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For the UDIMM, there exist three separate power supplies, all derived from a common rail. The first is the 1.5-V supply that provides power to all the DDR3 UDIMM I/Os. The second supply is the VREF supply, which must track the VDD15 supply and establishes a reference voltage for the UDIMM. The last supply is the bus termination supply (VTT).
Each of the Vref supplies to the UDIMM (VrefCA and VrefDQ) can originate from a common rail but must be individually decoupled at the UDIMM. VREF must be 50% of the VDD/VDDQ level and meet the tolerances identified in the respective UDIMM data manual. The typical method for establishing each of these reference voltages is through a 1% (or better) resistor divider network. It is important that the VREF (VrefCA and VrefDQ) voltages track the VDD/VDDQ level across all corners (process, temperature, and noise). See the applicable data manual for transient (AC & DC) requirements.
When routing the UDIMM VREF voltages, properly decouple them as close to the socket as possible. The use of 0.01-µF and 0.1-µF ceramic capacitors (0402 or smaller recommended) should be distributed across the VREF power rail with one 0.01-µF and one 0.1-µF ceramic capacitor located at each VREF pin and one 0.1-µF capacitor directly at the source. Traces between the decoupling capacitors and VREF pins should be a minimum of 0.030 inch (0.762 mm) wide and as short as possible. The VREF pins and interconnection to decoupling capacitors should maintain a minimum of 0.015 inch (0.381 mm) spacing from all other nets. All VREF nets should be routed on the top layer. VREF pins should be isolated with, or shielded with ground.
The UDIMM termination voltage (VTT) must be at a constant level of 0.750 V and must be capable of sinking a reasonable amount of current while maintaining voltage regulation. VTT must remain stable at all times for the UDIMM to function properly. Issues including noise and crosstalk must be eliminated or reduced to a negligible amount. VTT like VREF must track all variations with respect to VDD/VDDq.
When routing the UDIMM VTT power supply the regulator should be kept as close to the VTT pin on the respective SDRAMs. In most cases a VTT voltage island will be used and it is recommended that the voltage island be placed on the component-side signal layer. There should be a minimum of one 0.1-µF decoupling capacitor close to each VTT SDRAM pin and a minimum of one 10-µF to 22-µF bulk capacitor on the VTT island. The number of VTT bulk capacitors is based on the size of island and topology.