VR2-0370

① SA Source

Context Before

For the power layers, the additional layers in Strata compared to Blackwell are mostly power layers to accommodate more power going into the GPU. By adding more dedicated power layers, cross talk is reduced as power layers and signal layers are separated. Power layer copper foils are much thicker to insulate the current travelling through it.

The glass fiber cloth upgrade aims to reduce the dielectric constant of CCL. Beside glass fiber cloth, resin is also a key factor contributing to dielectric constant. To achieve a desirable dielectric constant, the CCL makers have their unique recipes to their formulation of the two dielectric materials in the CCL. Currently, debate around the CCL spec is around the adoption of Quartz cloth (Q glass).

Evidence

Quartz cloth is the next generation material that replaces the glass fiber cloth materials as the reinforcing layer, pushing dielectric constant even lower

Context After

Within VR NVL72, Quartz is initially adopted for the Orchid board and the midplane to allow the longest distance PCIe Gen 6 signal traveling through these two boards with as little insertion loss as possible. However, given the cost of the Quartz cloth and the difficulty in Q cloth processing, Nvidia is currently exploring the option of downgrading back to glass fiber cloth. The final decision is pending on the signal performance with the downgraded glass fiber cloth.

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② Atomic Claim

Quartz cloth 是下一代 reinforcement material,用來取代 glass fiber cloth,並進一步降低 dielectric constant。

  • Epistemic Mode: ASSERTED
  • Mapping Status: PARTIAL

③ Semantic Frame

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      "id": "04_knowledge_base/高階玻纖布",
      "label": "glass fiber cloth"
    }
  ],
  "entity": {
    "id": "04_knowledge_base/Quartz cloth",
    "label": "Quartz cloth"
  },
  "frame_type": "ATTRIBUTE",
  "qualifiers": {
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  "value": {
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  }
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④ Canonical Entity Mapping

RoleSurface LabelCanonical Target
entityQuartz cloth04_knowledge_base/Quartz cloth
context_0glass fiber cloth04_knowledge_base/高階玻纖布

⑤ Human Review

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  • 原文 → Atomic Claim 是否忠實
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  • Canonical Entity mapping 是否正確
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  • 最後選擇 review_action

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