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added: Which bus termination scheme did you use? bus method (1) is preferred, Is 1.25Vdc clean?


  1. Did pay for ICT on these boards? bare board test is a must

  2. Did you specify impedance on your gerber layout instructions?

  3. Did you run simulations on your layout with tolerances?

  4. Dielectric constant on boards and #of layers of pre-preg control the impedance of stripline and microstrip along with trace width and gap.

    There are many free online Z calculators for stripline.

    You can try to measure capacitance on large tracks or ground planes and compare both bare boards.

    Also look at the signals with a high speed scope and observe overshoot and clock<>data eye pattern.

There has to be a simple explanation for the errors, but its not easy to find. But once you find the root cause... you won't make that mistake again.

added: Another mistake I found is your stack height diagram does not indicate the Cu layer thickness and there is insufficient to fit in 6 layers unless it is wrong or the Cu thickness is 0.039 mm (NOT ;)

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