Platform Clock Routing Guidelines
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Intel
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855PM Chipset Platform Design Guide
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Figure 136. PCICLK Group to PCI Slot Topology
A
R1
Clock
Driver
PCI Device
B
C
PCI
Connector
Trace on PCI
Card
Table 68. PCICLK Group Routing Guidelines
Parameter
Routing Guidelines
Figure
Notes
Signal Group
PCICLK
1
Motherboard Topology
Point-to-Point
Reference Plane
Ground Referenced (Contiguous over entire
length)
Characteristic Trace Impedance (Zo)
55
± 15%
Trace Width
5 mils
Trace to Space Ratio
1:2 (e.g. 5 mils trace 10 mils space)
Group Spacing
Isolation spacing from non-Clock signals =
10 mils minimum
Trace Length – A
Must be exactly trace length matched to
CLK33 Trace A
Figure 136
Trace Length – B
(CLK33 Trace B) – 2.5”
Figure 136
Trace Length – C
Routed 2.5” per the PCI Specification
Figure 136
Series Termination Resistor (R1)
33
± 5%
Figure 136
Skew Requirements
Maximum of ± 1 ns of skew between clocks
within the PCICLK group and a maximum of
± 1 ns of skew between the clocks of this
group and those of CLK33
NOTE:
Recommended resistor values and trace lengths may change in a later revision of the design guide.
