Virtex-4 suggestion: TSMCCCS change

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Allan Herriman

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Hi,

If anyone from Xilinx is listening, would they consider changing
TSMCCCS (hold time of CS_b from CCLK rising in SelectMAP mode) to
-0.5ns or so? TSMCCCS is currently 0.0ns in V2P and +1.0ns in older
parts.

This change would enable CS_b and CCLK to be tied together on the
board, which simplifies certain applications which involve the FPGA
being configured from a CPU, with CS_b and CCLK both coming from the
same output of a chip select decoder.
CS_b and CCLK aren't close on the package, and 0.5ns would be
sufficient to allow for delays on the PCB between the two pins.
(Perhaps CS_b and CCLK could be moved closer together? This would
also help signal integrity.)

I recently saw a design using a SpartanIIE (which requires +1.0ns of
hold time) that had an RC network on the board to provide the delay.

Thanks,
Allan.
 

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