AC97
6.2Layout
Because of the analog/digital nature of the codecs, it is important that proper
•Use a separate power supply for the analog audio portion of the design.
•Place a digital power/ground plane
•Connect the two ground planes underneath your codec with a 0 ohm jumper. Add optional Do Not Populate 0 ohm jumpers between analog and digital ground at the power supply. Excessive noise on the board may be reduced by installing the 0 ohm resistor.
•Do not to route digital signals underneath the analog portion. Digital traces must go over the digital ground plane, analog traces over the analog plane.
•Buffer any digital signals to or from the codec that go off the board, for example, if your codec is on a daughter card.
•Fill the areas between analog traces with copper tied to the analog ground. Fill the regions between digital traces with copper tied to the digital ground.
•Locate the decoupling capacitors for the analog portion as close to the codec as possible.
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