Signal integrity and power distribution systems analyses for a 4×4 switch MCM

Author

Low, Yee L. ; Frye, Robert C.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

2-4 Apr 1997

Firstpage

278

Lastpage

283

Abstract

We have analyzed the power distribution system and signal integrity of a silicon-on-silicon multichip module designed for for asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switching applications. The module contains four AT&T T7650 Phoenix 8-bit parallel buffered 2×2 switching node ICs configured into a 4×4 node with an operating frequency of 40 MHz. We compared the signal integrity of the design based on our MCM technology with that of typical PWB technologies. The results indicate that crosstalk and ringing are greatly reduced in MCM-based designs. We also investigated the effectiveness of decoupling capacitors on simultaneous switching noise, comparing the performance of ring- and plane-type power distribution systems. For this example, we find little difference between the two for signal rise times greater than 2 ns

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; crosstalk; electronic switching systems; multichip modules; 40 MHz; 8 bit; AT&T T7650 Phoenix parallel buffered switching node IC; ATM switch MCM; crosstalk; decoupling capacitor; power distribution system; ringing; signal integrity; silicon-on-silicon multichip module; simultaneous switching noise; Asynchronous transfer mode; CMOS technology; Capacitors; Crosstalk; Frequency; Multichip modules; Power distribution; Signal analysis; Signal design; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multichip Modules, 1997., International Conference on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3787-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMCM.1997.581189

Filename

581189