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Table of Contents

Xpedition Layout for Package Design I

Module 1: Introduction ......................................................................................... 13

Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 14

Tools Overview .................................................................................................................................. 15

Package Integrator .............................................................................................................................. 17

Looking at Basics ............................................................................................................................... 21

Package Substrate Design .................................................................................................................. 24

XPI – Cross Domain Design .............................................................................................................. 25

Micro Vias in the Substrate ................................................................................................................ 26

Flow Possibilities ............................................................................................................................... 27

Lab Exercise ....................................................................................................................................... 28

Module 2: Library Elements ................................................................................ 29

Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 30

Xpedition Layout Libraries ................................................................................................................ 31

xDM Library Tool .............................................................................................................................. 32

What Are Padstacks? .......................................................................................................................... 33

Padstack Editor ................................................................................................................................... 34

Padstacks – Holes ............................................................................................................................... 35

Padstacks - Pads ................................................................................................................................. 36

Padstacks ............................................................................................................................................ 38

Basic Xpedition Layout Padstack Types ............................................................................................ 40

Via Padstack ....................................................................................................................................... 42

Special Padstack Consideration ......................................................................................................... 43

What Are Cells? ................................................................................................................................. 44

Cell Editor .......................................................................................................................................... 45

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design II

Cell Properties .................................................................................................................................... 46

Graphics Environment ........................................................................................................................ 49

Cell Graphics ...................................................................................................................................... 50

Special Cell Considerations (Package) .............................................................................................. 53

Special Cell Considerations (Board) .................................................................................................. 54

Special Cell Considerations ............................................................................................................... 55

What Is a Part (PDB)? ........................................................................................................................ 56

The Parts Database Editor .................................................................................................................. 57

Part Properties .................................................................................................................................... 58

Part Mapping ...................................................................................................................................... 59

Building a Gate ................................................................................................................................... 60

Swap Definitions ................................................................................................................................ 61

Importing a Cell ................................................................................................................................. 62

Parts in the Flow ................................................................................................................................. 63

Special Part Considerations ................................................................................................................ 64

Lab Exercise ....................................................................................................................................... 65

Module 3: Display Control ................................................................................... 67

Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 68

Display Control Dialog ...................................................................................................................... 69

Display Control — Search Bar ........................................................................................................... 70

Display Control — Edit Tab .............................................................................................................. 71

Display Active Layer Only ................................................................................................................ 72

Global View and Selection ................................................................................................................. 73

Display Control Personalization ......................................................................................................... 75

Display Control — Objects ................................................................................................................ 76

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Display Control — Graphic Tab ........................................................................................................ 77

Display Control — Net Names .......................................................................................................... 79

Dim Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 80

Display Control — Net ...................................................................................................................... 81

Display Control — Fab Tab ............................................................................................................... 82

Module 3 Lab: Display Control ......................................................................................................... 83

Module 4: Using the PCB Editor ......................................................................... 85

Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 86

PCB Editor Interface .......................................................................................................................... 87

Panning and Zooming ........................................................................................................................ 88

Mouse Strokes .................................................................................................................................... 89

PCB Editor Modes ............................................................................................................................. 90

Using Select Mode ............................................................................................................................. 91

Place Mode – Selecting Parts ............................................................................................................. 92

Route Mode – Selecting Nets ............................................................................................................. 94

Draw Mode – Selecting Draw Objects ............................................................................................... 95

Selection Menu ................................................................................................................................... 96

Highlighting Objects .......................................................................................................................... 97

Locating Objects ................................................................................................................................ 98

File Viewer ......................................................................................................................................... 99

Obtaining Help ................................................................................................................................. 100

Lab 4 ................................................................................................................................................. 102

Module 5: Setting up for Layout ........................................................................ 103

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 104

Design Source .................................................................................................................................. 105

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design IV

XPI to Xpedition Layout Flow ......................................................................................................... 106

Step 1: Manage the Central Library ................................................................................................ 107

Step 2: Reading the Die Data ........................................................................................................... 108

Step 3: Initiate the Database ............................................................................................................. 110

Step 5: Forward Annotate ................................................................................................................ 111

Step 5: Forward Annotation ............................................................................................................. 112

Step 5: Forward Annotation ............................................................................................................. 113

Library Services ............................................................................................................................... 114

Lab 5 ................................................................................................................................................. 115

Module 6: Setup Parameters .............................................................................. 117

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 118

Layer Stackup ................................................................................................................................... 119

Layer Stackup – Changing Layer Count .......................................................................................... 120

Layer Stackup Considerations .......................................................................................................... 121

Setup Parameters .............................................................................................................................. 122

Setting User Defined Layers ........................................................................................................... 123

Default Via ....................................................................................................................................... 124

Micro Via Clearances ....................................................................................................................... 125

Database Type Configuration ........................................................................................................... 128

AATK/FlipChip – Place Stackup Table ........................................................................................... 129

Lab 6 ................................................................................................................................................. 130

Module 7: Draw Mode ........................................................................................ 131

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 132

Select Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 133

Draw Mode ....................................................................................................................................... 134

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design V

Graphic Elements ............................................................................................................................. 135

Fixing Drawing Elements ................................................................................................................. 139

Drawing Aids ................................................................................................................................... 140

Adding Icons to Toolbars ................................................................................................................. 141

Other Graphic Editing Commands ................................................................................................... 142

Composing Polygons ........................................................................................................................ 143

Board Outline ................................................................................................................................... 150

Modifying the Board Outline ........................................................................................................... 152

Route Border .................................................................................................................................... 155

Board Origins ................................................................................................................................... 156

Placement Obstructs ......................................................................................................................... 157

Route Obstructs ................................................................................................................................ 158

Lab 7 ................................................................................................................................................. 159

Module 8: Component Placement ...................................................................... 161

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 162

What Is Constraint Manager? ........................................................................................................... 163

Constraint Manager in the Design Flow .......................................................................................... 164

Invoking Constraint Manager From Xpedition Layout .................................................................... 165

Constraint Manager Units ................................................................................................................ 166

Setting Up General Clearances ........................................................................................................ 167

Setting Up Package Type Clearances ............................................................................................... 168

Setting Up Package Type to Type Clearance ................................................................................... 169

Editor Control Placement Settings ................................................................................................... 170

Key-In Placement Commands .......................................................................................................... 171

Procedure – XY Place From a File ................................................................................................... 174

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design VI

Component Explorer ........................................................................................................................ 175

Placing Non-Netlist Components ..................................................................................................... 179

Moving Parts .................................................................................................................................... 180

Rotating Parts ................................................................................................................................... 181

Pushing Parts .................................................................................................................................... 182

Aligning Parts ................................................................................................................................... 183

Moving Parts using the the Keyboard .............................................................................................. 184

Color By Net .................................................................................................................................... 185

Manual Pin Swapping ...................................................................................................................... 186

Lab 8 ................................................................................................................................................. 187

Module 9: Constraint Manager ......................................................................... 189

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 190

Constraint Manager Main Window .................................................................................................. 191

Constraint Manager Spreadsheets .................................................................................................... 192

Constraints Setup Overview ............................................................................................................. 193

Creating a Net Class ......................................................................................................................... 194

Assigning Nets to a Net Class .......................................................................................................... 196

Setting Up Trace Properties ............................................................................................................. 197

Setting Up Via Assignments ............................................................................................................ 198

Creating a Clearance Rule ................................................................................................................ 199

Setting Up Class to Class Clearances ............................................................................................... 201

Constraints Setup Overview ............................................................................................................. 202

Timing Properties ............................................................................................................................. 203

Updating Design With Actual Values .............................................................................................. 204

Updating Design With Actual Values .............................................................................................. 205

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design VII

Differential Pairs .............................................................................................................................. 206

Creating Differential Pairs — Multiple Pairs ................................................................................... 207

Setting Up Differential Pair Constraints .......................................................................................... 208

Differential Pair Phase Tolerance .................................................................................................... 209

Syncing the iCDB ............................................................................................................................. 210

Lab 9 ................................................................................................................................................. 211

Module 10: Constraint Manager Schemes ........................................................ 213

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 214

Schemes ............................................................................................................................................ 215

Schemes ............................................................................................................................................ 216

Rule Areas ........................................................................................................................................ 217

Lab 10 ............................................................................................................................................... 218

Module 11: Routing Control .............................................................................. 219

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 220

Editor Control ................................................................................................................................... 221

Layer Settings ................................................................................................................................... 223

Pad Entry .......................................................................................................................................... 224

Net Explorer ..................................................................................................................................... 225

Creating Net Planning User Groups ................................................................................................. 227

Marking Nets .................................................................................................................................... 228

Netline Visibility Management ........................................................................................................ 229

Dynamic Netline Filtering ................................................................................................................ 231

Color By Net .................................................................................................................................... 232

Net Filter in the Net Explorer ........................................................................................................... 233

Net Grouping Review ....................................................................................................................... 234

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design VIII

Lab 11 ............................................................................................................................................... 235

Module 12: Via Structures.................................................................................. 237

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 238

Via Crankshafts - Review ................................................................................................................ 239

Default Via - Review ........................................................................................................................ 240

Micro Via Clearances - Review ....................................................................................................... 241

Via Fanout Command ...................................................................................................................... 242

Creating Crankshafts ........................................................................................................................ 243

Copying Crankshafts ........................................................................................................................ 244

Rotating Crankshafts ........................................................................................................................ 245

FlipChip DDU Create Via Crankshaft ............................................................................................. 246

FlipChip DDU Create Via Crankshaft Placement ............................................................................ 247

FlipChip DDU Interactive Plow with Via Crankshaft ..................................................................... 248

Add Via ............................................................................................................................................ 249

Add Via – Array ............................................................................................................................... 250

Building a Via Array ........................................................................................................................ 251

Adding a Net Name to a Via ............................................................................................................ 252

Lab 12 ............................................................................................................................................... 253

Module 13: Interactive Routing ......................................................................... 255

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 256

Routing Overview ............................................................................................................................ 257

Routing Command ........................................................................................................................... 258

Interactive Routing — Plow ............................................................................................................. 259

Interactive Routing Configurations .................................................................................................. 260

Interactive Routing Control .............................................................................................................. 261

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design IX

Delayed and Dynamic Push & Shove .............................................................................................. 262

Hockey Stick and Segment Mode .................................................................................................... 263

Angle Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 264

Plow Modes — Multiplow ............................................................................................................... 265

Multi Plow – Differential Pairs ........................................................................................................ 267

Gloss Modes ..................................................................................................................................... 268

Fixing Traces and Vias ..................................................................................................................... 269

Changing Layers .............................................................................................................................. 271

Changing Trace Widths .................................................................................................................... 272

Changing Trace Widths .................................................................................................................... 273

Moving Traces and Vias .................................................................................................................. 274

Pushing Traces ................................................................................................................................. 275

Toggle Curve .................................................................................................................................... 276

Editor Control ................................................................................................................................... 278

Editor Control — Plow .................................................................................................................... 279

Prohibit Violations ........................................................................................................................... 280

Editor Control — Edit and Route Controls ...................................................................................... 281

Editor Control — Vias and Fanouts ................................................................................................. 282

Editor Control — Net Rules On/Off ................................................................................................ 283

Editor Control — Grids .................................................................................................................... 284

Message Window ............................................................................................................................. 285

Teardrops .......................................................................................................................................... 286

Module 13 Lab ................................................................................................................................. 287

Module 14: Semi-Automatic Routing ................................................................ 289

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 290

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design X

Auto Active Router .......................................................................................................................... 291

Sketch Router ................................................................................................................................... 292

Message Window ............................................................................................................................. 294

Select and Route ............................................................................................................................... 295

Draw Sketch Path ............................................................................................................................. 296

Sketch Path Options ......................................................................................................................... 297

Select, Draw and Route .................................................................................................................... 298

Selecting Netlines ............................................................................................................................. 299

Drawing Sketch Path ........................................................................................................................ 300

Sketch Route .................................................................................................................................... 301

Sketch Route Styles .......................................................................................................................... 302

Packed Style ..................................................................................................................................... 303

Unpacked Style ................................................................................................................................ 304

Sketch Router – Via Patterns ........................................................................................................... 305

Hug Router ....................................................................................................................................... 308

Post Sketch Route Glossing ............................................................................................................. 310

Module 14 Lab ................................................................................................................................. 311

Module 15: Tuning .............................................................................................. 313

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 314

Tuning .............................................................................................................................................. 315

Auto Active Tuning .......................................................................................................................... 316

Manual Tune .................................................................................................................................... 317

Manual Saw Tune ............................................................................................................................. 318

Phase Tuning .................................................................................................................................... 319

Module 15 Lab ................................................................................................................................. 320

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design XI

Module 16: Generating Planes ........................................................................... 321

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 322

What Are Planes? ............................................................................................................................. 323

Processing Planes — Clearances ...................................................................................................... 324

Plane Shapes ..................................................................................................................................... 325

Plane Shape Properties ..................................................................................................................... 326

Merging Same-Net Plane Shapes ..................................................................................................... 327

Modifying Plane Shapes ................................................................................................................... 328

Split Planes ....................................................................................................................................... 329

Dynamic Plane Data ......................................................................................................................... 330

Plane Data State ............................................................................................................................... 331

Plane Editing Sketch ........................................................................................................................ 332

Plane Graphics .................................................................................................................................. 333

Planes Class Parameters ................................................................................................................... 334

Placing Thermal Override ................................................................................................................ 338

Verifying Plane Data ........................................................................................................................ 339

Module 16 Lab ................................................................................................................................. 340

Module 17: Verifying the Layout ....................................................................... 341

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 342

Two Types of DRC Checking .......................................................................................................... 343

Editor Control: Online DRC Options ............................................................................................... 344

Batch DRC ....................................................................................................................................... 345

Connectivity and Special Rules ........................................................................................................ 346

Advanced Element to Element Rules ............................................................................................... 347

Batch DRC Schemes ........................................................................................................................ 348

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Xpedition Layout for Package Design XII

Hazard Explorer ............................................................................................................................... 349

Hazard Explorer - Navigator ............................................................................................................ 350

Hazard Explorer – Color by Hazard Type........................................................................................ 351

Hazard Explorer – Accepting Hazards ............................................................................................. 352

Hazard Explorer – Hazard Reports .................................................................................................. 353

Measure Commands ......................................................................................................................... 354

Measure Modes ................................................................................................................................ 355

Measuring Minimum Distance Example .......................................................................................... 356

Measuring Distance Example ........................................................................................................... 357

Design Status .................................................................................................................................... 358

Design Library Verification ............................................................................................................. 359

Module 17 Lab ................................................................................................................................. 360

Appendix A: Using Layout Templates .............................................................. 361

Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 362

What Is a Layout Template? ............................................................................................................ 363

Template Concepts ........................................................................................................................... 364

Template Setup Possibilities ............................................................................................................ 365

Lab Exercise ..................................................................................................................................... 366