Short-Form Datasheet
ISL9238C
Buck-Boost Narrow VDC Battery Charger with SMBus Interface and USB OTG
The ISL9238C is a buck-boost Narrow Output Voltage
DC (NVDC) charger. The ISL9238C provides NVDC
Features
• Buck-boost NVDC charger for 2-, 3-, or 4-cell Li-ion
batteries
charging, system bus regulation, and protection
features for tablets, Ultrabooks, notebooks, power
banks, and any USB-C interface platform. The
advanced Renesas R3™ technology provides high
light-load efficiency and fast transient response.
• Input voltage range: 3.9V to 23.4V (no dead zone)
• System output voltage: 2.4V to 18.304V
• Autonomous charging option (automatic completion
of charging)
In Charging mode, the ISL9238C accepts input power
from a wide range of DC power sources (such as
conventional AC/DC charger adapters, USB PD
ports, and travel adapters) and safely charges battery
packs with up to 4-series cell Li-ion batteries.
• Pass-Through mode in forward direction
• System power monitor PSYS output, IMVP
compliant
• Up to 1MHz switching frequency
As an NVDC topology charger, the ISL9238C also
regulates the system output to a narrow DC range for
stable system bus voltage. System power can be
provided from the adapter, battery, or a combination
of both. The ISL9238C can operate with only a
battery, only an adapter, or with both connected. For
Intel IMVP8 compliant systems, the ISL9238C
includes PSYS (system power monitor) functionality,
which provides an analog signal representing total
platform power. The PSYS output connects to a wide
range of Renesas IMVP8 core regulators to provide
an IMVP8 compliant power domain function.
• Adapter current and battery current monitor
(AMON/BMON)
• PROCHOT# open-drain output, IMVP compliant
• Allows trickle charging of depleted battery
• Ideal diode control in Turbo mode
• Reverse buck, boost, and buck-boost operation
from battery
• Two-level adapter current limit available
• 100% 2-FET Buck only mode option
• Battery Ship mode option
The ISL9238C supports reverse buck, boost, or
buck-boost operation to the input port from 2- to 4-cell
batteries.
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• SMBus and auto-increment I C compatible
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• 4x4 32 Ld TQFN package
The ISL9238C provides SMBus/I C serial
communication that allows programming of many
critical parameters to deliver a customized solution.
Applications
• 2- to 4-cell tablets, Ultrabooks, notebooks, power
banks, and any USB-C interface portable device
requiring batteries
R16DO0009EU0201 Rev.2.01
Aug 19, 2021
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