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Hi FvM,
Many thanks for responding, your statement on PVT (Process, Voltage, Temperature) range does make sense. when i am testing and it is passing, i am only testing in a sub range of the full PVT range.
But, I am of the impression that HSTL-12 Class I is a type of digital logic signaling standard and only specifies how signals at the IO pins should be driven, terminated, and received to ensure reliable high-speed data transmission. It is not a specific circuit design. So, in the case of output buffer of the bank, am I correct to say that HSTL-12 Class I spec is just spelling out the voltage swing condition of the data that is transmitted to the downstream DUT/device. As long as the downstream DUT/device is also HSTL-12 class-I compliance, its Vil/Vih will be able to interpret a logic 0 and logic 1.
Having said that, does it also means that when i source VCCIO rail with 0.8V, the FPGA output buffer will swing between 0V to 0.8V and as long as the downstream DUT/device Vil/Vih is capable of interpretating a logic 0 and logic 1 with a acceptable margin, the operating condition is still predictable.
I wasn't talking particularly about HSTL-12 IO standard. The simple fact is that neither Stratix V nor other recent Intel FPGA support any IO standard below VCCIO 1.2 V. This suggests that no device is tested is with e.g. 0.8 V.
- jkhoo2 years ago
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Hi Fvm,
Noted on your point.
Regards, JJ