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In This Guide This document provides installation information for the following Keysight products: W6601A LPDDR4 BGA Interposer, 200-ball, 2-wings U4208A 61-pin ZIF from left wing probe/cable (160 pin direct connect to LA). This probe/cable is for use with the W6601A interposer.
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W6602A Clock Qualifier and RESET Connections Logic Analyzer Channels to Signals Mapping Signals not probed by the Logic Analyzer 7 Setting Up the Logic Analyzer for W6600A-series Interposers Before You Start Loading a Configuration File To save a configuration file...
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Correlating Power Integrity Measurements with Memory Analysis Measurements 9 Characteristics, Regulatory, Safety and Storage Information Operating Characteristics Storage, Inspection, Baking, and Cleaning Guidelines Guidelines for Shelf Life and Solder-ability of W6600A-series Interposers Cleaning of W6601A Interposer Gold Fingers Regulatory Notices WEEE Compliance...
Installation Guide Introduction to W6600-Series Interposers The W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers enable probing of 200-pin JEDEC standard footprint directly at the ball grid array using the Keysight U4164A logic analyzer. These interposers provide you: • single touch probing of DQ signals •...
U4164A logic analyzer module thereby allowing you to probe LPDDR4 DQ signals above 2.5Gb/s without double probe load. (In quad sampling, four samples are captured per clock edge at two different thresholds. Two samples are taken at each threshold.) Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
• Also provides VDD and VDDQ power filter capacitors to allow you to make power integrity measurements using the Keysight Power Rail probe and Infiniium S-series oscilloscope. W6601A Riser An LPDDR4 BGA 200 ball riser is provided with each W6601A interposer to allow the interposer to clear surrounding devices.
40 To get information such as its characteristics, specifications, pinout, safety information, accessories, and dimensions of the U4208A probe/cable, refer to the Keysight U4200A-Series Probes and Cables User Guide (part number U4200-97000) available on www.keysight.com. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
40 To get information such as its characteristics, specifications, pinout, safety information, accessories, and dimensions of the U4209A probe/cable, refer to the Keysight U4200A-Series Probes and Cables User Guide (part number U4200-97000) available on www.keysight.com. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Introduction to W6601A LPDDR4 BGA Interposer Hardware and Software Requirements Before you start installing the W6600A-series interposers, ensure that you have the following list of hardware and software components needed for these interposers. Hardware Requirements for W6601A U4164A AXIe-based Logic Analyzer Module...
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You can install the above-mentioned software components by downloading the required NOTE executables from the Keysight web site at: www.keysight.com/find/lpa-sw-download. The following table displays the number of W6600-series interposers and cables required to provide connections to channels of your logic analyzer module.
Introduction to W6601A LPDDR4 BGA Interposer Mechanical Considerations W6601A Interposer Dimensions The following figure shows the dimensions of a W6601A LPDDR4 BGA interposer. Figure 5 Dimensions of a W6601A interposer (Top View) Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
W6601A Riser Dimensions All dimensions are in inches. W6601A Keep-Out Volume You must install the W6601A interposer on a riser (shipped with the interposer) or a grypper NOTE socket to provide clearance to surrounding DRAM. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
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Introduction to W6601A LPDDR4 BGA Interposer Figure 6 KOV of a W6601A interposer Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
The W6602A LPDDR4 BGA Interposer enables passive probing of 200-pin JEDEC standard footprint directly at the ball grid array using the Keysight U4164A logic analyzers. The W6602A interposer with the U4207A cable passively monitors the LPDDR4 200-ball DRAM NOTE package.
LPDDR4 up to 2500MT/s and is available with the U4164A-01G licensed speed grade option. The U4164A-02G licensed option supports all modes of operation and the highest data rates. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
• Also provides VDD and VDDQ power filter capacitors to allow you to make power integrity measurements using the Keysight Power Rail probe and Infiniium S-series oscilloscope. W6602A Riser An LPDDR4 BGA 200 ball riser is provided with each W6602A interposer to allow the interposer to clear surrounding devices.
53 To get information such as its characteristics, specifications, pinout, safety information, accessories, and dimensions of the U4207A probe/cable, refer to the Keysight U4200A-Series Probes and Cables User Guide (part number U4200-97000) available on www.keysight.com. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
(Two cables needed for each interposer regardless of the software configuration in which the interposer is used.) Software Requirements Licensing Description Logic and Protocol Analyzer software version 6.40 or Unlicensed base software with Base software platform for configuring and using Keysight’s logic higher. additional licensing options analyzer modules. (Required) B4661A Memory Analysis Software Tools Package...
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You can install the above-mentioned software components by downloading the required NOTE executables from the Keysight web site at: www.keysight.com/find/lpa-sw-download. The following table displays the number of W6602A interposers and cables required to provide connections to channels of your logic analyzer module.
Keysight recommends that interposers be installed by companies with specific expertise in this advanced type of processing. Keysight does not endorse any specific BGA rework facility but recommends using a reputable and experienced BGA rework facility for the installation of BGA interposers. The following links are provided as a convenience to users investigating BGA rework facilities.
Applicable only to the winged interposers in the series such as the W6601A interposer • The flex wings on Keysight BGA interposers are made with Pyralux AP, the flex material, and Pyralux FR, the coverlay material with adhesive. Both of these materials have high moisture absorption characteristics, and always require baking prior to processing.
Add staking epoxy to the four corners of the placed interposer, and cure at 150°C for 2 minutes. This time is defined from the moment the adhesive reaches the cure temperature. As Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
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Position memory using an SRT (or equivalent) with vision system for manual placement. d Reflow per the prepared heating profile. Post Processing a Remove flux residue. b Remove any Kapton tape heat shielding and peelable mask material. c Remove heat shielding from the target board. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Mechanical Dimensions When a W6600A-series interposer is soldered to a riser, flatness must be maintained on the order of 3.5 mils or less across the BGA footprint to maximize successful soldering to the interposer. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Use a grounded wrist strap and other ESD control measures as appropriate. Do not open the vacuum sealed packs of the W6601A interposer until you are ready to install NOTE the interposer. Discard these packs once the package is opened. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
W6601A interposer without an additional riser or a socket between the DRAM and interposer to provide clearance for the RC components. Refer to the chapter “W6600A-Series Interposers and Riser Soldering Guidelines" on page 31. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
U4209A probe cable to the right wing of the interposer. Figure 12 W6601A Interposer and U4208A / U4209A Probe Cable Connections The door on the ZIF connector of the U4208A/U4209A cable closes against the top of the ZIF wing of the interposer. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Clock/Qualifier inputs are highlighted with yellow • Signals that can be quad-sampled are highlighted with green • Single-sampled signals are highlighted with blue • Table cells marked with indicate pins that are not accessible. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
13, the logic analyzer channels are mapped to DDR4 signals as per the table displayed below. These signals are automatically configured when you load one of the configuration files supplied with the Keysight B4661A LPDDR decoder software. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
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Channels U4208A probe cable Pod A cable Pod B DQ0_B CS0_A DQ7_B CA1_A DMI0_B CA0_A DQ1_B ODT_CA_A Pod 3 Pod 5 DQ2_B DQ7_A DQ4_B DMI0_A DQ3_B DQS0t_A CS1_A DQ0_A CKE1_A CKE0_A CLK# CLK# Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
DQ10_B DQ15_A DQ11_B DMI1_A DQ12_B DQ9_A DQ8_A RESET_N CKt_A CLK# CLK# CKc_A Signals not probed by the Logic Analyzer The following signals are omitted from the Logic Analyzer connections for the W6601A interposer. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
NOTE the interposer. Discard these packs once the package is opened. You should exercise caution when using the sharp alignment and connector pins for the WARNING interposer and cable to avoid personal injury. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
W6602A interposer without an additional riser or a socket between the DRAM and interposer to provide clearance for the RC components. Refer to the chapter “W6600A-Series Interposers and Riser Soldering Guidelines" on page 31. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
• Use a soldering iron with a small tip. • Use small diameter solder wire. • The solder tip should touch the pad to ensure that solder wicks between the pin and pad. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Setting up the W6602A Interposer Attach the clock qualifier connection flying leads of U4207A to the soldered single-pin headers. U4207A Flying Leads Orientation A clock qualifier connection flying lead of U4207A has two wires: Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
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In such a situation, you can ensure the correct orientation of the flying leads by identifying the signal pin as the pin which is the closest to that signal’s name printed on the interposer. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Insert the U4207A probe into the retention module. a Ensure proper keying by aligning the Keysight logo on the probe with the one on the retention module and place the probe end into the retention module. b Alternate turning each screw on the probe a little until both screws are finger tight like you would attach a cable to your PC.
Pod B of the cable connected Pod 7 to J2 on interposer to J2 on interposer This mapping of the cable pods and logic analyzer pods is also illustrated with the help of the following diagram. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
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Setting up the W6602A Interposer Figure 18 Connections between U4207A cables and Logic Analyzer pods for two 16-bit channels DRAM configuration Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Pod B of the cable Pod 7 connected to J2 on connected to J2 on interposer interposer The mapping of the cable pods and logic analyzer pods is also illustrated with the help of the following diagram. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
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In the 32-bit single channel setup, the W6602A interposer probes and uses only one set of CA NOTE signals as this configuration implies that the two CA channels on the DRAM are identical. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Setting up the W6602A Interposer W6602A Interposer Footprints Pinout The diagram below illustrates the pinout of the two connectorless footprints - J1 and J2 on top of a W6602A interposer. Figure 20 W6602A Interposer Connectorless Footprints Pinout Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Only signals routed into clock qualifier inputs on the master U4164A module in any module set can be used as clock qualifiers. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Connect this orange flying lead to Connect this purple flying lead to the RESET pin RESET pin header (J6 connector) of the RESET pin header (J6 header (J6 connector) of W6602A. W6602A. connector) of W6602A. Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
19, the logic analyzer channels are mapped to LPDDR4 signals as per the table displayed below. These signals are automatically configured when you load one of the configuration files supplied with the Keysight B4661A LPDDR decoder software. Clock inputs for each logic analyzer pod are highlighted with yellow in these tables.
Setting up the W6602A Interposer Signals not probed by the Logic Analyzer The following signals are omitted from the Logic Analyzer connections for the W6602A interposer. Interposer Signal Name W6602A DQS0_c_A DQS1_c_A DQS0_c_B DQS1_c_B Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide Setting Up the Logic Analyzer for W6600A-series Interpos- Before You Start / 64 Loading a Configuration File / 65 Troubleshooting Problems with Thresholds and Sample Positions Setup / 66...
Setting Up the Logic Analyzer for W6600A-Series Interposers Before You Start Ensure that all the software components listed in the topic “Hardware and Software Requirements" on page 16 and “Hardware and Software Requirements" on page 26 are installed on the host computer and the required software licenses are also obtained and installed.
Setting Up the Logic Analyzer for W6600A-Series Interposers Loading a Configuration File When you install the Keysight B4661A Memory Analysis software package, a set of XML LPDDR configuration files is installed as a part of the standard unlicensed features of this package. Based on...
Setting Up the Logic Analyzer for W6600A-Series Interposers Troubleshooting Problems with Thresholds and Sample Positions Setup If you encounter problems such as clock edges that are too close together or eyes that are closing in the LPDDR eyescans that you generated in the Logic and Protocol Analyzer GUI, please refer to the following topic in the DDR Setup Assistant software user guide / online help.
Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide Making Power Integrity Measurements using W6600A Series Interposers Overview / 68 W6600A-Series Interposers Power Filter Capacitors / 69 Correlating Power Integrity Measurements with Memory Analysis Measurements / 71...
Besides probing the Clock/Data signals (as described in the previous chapters), you can also use the interposers available in the W6600A-series to probe power integrity signals on your DRAM. This allows you to measure noise, ripple, and transients on power rails and gain insight on power integrity issues.
Making Power Integrity Measurements using W6600A-series Interposers W6600A-Series Interposers Power Filter Capacitors The interposers in the W6600A-series have locations for VDD and VDDQ bypass capacitors. The following diagrams highlight these locations. While making power integrity probing connections, you must observe polarity for power filter...
To create a setup for these correlated measurements, you need: • the W6600A-series interposer’s setup with a U4164A interposer for the memory analysis measurements. This setup is described in Chapter 6, “Setting up the W6602A Interposer”...
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Making Power Integrity Measurements using W6600A-series Interposers Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
Avoid sudden, extreme temperature changes which could cause condensation on the circuit board. For indoor use only. Characteristics Description To interposer Memory bus signals from target system From interposer High-density connectors for Keysight U4164A AXIe-based logic analyzer module Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
The following are some of the guidelines for storing, shelf life, and cleaning of the W6600A-series interposers. Guidelines for Shelf Life and Solder-ability of W6600A-series Interposers If your Interposer exceeds shelf life (1 year) before solder into application, use the following inspection and baking method.
Product Category: With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE Directive Annex I, this product is classed as a "Monitoring and Control Instrumentation" product. Do not dispose in domestic household waste. To return unwanted products, contact your local Keysight office, or see "www.keysight.com"...
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45, single pin header, soldering guidelines, in this guide, soldering processes, installing the W6601A interposer, soldering temperature, installing the W6602A interposer, storage guidelines, Keysight W6600A-series LPDDR4 BGA Interposers Installation Guide...
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