Contents

1

Introduction

11

 

1.1

Overview

11

 

1.2

Processor Abstraction Layer

11

 

1.3

Mixing Processors of Different Frequencies and Cache Sizes

12

 

1.4

Terminology

12

 

1.5

State of Data

12

 

1.6

Reference Documents

13

2

Electrical Specifications

15

 

2.1

Itanium® 2 Processor System Bus

15

 

 

2.1.1 System Bus Power Pins

15

 

 

2.1.2 System Bus No Connect

15

 

2.2

System Bus Signals

15

 

 

2.2.1

Signal Groups

15

 

 

2.2.2

Signal Descriptions

16

 

2.3

Package Specifications

17

 

2.4

Signal Specifications

18

 

 

2.4.1

Maximum Ratings

22

 

2.5

System Bus Signal Quality Specifications and Measurement Guidelines

23

 

 

2.5.1

Overshoot/Undershoot Magnitude

23

 

 

2.5.2

Overshoot/Undershoot Pulse Duration

24

 

 

2.5.3

Activity Factor

24

 

 

2.5.4 Reading Overshoot/Undershoot Specification Tables

25

 

 

2.5.5 Determining if a System Meets the Overshoot/Undershoot

 

 

 

 

Specifications

25

 

 

2.5.6

Wired-OR Signals

28

 

2.6

Power Pod Connector Signals

30

 

2.7

Itanium® 2 Processor System Bus Clock and Processor Clocking

32

 

2.8

Recommended Connections for Unused Pins

35

3

Pinout Specifications

37

4

Mechanical Specifications

69

 

4.1

Mechanical Dimensions

69

 

4.2

Package Marking

72

 

 

4.2.1

Processor Top-Side Marking

72

 

 

4.2.2

Processor Bottom-Side Marking

72

5

Thermal Specifications

75

 

5.1

Thermal Features

75

 

 

5.1.1

Thermal Alert

75

 

 

5.1.2

Enhanced Thermal Management

76

 

 

5.1.3

Thermal Trip

76

 

5.2

Case Temperature

76

6

System Management Feature Specifications

79

 

6.1

System Management Bus

79

 

 

6.1.1 System Management Bus Interface

79

 

 

6.1.2 System Management Interface Signals

79

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