SEMTECH SC1474

SC1474
Portable Pentium Dual Phase
Power Supply Controller
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POWER MANAGEMENT
Description
Features
The SC1474 PowerStep III™ IC is a single chip high-performance Hysteretic PWM controller. With dual integrated
Smart™ Drivers, it powers advanced Pentium® 4 processors. The SC1474 features extended Intel Mobile Voltage Positioning (IMVP) to increase battery life by reducing the voltage at the processor when it is heavily loaded.
It directly supports Intel’s SpeedStep™ requirements for
even longer battery life. The SC1474 automatically detects performance and battery mode VIDs. In addition, it
integrates direct “deeper sleep” mode support. All operating modes incorporate automatic “power-save” to
prevent negative current flow in the low-side FET during
light loading conditions, saving even more power.
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A 5-bit DAC, accurate to 0.85%, sets the output voltage ‹
reference, and implements the 0.600V to 1.750V range ‹
required by the processor. The hysteretic converter uses
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a comparator without an error amplifier, and so provides
the fastest possible transient response, while avoiding
the stability issues inherent to classical PWM controllers.
The SC1474 incorporates a controller for V_VID and automatically provides the proper sequencing.
IMVP3 compliant single chip solution
High speed Dual phase hysteretic controller
VID programmable output
Dual integrated 2A/4A drivers
Integrated VID regulator controller
Automatic performance/battery mode detection
Dynamic phase current matching
Under-voltage lock out on all Vcc inputs
Over-voltage protection on CORE
Current Limit protection on CORE
Thermal protection
Programmable soft-start
Powergood flag with blanking during VID changes
Automatic powersave at light load
TSSOP-38 package
Industrial temperature range
Applications
‹ Advanced Intel microprocessors
The SC1474 operates from +3.3Vdc Vcca and dual 5V
DC drive inputs. It also features soft-start, an open-drain
PWRGD signal with power-good blanking, and an enable
input. Programmable current limiting latches the SC1474
off after 32 current limit pulses. It comes in a spacesaving TSSOP-38 package.
Typical Application Circuit
+V_IN
+V_5
Smart
Driver
Power
Control
Signals
Extended
IMVP
Logic
Lo
+VCORE
Rcs
0.600V-1.75V
Up to 40A
Controller
SC1474
Dual Phase
Extended IMVP
CONTROLLER
VID [4:0]
+V_3
VID
Multiplexer
Lo
Smart
Driver
Rcs
Co
VID
Regulator
Controller
+V_VID
Revision 6, December 2002
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