DATASHEET
ISL6265C
Multi-Output Controller with Integrated MOSFET Drivers for AMD SVI Capable
Mobile CPUs
The ISL6265C is a multi-output controller with embedded gate
drivers. A single-phase controller powers the Northbridge
(VDDNB) portion of the CPU. The two remaining controller
channels can be configured for two-phase or individual
single-phase outputs. For uniplane CPU applications, the
ISL6265C is configured as a two-phase buck converter. This
allows the controller to interleave channels to effectively double
the output voltage ripple frequency, and thereby reduce output
voltage ripple amplitude with fewer components, lower
component cost, reduced power dissipation, and smaller area.
For dual-plane processors, the ISL6265C can be configured as
independent single-phase controllers powering VDD0 and
VDD1.
Technology™,
The heart of the ISL6265C is the patented
Intersil’s Robust Ripple Regulator modulator. Compared with
the traditional buck regulator, the R
3
Technology has a faster
transient response. This is due to the R
3
modulator
commanding variable switching frequency during a load
transient.
The Serial VID Interface (SVI) allows dynamic adjustment of
the Core and Northbridge output voltages independently and in
combination from 0.500V to 1.55V. Core and Northbridge
output voltages achieve a 0.5% system accuracy
over-temperature.
A unity-gain differential amplifier is provided for remote CPU
die sensing. This allows the voltage on the CPU die to be
accurately regulated per AMD mobile CPU specifications. Core
output current sensing is realized using lossless inductor DCR
sensing. All outputs feature overcurrent, overvoltage and
undervoltage protection.
R
3
FN6976
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Features
• Core Configuration Flexibility
- Dual Plane, Single-Phase Controllers
- Uniplane, Two-Phase Controller
• Precision Voltage Regulators
- 0.5% System Accuracy Over-temperature
• Voltage Positioning with Adjustable Load Line and Offset
• Internal Gate Drivers with 2A Driving Capability
• Differential Remote CPU Die Voltage Sensing
• Core Differential Current Sensing: DCR or Resistor
• Northbridge Lossless r
DS(ON)
Current Sensing
• Serial VID Interface
- Two Wire Clock and Data Bus
- Supports High-Speed I
2
C
- 0.500V to 1.55V in 12.5mV Steps
- Supports PSI_L Power-Saving Mode
• Core Outputs Feature Phase Shedding with PSI_L
• Adjustable Output-Voltage Offset
• Digital Soft-Start of all Outputs
• User Programmable Switching Frequency
• Static and Dynamic Current Sharing (Uniplane Core)
• Overvoltage, Undervoltage, and Overcurrent Protection
• Pb-Free (RoHS compliant)
Related Literature
• See
FN6884
for “Multi-Output Controller with Integrated
MOSFET Drivers for AMD SVI Capable Mobile CPUs”
Applications
• AMD Griffin Platform CPU
• Notebook Core/GPU Voltage Regulators
CORE_0
ISL6265C
POWER
STAGE
CORE_1
POWER
STAGE
FIGURE 1. SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM DIAGRAM
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NORTHBRIDGE
POWER
STAGE
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ISL6265C
Functional Block Diagram
RTN_NB
VSEN_NB
FB_NB
COMP_NB
FSET_NB
I
FSET_NB
VNB
1
1.5kW
SVC
SVD
PWROK
OFS/FIXEN
NO DROOP
PSI_L
I_OFS
VREF_NB
VREF0
VREF1
SVI
INTERFACE
AND DAC
1.5kΩ
3.0kΩ
BOOT_NB
FLT
MOSFET
DRIVER
SHOOT-THRU
PROTECTION
DE MODE
VIN
PSI_L
PVCC
VCC
OCSET_NB
OCSET
RBIAS
VW0
COMP0
BOOT0
FB0
I_OFS
VDIFF0
VSEN0
RTN0
ISP0
ISN0
V0
1
NO
DROOP
CURRENT
SENSE
MODE
ISP1
ISN1
VSEN1
RTN1
VDIFF1
I_OFS
E/A
PSI_L
I
VW1
ISEN1
CURRENT
BALANCE
VREF0
VIN
E/A
FLT
MOSFET
DRIVER
SHOOT-THRU
PROTECTION
DE MODE
MODE
ISEN0
MODULATOR
CORE
PSI_L
PVCC
FLT
BOOT1
UGATE1
MOSFET
DRIVER
SHOOT-THRU
PROTECTION
DE MODE
PHASE1
LGATE1
PGND1
UGATE0
PHASE0
LGATE0
PGND0
FAULT
PROTECTION
FLT
VNB
V0
V1
ISEN0
ISEN1
POWER-ON
RESET AND
SOFT-START
LOGIC
ENABLE
PGOOD
GND
MODE
I
VW0
PVCC
UGATE_NB
PHASE_NB
LGATE_NB
PGND_NB
PVCC
E/A
VREF_NB
MODULATOR
NB
RTN1
VIN
CURRENT
SENSE
V1
1
NO
DROOP
MODE
VREF1
FB1
COMP1
VW1
FIGURE 2. SIMPLIFIED FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM OF ISL6265C
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ISL6265C
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER (Notes 2, 3)
ISL6265CHRTZ
ISL6265CHRTZ-T (Note 1)
ISL6265CIRTZ
ISL6265CIRTZ-T (Note 1)
NOTES:
1. Please refer to
TB347
for details on reel specifications.
2. These Intersil Pb-free plastic packaged products employ special Pb-free material sets, molding compounds/die attach materials, and 100% matte
tin plate plus anneal (e3 termination finish, which is RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free soldering operations). Intersil
Pb-free products are MSL classified at Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020.
3. For Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL), please see device information page for
ISL6265C.
For more information on MSL please see techbrief
TB363.
PART
MARKING
6265C HRTZ
6265C HRTZ
6265C IRTZ
6265C IRTZ
TEMP RANGE
(°C)
-10 to +100
-10 to +100
-40 to +100
-40 to +100
PACKAGE
(Pb-Free)
48 Ld 6x6 TQFN
48 Ld 6x6 TQFN
Tape and Reel
48 Ld 6x6 TQFN
48 Ld 6x6 TQFN
Tape and Reel
PKG. DWG. #
L48.6x6
L48.6x6
L48.6x6
L48.6x6
Pin Configuration
ISL6265C
(48 LD TQFN)
TOP VIEW
OCSET_NB
PHASE_NB
LGATE_NB
COMP_NB
PGND_NB
VSEN_NB
FSET_NB
RTN_NB
UGATE_NB
36 BOOT_NB
35 BOOT0
34 UGATE0
33 PHASE0
49
GND
[BOTTOM]
32 PGND0
31 LGATE0
30 PVCC
29 LGATE1
28 PGND1
27 PHASE1
26 UGATE1
25 BOOT1
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
VDIFF1
FB1
COMP1
RTN0
RTN1
VSEN1
VSEN0
ISN0
VW1
ISP1
ISP0
ISN1
48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37
OFS/VFIXEN 1
PGOOD 2
PWROK 3
SVD 4
SVC 5
ENABLE 6
RBIAS 7
OCSET 8
VDIFF0 9
FB0 10
COMP0 11
VW0 12
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FB_NB
VCC
VIN
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ISL6265C
Pin Descriptions
PIN(s)
1
SYMBOL(s)
OFS/VFIXEN
DESCRIPTION
A resistor from this pin to GND programs a DC current source, which generates a positive offset voltage
across the resistor between FB and VDIFF pins. In this case, the OFS pin voltage is +1.2V and VFIX mode
is not enabled. If OFS is pulled up to +3.3V, VFIX mode is enabled, the DAC decodes the SVC and SVD
inputs to determine the programmed voltage, and the OFS function is disabled. If OFS is pulled up to +5V,
the OFS function and VFIX mode are disabled.
Controller power-good open-drain output. This pin is typically pulled up externally by a 2.0kΩ resistor to
+3.3V. During normal operation, this pin indicates whether all output voltages are within specified
overvoltage and undervoltage limits and no overcurrent condition is present. If any output voltage
exceeds these limits or a reset event occurs, the pin is pulled low. This pin is always low prior to the end
of soft-start.
System power good input. When this pin is high, the SVI interface is active and I
2
C protocol is running.
While this pin is low, the SVC, SVD, and VFIXEN input states determine the pre-PWROK metal VID or VFIX
mode voltage. This pin must be low prior to the ISL6265C PGOOD output going high per the AMD SVI
Controller Guidelines.
This pin is the serial VID data bidirectional signal to and from the master device on the AMD processor.
This pin is the serial VID clock input from the AMD processor.
Digital input enable. A high level logic signal on this pin enables the ISL6265C.
A 117kΩ resistor from RBIAS to GND sets internal reference currents. The addition of capacitance to this
pin must be avoided and can create instabilities in operation.
CORE_0 and CORE_1 common overcurrent protection selection input. The voltage on this pin sets the
(ISPx - ISNx) voltage limit for OC trip.
Output of the CORE_0 and CORE_1 differential amplifiers.
These pins are the output voltage feedback to the inverting input of the CORE_0 and CORE_1 error
amplifiers.
The output of the CORE_0 and CORE_1 controller error amplifiers respectively. FBx, VDIFFx, and COMPx
pins are tied together through external R-C networks to compensate the regulator
A resistor from this pin to corresponding COMPx pin programs the switching frequency (for example,
6.81k ~ 300kHz).
These pins are used for differentially sensing the corresponding channel output current. The sensed
current is used for channel balancing, protection, and core load line regulation.
Connect ISN0 and ISN1 to the node between the RC sense elements surrounding the inductor of their
respective channel. Tie the ISP0 and ISP1 pins to the VCORE side of their corresponding channel’s sense
capacitor. These pins can also be used for discrete resistor sensing.
Inputs to the CORE_0 VR controller precision differential remote sense amplifier. Connect to the sense
pins of the VDD0_FB[H,L] portion of the processor.
Inputs to the CORE_1 VR controller precision differential remote sense amplifier. Connect to the sense
pins of the VDD1_FB[H,L] portion of the processor. The RTN1 pin is also used for detection of the
VDD_PLANE_STRAP signal prior to enable.
The power supply pin for the internal MOSFET gate drivers of the ISL6265C. Connect this pin to a +5V
power supply. Decouple this pin with a quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitor.
Connect these pins to the corresponding lower MOSFET gate(s).
The return path of the lower gate driver for CORE_0 and CORE_1 respectively. Connect these pins to the
corresponding sources of the lower MOSFETs.
Switch node of the CORE_0 and CORE_1 controllers. Connect these pins to the sources of the
corresponding upper MOSFET(s). These pins are the return path for the upper MOSFET drives.
Connect these pins to the corresponding upper MOSFET gate(s). These pins control the upper MOSFET
gate(s) and are monitored for shoot-through prevention.
These pins provide the bias voltage for the corresponding upper MOSFET drives. Connect these pins to
appropriately chosen external bootstrap capacitors. Internal bootstrap diodes connected to the PVCC pin
provide the necessary bootstrap charge.
2
PGOOD
3
PWROK
4
5
6
7
8
9, 19
10, 20
11, 21
12, 22
13, 14, 23, 24
SVD
SVC
ENABLE
RBIAS
OCSET
VDIFF0, VDIFF1
FB0, FB1
COMP0, COMP1
VW0, VW1
ISP0, ISN0, ISP1, ISN1
15, 16
18, 17
VSEN0, RTN0
VSEN1, RTN1
30
31, 29
32, 28
33, 27
34, 26
35, 25
PVCC
LGATE0, LGATE1
PGND0, PGND1
PHASE0, PHASE1
UGATE0, UGATE1
BOOT0, BOOT1
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ISL6265C
Pin Descriptions
(Continued)
PIN(s)
36
SYMBOL(s)
BOOT_NB
DESCRIPTION
This pin is the upper gate drive supply voltage for the Northbridge controller. Connect an appropriately
sized ceramic bootstrap capacitor between the BOOT_NB and PHASE_NB pins. An internal bootstrap
diode connected to the PVCC pin provides the necessary bootstrap charge.
Upper MOSFET gate signal from Northbridge controller.
Switch node of the Northbridge controller. This pin should connect to the source of the Northbridge
channel upper MOSFET(s).
Lower MOSFET gate signal from Northbridge controller.
The return path of the Northbridge controller lower gate driver. Connect this pin to the source of the lower
MOSFET(s).
Overcurrent protection selection input for the Northbridge controller. A resistor from this pin to
PHASE_NB sets the OC trip point.
Remote Northbridge voltage sense input and return. Connect isolated traces from these pins to the
Northbridge sense points of the processor.
A resistor from this pin to GND programs the switching frequency of the Northbridge controller (for
example, 22.1k ~ 260kHz).
This pin is the output of the Northbridge controller error amplifier.
This pin is the output voltage feedback to the inverting input of the Northbridge controller error amplifier.
The bias supply for the IC’s control circuitry. Connect this pin to a +5V supply and decouple using a quality
0.1µF ceramic capacitor.
Battery supply voltage. It is used for input voltage feed-forward to improve the input line transient
performance.
The bias and reference ground for the IC. The GND connection for the ISL6265C is through the thermal
pad on the bottom of the package.
37
38
39
40
41
43, 42
44
45
46
47
48
-
UGATE_NB
PHASE_NB
LGATE_NB
PGND_NB
OCSET_NB
VSEN_NB, RTN_NB
FSET_NB
COMP_NB
FB_NB
VCC
VIN
GND
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