8-Bit Programmable 2- to 5-Phase
Synchronous Buck Controller
ADP3189
This device uses a multi-mode PWM architecture to drive the
logic-level outputs at a programmable switching frequency that
can be optimized for VR size and efficiency. The phase relation-
ship of the output signals can be programmed to provide 2-, 3-,
4-, or 5-phase operation, allowing for the construction of up to
five complementary buck switching stages.
FEATURES
Selectable 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-phase operation at up
to 1 MHz per phase
±±7± ꢀV worst-case differential sensing error over
teꢀperature
Logic-level PWM outputs for interface to external
high-power drivers
The ADP3189 also includes programmable no-load offset and
slope functions to adjust the output voltage as a function of the
load current, so it is optimally positioned for a system transient.
The ADP3189 also provides accurate and reliable short-circuit
protection, adjustable current limiting, and a delayed power
good output that accommodates on-the-fly output voltage
changes requested by the CPU.
Active current balancing between all output phases
Built-in power good/crowbar blanking supports on-the-fly
VID code changes
Digitally prograꢀꢀable 075 V to 176 V output— supports
both VR107x and VR11 specifications
Prograꢀꢀable short-circuit protection with prograꢀꢀable
latch-off delay
ADP3189 is specified over the extended commercial tem-
perature range of 0°C to +85°C and is available in a
40-lead LFCSP package.
APPLICATIONS
Desktop PC power supplies for
Next generation Intel® processors
VRM ꢀodules
1 Protected by U.S. Patent Number 6,683,441; others pending.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADP31891 is a highly efficient multi-phase synchronous
buck switching regulator controller optimized for converting a
12 V main supply into the core supply voltage required by high
performance Intel processors. It uses an internal 8-bit DAC to
read a voltage identification (VID) code directly from the
processor, which is used to set the output voltage between 0.5 V
and 1.6 V.
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