The length of the positive and negative traces of a differential pair must be matched to within 2 mils of each other.
Each differential pair length must be matched within 10 mils of each other.
When the ADC is used on the same printed circuit board (PCB) with a digital intensive component [such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)], use separate digital and analog ground planes to minimize undesired coupling. Note that these ground planes must not overlap.
Connect decoupling capacitors directly to ground and place these capacitors close to the ADC power pins and the power-supply pins to filter high-frequency current transients directly to the ground plane, as illustrated in Figure 126.
Ground and power planes must be wide enough to keep the impedance very low. In a multilayer PCB, dedicate one layer to ground and another to power planes.
Figure 126. Recommended Placement of Power-Supply Decoupling Capacitors