User's Manual

Intel
®
820 Chipset Design Guide iii
Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 About This Design Guide..............................................................................1-1
1.2 References....................................................................................................1-2
1.3 System Overview..........................................................................................1-2
1.3.1 Chipset Components .......................................................................1-3
1.3.2 Bandwidth Summary........................................................................1-4
1.3.3 System Configuration.......................................................................1-5
1.4 Platform Initiatives.........................................................................................1-8
1.4.1 Direct Rambus*................................................................................1-8
1.4.2 Streaming SIMD Extensions ............................................................1-8
1.4.3 AGP 2.0 ...........................................................................................1-8
1.4.4 Hub Interface ...................................................................................1-8
1.4.5 Manageability...................................................................................1-9
1.4.6 AC’97 .............................................................................................1-10
1.4.7 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface ......................................................1-11
2 Layout/Routing Guidelines.........................................................................................2-1
2.1 General Recommendations ..........................................................................2-1
2.2 Component Quadrant Layout........................................................................2-1
2.3 Intel
®
820 Chipset Component Placement ...................................................2-3
2.4 Core Chipset Routing Recommendations.....................................................2-4
2.5 Source Synchronous Strobing ......................................................................2-5
2.6 Direct Rambus* Interface..............................................................................2-7
2.6.1 Stackup ............................................................................................2-8
2.6.2 Direct Rambus* Layout Guidelines ..................................................2-8
2.6.3 Direct Rambus* Reference Voltage ...............................................2-25
2.6.4 High-speed CMOS Routing ...........................................................2-25
2.6.5 Direct Rambus* Clock Routing ......................................................2-28
2.6.6 Direct Rambus* Design Checklist ..................................................2-28
2.7 AGP 2.0 ......................................................................................................2-31
2.7.1 AGP Interface Signal Groups.........................................................2-32
2.7.2 1X Timing Domain Routing Guidelines..........................................2-33
2.7.3 2X/4X Timing Domain Routing Guidelines.....................................2-33
2.7.4 AGP 2.0 Routing Summary............................................................2-35
2.7.5 AGP Clock Routing ........................................................................2-36
2.7.6 General AGP Routing Guidelines ..................................................2-36
2.7.7 VDDQ Generation and TYPEDET# ...............................................2-37
2.7.8 V
REF
Generation for AGP 2.0 (2X and 4X) ....................................2-39
2.7.9 Compensation................................................................................2-41
2.7.10 AGP Pull-ups .................................................................................2-41
2.7.11 Motherboard / Add-in Card Interoperability....................................2-42
2.8 Hub Interface ..............................................................................................2-43
2.8.1 Data Signals...................................................................................2-44
2.8.2 Strobe Signals................................................................................2-44
2.8.3 HREF Generation/Distribution .......................................................2-44
2.8.4 Compensation................................................................................2-45