Digital Multi-Phase Buck Controller
CHL8314
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
Intel VR11.x compliant Digital PWM Controller
The CHL8314 is a 4-phase digital synchronous buck
controller for core regulation of high-performance Intel®
VR11.1 and VR11.0 platforms. The CHL8314 is fully
compliant with VR11.1 including Power Status Indicator
(PSI) and for improved light load efficiency and accurate
current output (IMON).
Programmable 1-phase to 4-phase operation
Customized Digital Over-Clocking features an
easy-to-use SMBus Gamer command and a Gamer
VID control up to 2.3V, Gamer Vmax, VID Override
or Track, Digital Load-Line Adjust, Gamer OC/OVP,
Gamer OFF pin and Gamer OTP
The CHL8314 includes a customized set of digital over-
clocking features which require no external components.
Gaming applications can use the SMBus interface to place
the VRD into “Gamer Mode” to extend VID up to 2.3V with
6.25 mV resolution.
IR Efficiency Shaping features a Variable Gate Drive
and Dynamic Phase Control
1-phase to 2-phase PSI for Light Loads
Adaptive Transient Algorithm minimizes capacitors
Enables Thermal Phase Balancing
The CHL8314 deploys a number of efficiency shaping
features such as variable MOSFET gate drive versus load,
programmable PSI modes for optimum light-load along
with programmable phase shedding to autonomously
add/drop phases versus load.
SMBus Fault Indicators: OVP, UVP, OCP, OTP
SMBus interface for configuring and monitoring;
SMBus commands include monitoring input
current and power
CHL8314 supports NTC temperature sense to report
temperature and trigger VR HOT and OTP faults. Digital
thermal balancing allows proportional current imbalance
between phases.
Compatible with IR ATL Drivers and tri-state drivers
9 bytes of NVM storage available for customer use
+3.3V supply voltage; 0ºC to 85ºC Ambient
operation
The CHL8314 provides extensive OVP, UVP, OCP, and
OTP fault protection. Device and fault configuration
parameters are easily defined using the IR Power Designer
GUI and stored in on-chip non-volatile memory (NVM).
RoHS Compliant, MSL level 1 package
APPLICATIONS
Intel® VR11.x CPU VRD and VRM; DDR Memory
The 3-pin SMBus interface can be used to monitor a variety
of operating parameters on up to seven CHL8314 based
VRs. The controller includes a unique sensorless and
lossless input current monitoring capability.
High Performance Desktops, Servers and
Graphics Cards
Over-clocking and High-Efficiency Application
BASIC APPLICATION
PIN DIAGRAM
48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37
RCSP
RCSM
VCC
1
2
VCC
NC
36
35
34
3
NC
VCPU
4
33
32
31
30
PWM4
PWM3
CHL8314
VRTN
SADDR/
GAMER_OFF
IMON
5
48 Pin
7mmx 7mm
QFN
6
PWM2
PWM1
NC
7
TOP VIEW
8
RRES
VINSEN
TSEN
EN
29
28
9
VCC
GND
10
11
12
27
26
25
VAR_GATE
VR_HOT
V18A
VR_READY
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Figure 1: CHL8314 Basic Application Circuit
October 12, 2011 | FINAL | V1.06
Figure 2: CHL8314 Package Top View
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