ISL6524A Intersil Corporation, ISL6524A Datasheet - Page 7

• Manufacturer Part Number: ISL6524A
• Description: VRM8.5 PWM and Triple Linear Power System Controller
• Manufacturer: Intersil Corporation

Grounding this pin bypasses the internal resistor dividers that
set the output voltage of the 1.5V and 1.8V linear regulators.
This way, the output voltage of the two regulators can be
adjusted from 1.26V up to the input voltage (+3.3V or +5V;
VOUT4 can only be set from 1.7V up) by way of an external
resistor divider connected at the corresponding VSEN pin.
The new output voltage set by the external resistor divider can
be determined using the following formula:
where R
output of the regulator, and R
from VSEN to ground. Left open, the FIX pin is pulled high,
enabling fixed output voltage operation.
DRIVE3 (Pin 18)
Connect this pin to the gate/base of a N-type external pass
transistor (MOSFET or bipolar). This pin provides the drive
for the 1.5V regulator’s pass transistor.
VSEN3 (Pin 19)
Connect this pin to the output of the 1.5V linear regulator.
This pin is monitored for undervoltage events.
DRIVE4 (Pin 15)
Connect this pin to the base of an external bipolar transistor.
This pin provides the drive for the 1.8V regulator’s pass
transistor.
VSEN4 (Pin 14)
Connect this pin to the output of the linear 1.8V regulator.
This pin is monitored for undervoltage events.
FAULT/RT (Pin 10)
This pin provides oscillator switching frequency adjustment.
By placing a resistor (R
200kHz switching frequency is increased according to the
following equation:
Conversely, connecting a resistor from this pin to VCC
reduces the switching frequency according to the following
equation:
Nominally, the voltage at this pin is 1.26V. In the event of an
over-voltage or over-current condition, this pin is internally
pulled to VCC.
Description
Operation
The ISL6524A monitors and precisely controls 4 output voltage
levels (Refer to Figures 1, 2, 3). It is designed for
microprocessor computer applications with 3.3V, 5V, and 12V
V
Fs
Fs
OUT
≈
≈
200kHz
200kHz
=
OUT
1.265V
+
–
is the resistor connected from VSEN to the
-------------------- -
R
-------------------- -
R
4
5 10
×
T
T
×
×
(
(



10
kΩ
kΩ
1
+
7
6
)
)
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R
R
OUT
GND
T
) from this pin to GND, the nominal
(R
(R



T
T
GND
to 12V)
to GND)
7
is the resistor connected
bias input from an ATX power supply. The IC has one PWM
and three linear controllers. The PWM controller is designed to
regulate the microprocessor core voltage (V
controller drives 2 MOSFETs (Q1 and Q2) in a synchronous-
rectified buck converter configuration and regulates the core
voltage to a level programmed by the 5-bit digital-to-analog
converter (DAC). The first linear controller (EA2) is designed to
provide the AGTL+ bus voltage (V
(Q3) pass element to regulate the output voltage to a level of
1.2V. The remaining two linear controllers (EA3 and EA4)
supply the 1.5V advanced graphics port (AGP) bus power
(V
Initialization
The ISL6524A automatically initializes in ATX-based systems
upon receipt of input power. The Power-On Reset (POR)
function continually monitors the input supply voltages. The
POR monitors the bias voltage (+12V
input voltage (+5V
voltage (+3.3V
OCSET is equal to +5V
current protection). The POR function initiates soft-start
operation after all supply voltages exceed their POR
thresholds.
Soft-Start
The 1.8V supply designed to power the chipset (OUT4),
cannot lag the ATX 3.3V by more than 2V, at any time. To
meet this special requirement, the linear block controlling this
output operates independently of the chip’s power-on reset.
Thus, DRIVE4 is driven to raise the OUT4 voltage before the
input supplies reach their POR levels. As seen in Figure 6, at
time T0 the power is turned on and the input supplies ramp
up. Immediately following, OUT4 is also ramped up, lagging
the ATX 3.3V by about 1.8V. At time T1, the POR function
initiates the SS24 soft-start sequence. Initially, the voltage on
the SS24 pin rapidly increases to approximately 1V (this
minimizes the soft-start interval). Then, an internal 28µA
current source charges an external capacitor (C
SS24 pin to about 4.5V. As the SS24 voltage increases, the
EA2 error amplifier drives Q3 to provide a smooth transition to
the final set voltage. The OUT4 reference (clamped to SS24)
increasing past the intermediary level, established based on
the ATX 3.3V presence at the VAUX pin, brings the output in
regulation soon after T2.
As OUT2 increases past the 90% power-good level, the
second soft-start (SS13) is released. Between T2 and T3, the
SS13 pin voltage ramps from 0V to the valley of the
oscillator’s triangle wave (at 1.25V). Contingent upon OUT2
remaining above 1.08V, the first PWM pulse on PHASE1
triggers the VTTPG pin to go high. The oscillator’s triangular
wave form is compared to the clamped error amplifier output
voltage. As the SS13 pin voltage increases, the pulse-width
on the PHASE1 pin increases, bringing the OUT1 output
within regulation limits. Similarly, the SS13 voltage clamps
the reference voltage for OUT3, enabling a controlled output
OUT3
) and the 1.8V chipset core power (V
IN
) at the VAUX pin. The normal level on
IN
) at the OCSET pin, and the 3.3V input
IN
less a fixed voltage drop (see over-
OUT2
IN
) at the VCC pin, the 5V
) by driving a MOSFET
OUT1
OUT4
SS24
). The PWM
).
) on the