Stratix® V Device Handbook: Volume 1: Device Interfaces and Integration

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Date 10/18/2023
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7.3.5. PHY Clock (PHYCLK) Networks

The PHYCLK network is a dedicated high-speed, low-skew balanced clock tree designed for a high-performance external memory interface.

The top and bottom sides of the Stratix® V devices three PHYCLK networks each. Each PHYCLK network spans across one I/O bank and is driven by one of the left, right, or center PLLs located at that device side.

The following figure shows the PHYCLK networks available in the Stratix® V devices.

Figure 149. PHYCLK Networks in Stratix® V Devices


The PHYCLK network can be used to drive I/O sub-banks in each I/O bank. Each I/O sub-bank can be driven by only one PHYCLK network—all I/O pins in an I/O sub-bank are driven by the same PHYCLK network. The UniPHY IP for Stratix V devices uses the PHYCLK network to improve external memory interface performance.