LTC3733

LTC3733/LTC3733-1 3-Phase, Buck Controllers for AMD CPUs FEATURES s s s s DESCRIPTIO s s s s s s s s s s s s s U APPLICATIO S s s 3-Phase Controller with Onboard MOSFET Drivers Current Mode Control Ensures Current Sharing Differential Amplifier Accurately Senses VOUT ±5% Output Current Matching Optimizes Thermal Performance and Size of Inductors and MOSFETs Reduced Input and Output Capacitance Supports Active Voltage Positioning VID Programmable Output Voltage from 0.8V to 1.55V (AMD OpteronTM CPU) 6-Phase, 90A to 120A Operation Output Power Good Indicator with Adaptive Blanking 210kHz to 530kHz Per Phase, PLL, Fixed Frequency Synchronizable (LTC3733-1) PWM, Stage Shedding or Burst Mode® Operation OPTI-LOOP® Compensation Minimizes COUT Adjustable Soft-Start Current Ramping Short-Circuit Shutdown Timer with Defeat Option No_CPU Detection 36-Lead 0.209" SSOP and 38-Lead (5mm × 7mm) QFN The LTC®3733 family are PolyPhase® synchronous stepdown switching regulator controllers that drive all N-channel external power MOSFET stages in a phaselockable, fixed frequency architecture. The 3-phase controller drives its output stages with 120° phase separation at frequencies of up to 530kHz per phase to minimize the RMS current dissipated by the ESR of both the input and output filter capacitors. The 3-phase technique effectively triples the fundamental frequency, improving transient response while operating each phase at an optimal frequency for efficiency and ease of thermal design....