DC-DC Controller

Multiple Phase Buck Controller

uP9512S

4/3/2/1-Phase Synchronous-Rectified Buck Controller with SMBus Digital Interface

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General Description

The uP9512S is a 4/3/2/1-phase PWM controller specifically designed to provide high-precision output voltage system for next generation GPUs. The uP9512S provides programmable output voltage and active voltage positioning functions to adjust the output voltage as a function of the load current, so it is optimally positioned for a load current transient. The uP9512S supports NVIDIA Open Voltage Regulator with PWMVID feature. The PWMVID input is buffered and filtered to generate accurate reference voltage and the output voltage is precisely regulated to the reference input. The integrated SMBus interface provides user the flexibility to optimize the performance and efficiency. The uP9512S uses per-channel inductor DCR current sensing for channel current balance and channel current limit. The continuous total DCR current sensing is used for load line programming and total output current protection. The uP9512S also provides hardware setting to adjust the operating phase number in different load current state.

Other features include under voltage protection, over voltage protection and power good output. The uP9512S is available in a WQFN4x4-32L package.

Pin Configuration & Typical Application Circuit

Feature

  • Support NVIDIA’s PWMVID Technology
  • SMBus Interface for Performance and Efficiency Optimization
    • Dynamic Programmable VR Parameters
    • Programmable Protection Thresholds
    • VR Output Reporting
  • Selectable 4/3/2/1-Phase Operation by Hardware Setting
  • Support up to 2MHz Operation Frequency
  • Continuous Inductor DCR Current Sensing
  • Auto-Phase Shedding
  • Power State Input (PSI)
  • Power Good Indication
  • Channel Current Limit Protection
  • Total Output Over Current Protection
  • Over/Under Voltage Protection
  • Over Temperature Protection
  • RoHS Compliant and Halogen Free

Application

  • Middle-High End GPU Core Power Supplies