
| Family | Primary Reference |
|---|---|
| Versal™ Adaptive SoC | Versal Adaptive SoC PCB Design User Guide |
| UltraScale™ FPGA UltraScale+™ FPGA |
UltraScale Architecture PCB Design User Guide |
| 7 Series FPGA | 7 Series FPGAs PCB Design Guide |
| Zynq™ 7000 SoC | Zynq 7000 SoC PCB Design Guide |
| Spartan™ 6 FPGA | Spartan 6 FPGA PCB Design and Pin Planning Guide |
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design
AMD offers high-density package routing information, a detailed PCB design checklist, and many other resources to ensure that you consider all the issues when designing a PCB.
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