ep3c120f780c8nes Altera Corporation, ep3c120f780c8nes Datasheet - Page 167

• Manufacturer Part Number: ep3c120f780c8nes
• Description: Cyclone Iii Device Family
• Manufacturer: Altera Corporation

On-Chip
Termination
Support
Altera Corporation-Preliminary
March 2007
Cyclone III devices feature on-chip termination (OCT) to provide I/O
impedance matching and termination capabilities. On-chip termination
helps to prevent reflections and maintain signal integrity while
minimizing the need for external resistors in high pin-count ball grid
array (BGA) packages. Cyclone III devices provide I/O driver on-chip
impedance matching and on-chip series termination for single-ended
outputs and bidirectional pins.
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There are two ways to implement on-chip termination in Cyclone III
devices:
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On-Chip Termination With Calibration
Cyclone III devices support on-chip series termination with calibration in
all banks. The on-chip series termination calibration circuit compares the
total impedance of the I/O buffer to the external 25 Ω ±1% or 50 Ω ±1%
resistors connected to the R
I/O buffer impedance until they match (as shown in
shown in
make up the I/O buffer.
Figure 7–7. Cyclone III On-Chip Series Termination With Calibration
OCT with calibration
OCT without calibration
When using on-chip series termination, programmable current
strength is not available.
Figure 7–7
Series Impedance
Cyclone III Driver
is the intrinsic impedance of the transistors that
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GND
CCIO
UP
R
R
and R
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Cyclone III Device Handbook, Volume 1
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pins, and dynamically adjusts the
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On-Chip Termination Support
Receiving
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Device
7–7). The RS
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