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FAN5231
Precision Dual PWM Controller And Linear
Regulator for Notebook CPUs
Features
鈥?Provides 3 Regulated Voltages
鈥?Microprocessor core (SpeedStep鈩?enabled)
鈥?Microprocessor I/O
鈥?Microprocessor Clock Generator
鈥?High Ef鏗乧iency Over Wide Load Range
鈥?Not Dissipative Current-Sense Scheme
鈥?Uses MOSFET鈥檚 R
DS(ON)
鈥?Optional Current-Sense Resistor for Precision
Overcurrent
鈥?Adaptive Dead Time Drivers for N-Channel MOSFETs
鈥?Operates from +5V, +3.3V and Battery (5.6-24V) Inputs
鈥?Precision Core Voltage Control:
鈥?Remote 鈥淜elvin鈥?Sensing
鈥?Summing Current-Mode Control
鈥?On-Chip Mode-Compensated 鈥淒roop鈥?for Optimum
Transient Response and Lower Processor Power
Dissipation
鈥?TTL-Compatible 5-Bit Digital Output Voltage Selection
鈥?Wide Range - 0.925VDC to 1.3VDC in 25mV Steps,
and from 1.3VDC to 2.0VDC in 50mV Steps
鈥?Programmable 鈥淥n-the-Fly鈥?VID code change with
customer programmable slew rate and 100ms settling
time
鈥?Power-Good Output Voltage Monitor
鈥?No negative Core and I/O voltage on turn-off
鈥?Over-Voltage, Under-Voltage and Over-Current Fault
Monitors
鈥?300kHz Fixed Switching Frequency
鈥?Thermal Shut-Down
Applications
鈥?Converters for Mobile Dual-Mode CPUs
鈥?Web Tablets
鈥?Internet Appliances
+V
IN
PWM 2
V
OUT2
I/ O
CONTROLLER
PWM 1
CONTROLLER
V
OUT1
CORE
+V
IN
3.3V
V
OUT3
CPU CLK
LI NEAR
REGULATOR
VI D CODE
FAN5231
Figure 1. Simplified Power System Diagram
REV. 1.1.1 8/15/01