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6-Bit, Programmable 2-/3-/4-Phase,
Synchronous Buck Controller
ADP3194
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
VCC
RAMPADJ RT
Selectable 2-, 3-, or 4-phase operation
Up to 1 MHz per phase
±±9. ꢀV worst-case differential sensing error
over teꢀperature
Logic-level PWM outputs for interface to external
high power drivers
PWM Flex-ModeTM architecture for excellent load
transient perforꢀance
Active current balancing between all output phases
Built-in power good/crowbar blanking supports OTF VID
code changes
6-bit digitally prograꢀꢀable 09837. V to 196 V output
Prograꢀꢀable short circuit protection with prograꢀꢀable
latch-off delay
28
14 13
ADP3194
SHUNT
REGULATOR
OSCILLATOR
UVLO
SHUTDOWN
AND BIAS
11
EN
SET
EN
RESET
27 PWM1
26 PWM2
CMP
CMP
CMP
CMP
GND 19
DAC + 150mV
RESET
CSREF
2-/3-/4-PHASE
DRIVER LOGIC
CURRENT-
BALANCING
CIRCUIT
RESET
25 PWM3
DAC – 250mV
RESET
24
PWM4
DELAY
10
PWRGD
ILIMIT
CROWBAR
CURRENT
LIMIT
SW1
SW2
SW3
SW4
23
22
21
20
15
12
EN
APPLICATIONS
CSSUM
17
CURRENT-
LIMIT
CIRCUIT
Desktop PC power supplies for
Next-generation Intel® processors
VRM ꢀodules
DELAY
COMP
16 CSREF
SOFT
START
18
CSCOMP
Gaꢀes consoles
8
FB
9
PRECISION
REFERENCE
VID
DAC
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
FBRTN
VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VID5
Figure 1. Functional Block Diagram
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADP31941 is a highly efficient, multiphase, synchronous
buck switching regulator controller optimized for converting a
5 V or 12 V main supply into the core supply voltage required
by high performance Intel processors. It uses an internal 6-bit
DAC to read a voltage identification (VID) code directly from
the processor that is used to set the output voltage between
0.8375 V and 1.6 V. The device uses a multimode PWM archi-
tecture to drive the logic-level outputs at a programmable
switching frequency that can be optimized for VR size and
efficiency. The phase relationship of the output signals can be
programmed to provide 2-, 3-, or 4-phase operation, allowing
for the construction of up to four complementary buck switch-
ing stages.
The ADP3194 also includes programmable, no-load offset,
and slope functions to adjust the output voltage as a function
of the load current, so it is always optimally positioned for a
system transient. The ADP3194 also provides accurate and
reliable short-circuit protection, adjustable current limiting,
and a delayed power good output that accommodates on-the-
fly (OTF) output voltage changes requested by the CPU.
The devices are specified over the commercial temperature
range of 0°C to +85°C and are available in a 28-lead TSSOP.
1 Protected by U. S. Patent Number 6,683,441; other patents pending.
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