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FPGA PCB Design Review - Phil's Lab #85

Design review of Xilinx Spartan 7 FPGA-based PCB, including triple buck converter, memory, USB-power, and I/O headers. Going through schematic and PCB, giving tips and guidelines throughout.
Chapters:
  • 00:00Introduction
  • 01:00Design Review Competition (Altium)
  • 01:21Project Overview
  • 02:08Schematic #1 - Memory
  • 03:57Schematic #2 - Power Supply
  • 08:17Schematic #3 - I/O
  • 09:56Schematic #4 - FPGA Power and Decoupling
  • 11:17Schematic #5 - FPGA Banks
  • 13:09Schematic #6 - FPGA Configuration
  • 16:04PCB #1 - Overview, Layers, Stack-Up
  • 18:48PCB #2 - Switching Regulator, Design Rules, Via Sizing, Power
  • 25:24PCB #3 - Board Outline, Mounting Holes
  • 27:17PCB #4 - FPGA Power and Decoupling
  • 28:16PCB #5 - Transfer Vias
  • 28:49PCB #6 - Differential Pairs
  • 30:10PCB #7 - Clearance, Copper Pours, Power Planes
  • 31:23PCB #8 - Silkscreen, USB-C
  • 32:45Outro