L6917
5 BIT PROGRAMMABLE DUAL-PHASE CONTROLLER
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2 PHASE OPERATION WITH
SYNCRHONOUS RECTIFIER CONTROL
ULTRA FAST LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE
INTEGRATED HIGH CURRENT GATE
DRIVERS: UP TO 2A GATE CURRENT
TTL-COMPATIBLE 5 BIT PROGRAMMABLE
OUTPUT COMPLIANT WITH VRM 9.0
0.8% INTERNAL REFERENCE ACCURACY
10% ACTIVE CURRENT SHARING
ACCURACY
DIGITAL 2048 STEP SOFT-START
OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
OVERCURRENT PROTECTION REALIZED
USING THE LOWER MOSFET鈥橲 R
dsON
OR A
SENSE RESISTOR
300 kHz INTERNAL OSCILLATOR
OSCILLATOR EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE
UP TO 1MHz
POWER GOOD OUTPUT AND INHIBIT
FUNCTION
REMOTE SENSE BUFFER
PACKAGE: SO-28
SO-28
ORDERING NUMBERS: L6917D
L6917DTR (Tape & Reel)
APPLICATIONS
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POWER SUPPLY FOR SERVER AND
WORKSTATION
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POWER SUPPLY FOR HIGH CURRENT
MICROPROCESSORS
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DISTRIBUTED POWER SUPPLY
DESCRIPTION
The device is a power supply controller specifically
designed to provide a high performance DC/DC con-
version for high current microprocessors.
The device implements a dual-phase step-down con-
troller with a 180擄 phase-shift between each phase.
A precise 5-bit digital to analog converter (DAC) al-
lows adjusting the output voltage from 1.100V to
1.850V with 25mV binary steps.
The high precision internal reference assures the se-
lected output voltage to be within
鹵0.8%.
The high
peak current gate drive affords to have fast switching
to the external power mos providing low switching
losses.
The device assures a fast protection against load
over current and load over/under voltage. An internal
crowbar is provided turning on the low side mosfet if
an over-voltage is detected. In case of over-current
or under voltage, the system works in HICCUP mode.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
ROSC / INH
SG ND
VCCDR
BOOT 1
PGO OD
2 PH ASE
OSCILLATOR
PWM1
UGATE1
LOGIC PWM
ADAPTIVE ANTI
CROSS-CONDUCTION
HS
PH ASE1
-
CURRENT
CORRECTION
+
CH 1 OVER
CU RR ENT
LG ATE1
LS
ISEN1
DIGI TAL
SO FT STA RT
VCC
VCC DR
LO GIC
AND
PROTECTIONS
TOTAL
CURR ENT
+
<>
CURRENT
READ ING
PGNDS 1
PGND
VID4
VID3
VID2
VID1
VID0
DAC
CH 2 OVER
CURR ENT
CH1 OVER
CU RR ENT
CURRENT
CORRECTION
AVG
CU RRENT
CURRENT
READ ING
PGNDS 2
ISEN2
CH 2 OVER
CU RR ENT
LG ATE2
LOGIC PWM
ADAPTIVE ANTI
CROSS-CONDUCTION
LS
1 0k
1 0k
1 0k
REMOT E
BUFFER
+
IFB
FBG
FBR
-
ERROR
AMPLIFIER
PH ASE2
PWM2
UGATE2
HS
10k
Vcc
BOOT 2
VSEN
FB
COMP
Vc c
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