X93256
®
Data Sheet
March 4, 2005
FN8188.0
DESCRIPTION
Dual Digitally Controlled Potentiometers
(XDCPs™)
The Intersil X93256 is a dual digitally controlled
potentiometer (XDCP). The device consists of two
resistor arrays, wiper switches, a control section, and
nonvolatile memory. The wiper positions are controlled
by individual Up/Down interfaces.
FEATURES
• Dual solid-state potentiometers
• Individual Up/Down interfaces
• 32 wiper tap points per potentiometer
—Wiper position stored in nonvolatile memory
and recalled on power-up
• 31 resistive elements per potentiometer
—Temperature compensated
A potentiometer is implemented by a resistor array
composed of 31 resistive elements and a wiper switching
network. The position of each wiper element is controlled
by a set of independent CS, U/D, and INC inputs. The
position of the wiper can be stored in nonvolatile memory
and then be recalled upon a subsequent power-up
operation.
—Maximum resistance tolerance of ± 25%
—Terminal voltage, 0 to V
• Low power CMOS
CC
—V
= 2.7 V - 5.5 V.
Each potentiometer is connected as a three-terminal
variable resistor and can be used in a wide variety of
applications including:
CC
—Active current, 200µA typical per potentiometer
—Standby current, 4µA max per potentiometer
• High reliability
—Endurance 200,000 data changes per bit
—Register data retention, 100 years
– bias and gain control
– LCD Contrast Adjustment
• R
• Packages
value = 12.5kΩ, 50kΩ
TOTAL
—14-lead TSSOP
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Detailed Single Potentiometer Description
General Description
U/D
INC
CS
1
1
1
V
(Supply Voltage)
30K
CC
5-Bit
R
31
H1
Up/Down
Counter
R
R
H1
30
29
28
W1
5-Bit
Nonvolatile
Memory
Up/Down
One
of
Thirty
Two
R
W
(U/D & U/D )
R
1
2
L1
Transfer
Gates
Resistor
Array
Control
and
Memory
Increment
Store and
Control
Recall
R
Decoder
(INC & INC )
H2
1
2
2
Device Select
(CS & CS )
Circuitry
1
2
R
1
0
W2
V
CC
V
R
SS
L2
R
L1
V
(Ground)
SS
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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