19-3914; Rev 1; 1/06
Single PCI Express, Hot-Plug
Controller
General Description
Features
♦ PCI Express Compliant
The MAX5954 hot-plug controller is designed for PCI
Express™ applications. The device provides hot-plug
control for 12V, 3.3V, and 3.3V auxiliary supplies of a sin-
gle PCI Express (PCI-E) slot. The MAX5954’s logic
inputs/outputs allow interfacing directly with the system
hot-plug management controller or through an SMBus™
with an external I/O expander. Integrated debounced
attention switch and present-detect signals are included
to simplify system design.
♦ Hot Swaps 12V, 3.3V, and 3.3V Auxiliary for a
Single PCI-E Slot
♦ Integrated Power MOSFET for Auxiliary Supply
Rail
♦ Controls dI/dt and dV/dt
♦ Active Current Limiting Protects Against
Overcurrent/Short-Circuit Conditions
♦ Programmable Current-Limit Timeout
The MAX5954 drives two external n-channel MOSFETs
to control the 12V and 3.3V main outputs. The 3.3V aux-
iliary output is controlled through an internal 0.3Ω
n-channel MOSFET. An internal charge pump provides
gate drive for the 12V output while the gate drive of the
3.3V output is driven by the 12V input supply. The 3.3V
auxiliary output is completely independent from the
main outputs with its own charge pump.
♦ PWRGD Signal Output with Programmable
Power-On Reset (POR) (160ms Default)
♦ Latched FAULT Signal Output after Overcurrent
or Overtemperature Fault
♦ Attention Switch Input/Output with 4.4ms
Debounce
♦ Present-Detect Input
At power-up, the MAX5954 keeps all of the external
MOSFETs off until the supplies rise above their respec-
tive undervoltage-lockout (UVLO) thresholds. The
device keeps the internal MOSFET off only until the aux-
iliary input supply rises above its UVLO threshold. Upon
a turn-on command, the MAX5954 enhances the exter-
nal and internal MOSFETs slowly with a constant gate
current to limit the power-supply inrush current. The
MAX5954 actively limits the current of all outputs at all
times and shuts down if an overcurrent condition per-
sists for longer than a programmable overcurrent time-
out. Thermal-protection circuitry also shuts down all
outputs if the die temperature exceeds +150°C. After an
overcurrent or overtemperature fault condition, the
MAX5954L latches off while the MAX5954A automatical-
ly restarts after a restart time delay. The device is avail-
able in a 36-pin (6mm × 6mm) thin QFN package and
operates over the -40°C to +85°C temperature range.
♦ Forced-On Input Facilitates Testing
♦ Thermal Shutdown
♦ Allows Control through SMBus with an I/O
Expander
Ordering Information
PIN-
PACKAGE
PKG
CODE
PART
TEMP RANGE
36 Thin QFN
36 Thin QFN
MAX5954AETX+ -40°C to +85°C
MAX5954LETX+ -40°C to +85°C
+Denotes lead free package.
T3666-3
T3666-3
Pin Configuration
TOP VIEW
21 20 19
27 26 25 24 23 22
Applications
28
29
30
31
32
18
17
16
15
14
TIM
N.C.
N.C.
Servers
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
Desktop Mobile Server Platforms
Workstations
OUTPUT
INPUT
N.C.
3.3VAUXIN
MAX5954
12VIN 33
13 3.3VAUXO
Embedded Devices
34
35
36
12
11
10
GND
PGND
PWRGD
FAULT
3.3G
PORADJ
+
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
Typical Application Circuit appears at end of data sheet.
SMBus is a trademark of Intel Corp.
PCI Express is a trademark of PCI-SIG Corp.
THIN QFN
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