On 08/05/2011 16:07, Mike Harrison wrote: > On Sun, 08 May 2011 15:46:28 +0100, you wrote: > >> On 08/05/2011 15:13, V G wrote: >>> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Bob Ammerman= wrote: >>>> Any decent size BGA is not going to work on a 2-layer board. >>> I'm thinking between 100 and 200 pins. So it needs to be 4 layer? >> At the very least - I made a 2-layer test board for a 64 pin FPGA that >> "worked", but for any serious use you need power and ground planes for >> decoupling and controlled impedance purposes, plus the extra routing >> space. Look into high speed digital techniques and you will see why all >> this is necessary. Xilinx should have some relevant documentation on >> their site, about the optimum setup for their chips, how many IOs can >> switch at once, thermal considerations, etc. > QFP packaged FPGAs, however are entirely viable on 2 layers, as long as y= ou only have one I/O > voltage, as this can be on a top-side plane under the chip. Yes, the board I mention (plus a couple of others, all QFP packages on 2=20 layers) worked fine, just not at the highest speeds. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .