MPC9448

TIMING SOLUTIONS

7

MOTOROLA

Since this step is well above the threshold region it will not

cause any false clock triggering; however, designers may be

uncomfortable with unwanted reflections on the line. To

better match the impedances when driving multiple lines, the

situation in Figure 6 “Optimized Dual Line Termination”

should be used. In this case, the series terminating resistors

are reduced such that when the parallel combination is added

to the output buffer impedance the line impedance is

perfectly matched.

Figure 6. Optimized Dual Line Termination

17Ω

MPC9448

OUTPUT

BUFFER

17Ω +16Ω k 16Ω =50Ω k 50Ω

25Ω =25Ω

Power Consumption of the MPC9448 and Thermal

Management

The MPC9448 AC specification is guaranteed for the

entire operating frequency range up to 350 MHz. The

MPC9448 power consumption and the associated long-term

reliability may decrease the maximum frequency limit,

depending on operating conditions such as clock frequency,

supply voltage, output loading, ambient temperture, vertical

convection and thermal conductivity of package and board.

This section describes the impact of these parameters on the

junction temperature and gives a guideline to estimate the

MPC9448 die junction temperature and the associated

device reliability. For a complete analysis of power

consumption as a function of operating conditions and

associated long term device reliability please refer to the

application note AN1545. According the AN1545, the

long-term device reliability is a function of the die junction

temperature:

Table 9. Die junction temperature and MTBF

Junction temperature (°C)

MTBF (Years)

100

20.4

110

9.1

120

4.2

130

2.0

Increased power consumption will increase the die

junction temperature and impact the device reliability

(MTBF). According to the system-defined tolerable MTBF,

the die junction temperature of the MPC9448 needs to be

controlled and the thermal impedance of the board/package

should be optimized. The power dissipated in the MPC9448

is represented in equation 1.

load, N is the number of active outputs (N is always 12 in

case of the MPC9448). The MPC9448 supports driving

transmission lines to maintain high signal integrity and tight

timing parameters. Any transmission line will hide the lumped

zero for controlled transmission line systems and can be

eliminated from equation 1. Using parallel termination output

termination results in equation 2 for power dissipation.

In equation 2, P stands for the number of outputs with a

zero in equation 2 and can be eliminated. In general, the use

of controlled transmission line techniques eliminates the

impact of the lumped capacitive loads at the end lines and

greatly reduces the power dissipation of the device. Equation

the power consumption.

According to Table 9, the junction temperature can be used to

estimate the long-term device reliability. Further, combining

equation 1 and equation 2 results in a maximum operating

frequency for the MPC9448 in a series terminated

transmission line system, equation 4.

CCQ

PD

+



M



CC

Equation 1

CCQ

PD

+



M



P

Q

Equation 3

1



Equation 4

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