Dual-Core Intel Itanium Processor 9000 Series Datasheet
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Electrical Specifications
2.2.2
Signal Descriptions
signals and LVTTL power pod signals. Further descriptions of the system management
signals are contained in
Chapter 6. The signals listed under the “Power” and “Other”
group are described here:
VCTERM
System bus termination voltage.
GND
System ground.
N/C
No connection can be made to these pins.
TERMA, TERMB
The processor uses two pins to control the on-die termination
function, TERMA and TERMB. Both of these termination pins
must be pulled to VCTERM in order to terminate the system bus
using the on-die termination resistors. Both of these termination
pins must be pulled to GND in order to use off-die termination.
TUNER1, TUNER2,
TUNER3
The TUNER1 Pin can either be left as a no-connect or left
connected to VCTERM via resistor for the majority of platforms
supporting the Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 processor 9000 series.
The TUNER2 resistor is used to control the termination
resistance for the system bus I/O buffers. A lower resistance will
cause a lower on-die termination resistance. On-die termination
mode will only be selected if the TERMA and TERMB pins are
terminated as indicated above. The TUNER3 pin will not be
required for the majority of platforms supporting the Dual-Core
Intel Itanium 2 processor 9000 series. The TUNER3 pin is used
only in the case where A[21:17]# are driven to all zeros or all
ones during the configuration cycles at reset. When all zeros or
all ones are observed by the processor the presence of the
TUNER3 and TUNER1 pins is used to determine system bus
frequency. See for the various TUNER pin combinations and
resulting system bus frequency and slew rate combination.
VCCMON, VSSMON
These pins allows remote measurement of on-die Vcore voltage.
No connections that constitute a current load can be made to
these pins.
2.3
Package Specifications
the processor. The voltage and current specifications are defined at the processor pins.
meeting specifications for case temperature, clock frequency, and input voltages.
Table 2-2.
Nominal Resistance Values for Tuner1, Tuner2 and Tuner3
400 MHz
5-Load Platform (Ohms)
400 MHz
3-Load Platform (Ohms)
533 MHz
3-Load Platform (Ohms)
Tuner1: NC1
Tuner2: 150
Notes:
1. Depending on system configuration, the processor may or may not require a resistor on the
TUNER pin. OEMs may leave the pin unconnected or connect it to VCTERM through a 150
or 100 ohm resistor. If A[21:17]:# are driven to all 0’s or all 1’s at reset, see
Table 2-22for proper use of the TUNER Pins.
Tuner2: 150
Tuner2: 150