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Specication
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REV. 0.8.0 1/31/01
Features
Output programmable in 25mV steps from 1.1V to 1.85V
(90 version) or 1.05V to 1.825V (85 version) using a
dynamically programmable integrated 5-bit DAC
Controls adjustable linears for Vclock (2.5V),
Vnorthbridge (1.8V) or Vagp (selectable 1.5V/3.3V), and
Vadj (1.2V nominal)
Remote sense
Programmable Active Droop up to 200mV
Drives N-Channel MOSFETs
Overcurrent protection using MOSFET sensing
Overvoltage protection including startup
85% efciency typical at full load
Integrated Power Good and Enable/Soft Start functions
Meets Intel VRM8.5 and VRM9.0 specications using
minimum number of external components
24 pin SOIC package
Applications
Power supply for Pentium III Platforms
VRM for Pentium IV processor
Programmable multi-output power supply
Description
The FAN5056 is a synchronous mode DC-DC controller IC
which provides a highly accurate, programmable set of output
voltages for multi-voltage platforms such as the Intel Pentium IV,
and provides a complete solution for all Intel VRM8.5 and
VRM9.0 CPU applications, and for other high-performance
processors. The FAN5056 features remote voltage sensing,
independently adjustable current limit, and a proprietary wide-
range Programmable Active Droop for optimal converter
transient response and VRM8.5 compliance. The FAN5056
uses a 5-bit D/A converter to dynamically program the output
voltage during operation from 1.1V to 1.85V (FAN5056V90)
or 1.05V to 1.825V (FAN5056V85) in 25mV steps. The
FAN5056 uses a high level of integration to deliver load cur-
rents in excess of 45A from a 5V source with minimal exter-
nal circuitry. Synchronous-mode operation offers optimum
efciency over the entire specied output voltage range. An
on-board precision low TC reference achieves 0.8% voltage
regulation without expensive external components. The
FAN5056 includes linear regulator controllers for Vclock
(2.5V),Vnorthbridge (1.8V) or Vagp (selectable 1.5V/3.3V),
and Vadjustable (1.2V nominal) each adjustable with an
Block Diagram
VID3 VID25mV
VID2
VID1
16
VID0
GNDP
23
22
2
18
24
1
17
-
+
-
+
OSC
1.24V
Reference
Digital
Control
Power
Good
5-Bit
DAC
VID4
87 6 5 4
+5V
+12V
PWRGD
-
+
ENABLE/SS
VCC
GNDA
3
LODRV
HIDRV
VCCP
21
VCCA
+5V
20
-
REF
PWRGD,
OCL
PWRGD,
OCL
+3.3V
+1.2V Adj
10
9
+2.5V
12
11
19
OCL
-
+
VCCP
PWRGD, OCL
V
3.3/1.5V
15
14
13
RD
RS
-
+
-
+
FAN5056V85/FAN5056V90
High Performance Programmable Synchronous
DC-DC Controller for Multi-Voltage Platforms