June 2007
LM95234
Quad Remote Diode and Local Temperature Sensor with
SMBus Interface and TruTherm™ Technology
TruTherm BJT beta compensation technology accurately
senses sub-micron process thermal diodes
Programmable digital filters and analog front end filter
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General Description
LM95234 is an 11-bit digital temperature sensor with a 2-wire
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System Management Bus (SMBus) interface that can very
accurately monitor the temperature of four remote diodes as
0.125°C LSb temperature resolution
0.03125°C LSb remote temperature resolution with digital
filter enabled
+127.875°C/–128°C and 0°C/255°C remote ranges
well as its own temperature that includes patent pending re-
mote diode TruTherm™ BJT beta compensation beta com-
pensation technology. The four remote diodes can be
external devices such as microprocessors, graphics proces-
sors or diode-connected 2N3904s. The LM95234's TruTherm
BJT beta compensation technology allows sensing of 90 nm
or 65 nm process thermal diodes accurately.
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Remote diode fault detection, model selection and offset
correction
Mask and status register support
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3 programmable TCRIT outputs with programmable
shared hysteresis and Fault-Queue
Programmable conversion rate and shutdown mode one-
shot conversion control
SMBus 2.0 compatible interface, supports TIMEOUT
Three-level address pin
The LM95234 reports temperature in two different formats for
+127.875°C/–128°C range and 0°C/255°C range. The
LM95234 TCRIT1, TCRIT2 and TCRIT3 outputs are triggered
when any unmasked channel exceeds its corresponding pro-
grammable limit and can be used to shutdown the system, to
turn on the system fans or as a microcontroller interrupt func-
tion. The current status of the TCRIT1, TCRIT2 and TCRIT3
pins can be read back from the status registers. Mask regis-
ters are available for further control of the TCRIT outputs.
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14-pin LLP package
Key Specifications
Two LM95234 remote temperature channels have pro-
grammable digital filters while the other two remote channels
utilize a fault-queue to minimize unwanted TCRIT events
when temperature spikes are encountered.
±2.0°C (max)
±0.875°C (max)
3.0V to 3.6V
■ꢀLocal Temperature Accuracy
■ꢀRemote Diode Temperature Accuracy
■ꢀSupply Voltage
■ꢀAverage Supply Current
ꢁꢀ(1Hz conversion rate)
For optimum flexibility and accuracy, each LM95234 channel
includes registers for sub-micron process or 2N3904 diode
model selection as well as offset correction. A three-level ad-
dress pin allows connection of up to 3 LM95234s to the same
SMBus master. The LM95234 includes power saving func-
tions such as: programmable conversion rate, shutdown
mode, and disabling of unused channels.
0.57 mA (typ)
Applications
Processor/Computer System Thermal Management
(e.g. Laptop, Desktop, Workstations, Server)
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Electronic Test Equipment
Office Electronics
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Features
Accurately senses die temperature of 4 remote ICs or
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diode junctions and local temperature
Connection Diagram
LLP-14
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