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Intel Pentium III Processor for the SC242 at 450 MHz to 1.0 GHz

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Signal Quality Specific<strong>at</strong>ions3.2 AGTL+ and Non-AGTL+ Overshoot/UndershootSpecific<strong>at</strong>ions and Measurement GuidelinesOvershoot/Undershoot is <strong>the</strong> absolute value of <strong>the</strong> maximum voltage differential across <strong>the</strong> inputbuffer rel<strong>at</strong>ive termin<strong>at</strong>ion voltage (VTT). The overshoot/undershoot guideline limits transitionsbeyond VTT or VSS due <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> fast signal edge r<strong>at</strong>es. The processor can be damaged by repe<strong>at</strong>edovershoot/undershoot events on 1.5 V or 2.5 V <strong>to</strong>lerant buffers if <strong>the</strong> charge is large enough (i.e., if<strong>the</strong> overshoot/undershoot is gre<strong>at</strong> enough). Determining <strong>the</strong> impact of an overshoot/undershootcondition requires knowledge of <strong>the</strong> Magnitude, <strong>the</strong> Pulse Dur<strong>at</strong>ion, and <strong>the</strong> Activity Fac<strong>to</strong>r.When per<strong>for</strong>ming simul<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>to</strong> determine impact of overshoot/undershoot, ESD diodes must beproperly characterized. ESD protection diodes do not act as voltage clamps and will not provideovershoot/undershoot protection. ESD diodes modeled within <strong>the</strong> <strong>Intel</strong> provided <strong>Intel</strong> ® <strong>Pentium</strong> ®<strong>III</strong> <strong>Processor</strong> I/O Buffer Models do not clamp overshoot/undershoot and will yield correctsimul<strong>at</strong>ion results. If o<strong>the</strong>r I/O buffer models are being used <strong>to</strong> characterize <strong>Pentium</strong> <strong>III</strong> processorper<strong>for</strong>mance, care must be taken <strong>to</strong> ensure th<strong>at</strong> ESD models do not clamp extreme voltage levels.The <strong>Intel</strong>-provided <strong>Pentium</strong> ® <strong>III</strong> <strong>Processor</strong> I/O Buffer Models also contains I/O capacitancecharacteriz<strong>at</strong>ion. There<strong>for</strong>e, removing <strong>the</strong> ESD diodes from <strong>the</strong> I/O buffer model will impactresults and may yield excessive overshoot/undershoot.3.2.1 Overshoot/Undershoot MagnitudeOvershoot/Undershoot Magnitude describes <strong>the</strong> maximum potential difference between a signaland its voltage reference level, VSS (overshoot) and VTT (undershoot). While overshoot can bemeasured rel<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>to</strong> VSS using one probe (probe <strong>to</strong> signal - GND lead <strong>to</strong> VSS), undershoot must bemeasured rel<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>to</strong> VTT. This could be accomplished by simultaneously measuring <strong>the</strong> VTT planewhile measuring <strong>the</strong> signal undershoot. The true wave<strong>for</strong>m can <strong>the</strong>n be calcul<strong>at</strong>ed by <strong>the</strong>oscilloscope itself or by <strong>the</strong> following oscilloscope d<strong>at</strong>e file analysis:Converted Undershoot Wave<strong>for</strong>m = VTT – Signal_measuredNote:Note:The Converted Undershoot Wave<strong>for</strong>m appears as a positive (overshoot) signal.Overshoot (rising edge) and undershoot (falling edge) conditions are separ<strong>at</strong>e and <strong>the</strong>ir impactmust be determined independently.After <strong>the</strong> conversion, <strong>the</strong> Undershoot/Overshoot Specific<strong>at</strong>ions (Table 20 through Table 22) can beapplied <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Converted Undershoot Wave<strong>for</strong>m using <strong>the</strong> same Magnitude and Pulse Dur<strong>at</strong>ionSpecific<strong>at</strong>ions (Table 20 through Table 22) as with an overshoot wave<strong>for</strong>m.Overshoot/undershoot magnitude levels must observe <strong>the</strong> Absolute Maximum Specific<strong>at</strong>ions(Table 20 through Table 22). These specific<strong>at</strong>ions must not be viol<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>at</strong> any time regardless ofbus activity or system st<strong>at</strong>e. Within <strong>the</strong>se specific<strong>at</strong>ions are threshold levels th<strong>at</strong> define differentallowed Pulse Dur<strong>at</strong>ions. Provided th<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> magnitude of <strong>the</strong> overshoot/undershoot is within <strong>the</strong>Absolute Maximum Specific<strong>at</strong>ions, <strong>the</strong> impact of <strong>the</strong> Overshoot/Undershoot Magnitude may bedetermined based upon <strong>the</strong> Pulse Dur<strong>at</strong>ion and Activity Fac<strong>to</strong>r.D<strong>at</strong>asheet 41

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