AME, Inc.
AME9172
Bus Termination Regulator
nGeneral Description
The AME9172 is a voltage regulator which could con-
vert the input voltage ranging from 1.3V to 6V to an output
voltage that user settled. The regulator can provide sourc-
ing or sinking current. The AME9172 used in conjunc-
tion with series termination resistors, provides an excel-
lent voltage source for active termination schemes of high
speed transmission lines as those seen in high speed
memory buses and distributed backplane designs.
The voltage output of the regulator can be used as a
termination voltage for DDR SDRAM.
Current limits in both sourcing and sinking mode, plus
on-chip thermal shutdown make the circuit tolerant of the
output fault conditions.
nFeatures
lSupport Both DDR 1 (1.25VTT), DDR 2
(0.9VTT) & DDR 3 (0.75VTT) Requirements
lCapable of Sourcing and Sinking Current
lCurrent-limiting Protection
lThermal Protection
lIntegrated Power MOSFETs
lGeneratesTermination Voltages for SSTL-2
lHigh Accuracy Output Voltage at Full-Load
lAdjustable VOUT by External Resistors
lMinimum External Components
lShutdown for Standby or Suspend Mode
Operation with High-impedance Output
lAll AME’ s Lead Free Products Meet RoHS
Standards
nApplications
lDDR Memory Termination Supply
lActive Termination Buses
lDesktop PC/AGP Graphics
l Supply Splitters
lSet Top Box/IPC
1
Rev. A.01