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FAN5056V85/FAN5056V90
High Performance Programmable Synchronous
DC-DC Controller for Multi-Voltage Platforms
Features
Description
• Output programmable in 25mV steps from 1.1V to 1.85V
(90 version) or 1.05V to 1.825V (85 version) using a
dynamically programmable integrated 5-bit DAC
• Controls adjustable linears for Vclock (2.5V),
Vnorthbridge (1.8V) or Vagp (selectable 1.5V/3.3V), and
Vadj (1.2V nominal)
• Remote sense
• Programmable Active Droop™ up to 200mV
• Drives N-Channel MOSFETs
• Overcurrent protection using MOSFET sensing
• Overvoltage protection including startup
• 85% efficiency typical at full load
• Integrated Power Good and Enable/Soft Start functions
• Meets Intel VRM8.5 and VRM9.0 specifications using
minimum number of external components
• 24 pin SOIC package
The FAN5056 is a synchronous mode DC-DC controller IC
which provides a highly accurate, programmable set of output
voltages for multi-voltage platforms such as the Intel Pentium IV,
and provides a complete solution for all Intel VRM8.5 and
VRM9.0 CPU applications, and for other high-performance
processors. The FAN5056 features remote voltage sensing,
independently adjustable current limit, and a proprietary wide-
range Programmable Active Droop™ for optimal converter
transient response and VRM8.5 compliance. The FAN5056
uses a 5-bit D/A converter to dynamically program the output
voltage during operation from 1.1V to 1.85V (FAN5056V90)
or 1.05V to 1.825V (FAN5056V85) in 25mV steps. The
FAN5056 uses a high level of integration to deliver load cur-
rents in excess of 45A from a 5V source with minimal exter-
nal circuitry. Synchronous-mode operation offers optimum
efficiency over the entire specified output voltage range. An
on-board precision low TC reference achieves 0.8% voltage
regulation without expensive external components. The
FAN5056 includes linear regulator controllers for Vclock
(2.5V),Vnorthbridge (1.8V) or Vagp (selectable 1.5V/3.3V),
and Vadjustable (1.2V nominal) each adjustable with an
Applications
• Power supply for Pentium® III Platforms
• VRM for Pentium IV processor
• Programmable multi-output power supply
Block Diagram
+3.3V
+5V
VCCA 21
+1.2V Adj
19
-
+
9
+
-
REF
RD
PWRGD,
OCL
10
VCCP
OCL
11
12
+
-
REF
+12V
+5V
PWRGD,
OCL
18
20
-
+
+2.5V
RS
OSC
-
+
VCCP
HIDRV
24
1
15
14
13
Digital
2
VCC
Control
-
+
V
-
23 LODRV
+
PWRGD, OCL
22
3.3/1.5V
GNDP
1.24V
Reference
5-Bit
DAC
17
Power
Good
PWRGD
8 7 6 5 4
VID4
3
16
ENABLE/SS
VID0VID2
VID1 VID3 VID25mV
GNDA
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Programmable Active Droop is a trademark of Fairchild Semiconductor.
PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION describes products that are not in full production at the time of printing. Specifications are
based on design goals and limited characterization. In the process of final production release, specifications may change.
Contact Fairchild Semiconductor for current information.
REV. 0.8.0 1/31/01