FAN5031 8-Bit Programmable, 2 to 4 Phase, Synchronous Buck Controller
March 2006
FAN5031
8-Bit Programmable, 2 to 4 Phase, Synchronous Buck
Controller
Features
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Selectable 2, 3, or 4 phase operation at up to 1MHz
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Description
The FAN5031 device is a multi-phase buck switching
regulator controller, that is optimized to convert a 12V
input supply to the processor core voltage required by
high performance Intel processors. It has an internal 8-bit
DAC that converts a digital voltage identification (VID)
code, that is sent from the processor, to set the output
voltage between 0.5V and 1.6V in 6.25 mV steps. It out-
puts a PWM signals to external MOSFET drivers that, in
turn, drive the switching power MOSFETs. The switching
frequency of the design is easily programmable by a
single resistor value and the number of phases can be
programmed to support 2, 3, or 4 phase applications.
The FAN5031 also includes programmable no-load off-
set and droop functions to adjust the output voltage as a
function of the load current, as required by the Intel spec-
ifications. The FAN5031 also provides an accurate and
reliable short circuit protection function with an adjust-
able over current set-point.
The FAN5031 is specified over the commercial tempera-
ture range of 0°C to +85°C and is available in a 40-lead
MLP package.
per phase
±7.7mV worst-case differential sensing error over
temperature
Active current balancing between the output phases
Power good and Crowbar blanking supports on-the-fly
VID code changes
0.5V to 1.6V output
Fully compliant to both Intel’s VR10 and VR11
specifications
Selectable VR10 extended (7 bit) and VR11 (8 bit)
VID tables
Programmable soft start ramp
Programmable short circuit protection and latch-off
delay
Applications
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Desktop PC/Server processor power supplies for
existing and next generation Intel processors
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VRM modules
Ordering Information
Part Number
FAN5031MPX*
*Lead free part
Temperature
Range
0°C to 85°C
Package Type
MLP-40
Packing Method
Tape and Reel
Quantity per
Reel
3,000
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FAN5031 Block Diagram
VCC
31
RT
12
RAMPADJ
13
UVLO
SHUTDOWN
& BIAS
GND
18
OSCILLATOR
SET EN
RESET
19
OD
+
–
CMP
30
PWM1
850mV
–
+
+
EN
1
CURRENT
BALANCING
CIRCUIT
–
+
–
CMP
RESET
29
PWM2
+
–
DAC+150mV
CSREF
CMP
RESET
28
PWM3
+
+
–
CMP
RESET
27
PWM4
DAC-250mV
–
2 / 3 / 4-PHASE
DRIVER LOGIC
26
NC
PWRGD
2
DELAY
CROWBAR
CURRENT
LIMIT
25
SW1
TTSENSE
10
VRHOT
9
VRFAN
8
THERMAL
THROTTLING
CONTROL
24
SW2
23
SW3
22
SW4
21
NC
17
CSCOMP
ILIMIT
11
DELAY
7
CURRENT
LIMIT
CIRCUIT
+
–
15
CSREF
16
CSSUM
Z
+
14
LLSET
COMP
5
–
–
+
–
4
PRECISION
REFERENCE
FBRTN
3
FB
STARTUP
CONTROL
Boot Control
+
VIDSEL
40
32
33
34
VID
DAC
DAC
BUFF
6
SS
35
36
37
38
39
VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0
Figure 1. Block Diagram
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