• Placement• PCB Layer Stack• System Block Diagram• Power Topology
• RF matching network• DDR2• PCI-e• Ethernet• RGMII• Others
Placement Comment
? Switching regulator and PMU circuit should be on lower right side
of MT7620A.
? Ethernet port should be on lower left side of MT7620A.
? DDR2 should be on left side of MT7620A.
? 3.3V to 1.8V LDO should be close to DDR2.
? RF circuit should be on the top of MT7620A.
? Xtal should be close to MT7620, and clock trace should have ground
plane around to avoid interference, but far away from RF circuit as
possible.
Power Consumption
MT7620A Main Power Pin and current
? RF part:
PA2_V33N each pin 190mA
PA1_V33A each pin 20mA
VX_LDO each pin 25mA
? DDR2 part: DDRIO_V12D total 30mA
DDRIO_V18D total 100mA
? EPHY part: EPHY_V12 total 58mA
EPHY_V33 total 116mA
Power layout Comment
Bypass cap placement priority
? Of course, we hope every power pin has its own bypass cap and
put cap close with.
? If can’t, priority is as followed
RF Block:
a. Soc_1.5VD for RF LDO.
b. PA2_3.3V
c. PA1_3.3V
a. SOC_V1.2VD
b. 3.3VD
a. 1.8VD
b. SOC_V1.2VD
Ethernet Block:
DDR2 Block:
DDR2 layout Comment(Conti…)
Suggest routing
? Routing order: 1) Data, VREF, 2) Address/Command, 3) Control,
4) Clocks, and 5) Power
? Referenced to the solid ground plane.
? Place the series at the line for group signals with a 0~33
? Layer transition should accompany GND via.
DQ trace should be shorter than 1600mil.
Reserve damping resistors and place these close to MT7620A
DDR trace length control : DQ<->DQS: +/-100mil
CLK<-> DQS: +/-500mil
CMD<-> CLK: +/-800mil
DDR2 layout Comment(Conti…)
? VREF should be wider and as short as possible, is isolated from
noisy aggressor.
? Keep at least a 20–25 mil clearance from VREF and CLK to other
traces. If possible, isolate VREF with adjacent ground traces.
? By using resistor divider network as VREF generator, make sure
both resistors the same value and 1% tolerance.