SAMA5D27/BGA289 Custom Test Board

This is a custom board solely designed for testing MPU+SDRAM configurations not covered by the SAMA5D24/BGA256 test board. It features two individual sets of SAMA5D27 MPUs paired with 1x32-bit LPDDR-SDRAM and 1x32-bit LPDDR2-SDRAM. Each set has its own power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

The layer stack-up is shown in the following table. Since both sets are on the same board, they share the same stack-up.

Table 1. Detailed Test Board Layer Stack-Up
Layer Name Type Material Thickness [mm] Thickness [mil] Dielectric material Dielectric constant
Top Overlay Overlay
Top Solder Solder Mask/Coverlay Surface Material 0.02 0.79 Solder Resist 3.5
L1-TOP Signal Copper 0.035 1.38
Dielectric 1 Dielectric Prepreg 0.09 3.54 FR-4 4.2
L2-GND Signal Copper 0.018 0.71
Dielectric2 Dielectric Core 0.1 3.93 FR-4 4.2
L3-INT3 Signal Copper 0.018 0.71
Dielectric3 Dielectric Prepreg 0.95 37.4 FR-4 4.2
L4-INT4 Signal Copper 0.018 0.71
Dielectric4 Dielectric Core 0.1 3.93 FR-4 4.2
L5-VDD Signal Copper 0.018 0.71
Dielectric5 Dielectric Prepreg 0.09 3.54 FR-4 4.2
L6-BOTTOM Signal Copper 0.035 1.38
Bottom Solder Solder Mask/Coverlay Surface Material 0.02 0.79 Solder Resist 3.5
Bottom Overlay Overlay