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Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors Supporting Hyper-Threading Technology

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Electrical Specifications

2 Electrical Specifications

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This chapter describes the electrical characteristics of the processor interfaces and signals. DC

electrical characteristics are provided.

FSB and GTLREF

Most processor FSB signals use Gunning Transceiver Logic (GTL+) signaling technology.

Platforms implement a termination voltage level for GTL+ signals defined as VTT. VTT must be

provided via a separate voltage source and not be connected to VCC. This configuration allows for

improved noise tolerance as processor frequency increases. Because of the speed improvements to

the data and address bus, signal integrity and platform design methods have become more critical

than with previous processor families.

The GTL+ inputs require a reference voltage (GTLREF) that is used by the receivers to determine

if a signal is a logical 0 or a logical 1. GTLREF must be generated on the system board (see

Table 2-18 for GTLREF specifications). Termination resistors are provided on the processor silicon

and are terminated to VTT. Intel chipsets will also provide on-die termination, thus eliminating the

need to terminate the bus on the system board for most GTL+ signals.

Some GTL+ signals do not include on-die termination and must be terminated on the system board.

See Table 2-4 for details regarding these signals.

The GTL+ bus depends on incident wave switching. Therefore, timing calculations for GTL+

signals are based on flight time as opposed to capacitive deratings. Analog signal simulation of the

FSB, including trace lengths, is highly recommended when designing a system.

Power and Ground Lands

For clean on-chip power distribution, the Pentium 4 processor in the 775-land package has

226 VCC (power), 24 VTT and 273 VSS (ground) lands. All power lands must be connected to VCC,

all VTT lands must be connected to VTT, while all VSS lands must be connected to a system ground

plane. The processor VCC lands must be supplied the voltage determined by the Voltage

IDentification (VID) signals.

Decoupling Guidelines

Due to its large number of transistors and high internal clock speeds, the processor is capable of

generating large current swings between low and full power states. This may cause voltages on

power planes to sag below their minimum values if bulk decoupling is not adequate. Care must be

taken in the board design to ensure that the voltage provided to the processor remains within the

specifications listed in Table 2-8. Failure to do so can result in timing violations or reduced lifetime

of the component. For further information and design guidelines, refer to the Voltage Regulator

Down (VRD) 10.1 Design Guide For Desktop LGA775 Socket.

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