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LP3972
SNVS468L – SEPTEMBER 2006 – REVISED NOVEMBER 2015
LP3972 Power Management Unit for Advanced Application Processors
1 Features
1 Compatible With Advanced Applications Processors Requiring Dynamic Voltage Management (DVM)
Backup Battery Charger With Automatic Switch for Lithium-Manganese Coin-Cell Batteries and Super Capacitors
I2C-Compatible High-Speed Serial Interface Software Control of
Regulator Functions and
Settings Thermal and Current Overload Protections Three Buck
Regulators for Powering High-Current
Processor Functions or I/Os – Programmable VOUT from 0.725 V to 3.3 V – Up to 95% Efficiency and 1.6-A Output Current – ±3% Output Voltage Accuracy Six LDOs for Powering RTC, Peripherals, and I/Os – Programmable VOUT of 1 V to 3.3 V – ±3% Output Voltage Accuracy
– LDO_RTC 30 mA – LDO1 300 mA – LDO2 150 mA – LDO3 150 mA – LDO4 150 mA – LDO5 400 mA
2 Applications
Smart Phones Personal Media Players Digital Cameras Application Processors
– Marvell PXA – Freescale – Samsung
3 Description
The LP3972 is a multi-function programmable power management unit (PMU) designed especially for advanced application processors. The LP3972 is optimized for low-power handheld applications and provides six low-dropout low-noise linear
regulators, three DC-DC magnetic buck
regulators, a backup battery charger, and two GPIOs. A high-speed serial interface is included to progra...