As BGA components shrink to pitch sizes of 0.4mm or less, traditional through-hole vias become physically impossible to escape. HDI technology utilizes microvias to pack more routing into smaller areas. Via Typologies
Ensure high-frequency return currents have a direct, short path home.
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Maintain a spacing of at least three times the trace width (
A Power Delivery Network (PDN) must supply clean, stable voltage to high-current components like FPGAs and processors. Poor PI causes voltage ripple and data errors. As BGA components shrink to pitch sizes of 0
With lower voltage rails, minimizing noise is crucial. Advanced PI techniques involve designing low-inductance decoupling networks to prevent power plane resonance. 2. Advanced HDI (High-Density Interconnect) Techniques
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for over 1,000 interconnects, length matching, and differential pair routing. Layer Stack-up : Designing complex 4 to 12-layer boards
Understanding the physical limitations of board fabrication is key to successful design.
Maintain a spacing of at least three times the trace width between parallel high-speed lines.
[Power Source] ---> [Bulk Caps] ---> [Bypass Caps] ---> [Plane Cavity] ---> [IC Pin] Optimized PDN Flow Decoupling Capacitor Strategies