Intersil Announces a New Multiphase CPU Core Controller with Integrated Gate Drivers for Intel Centrino Platforms
MILPITAS, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 27, 2005—
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ:ISIL):
-- The ISL6217A is the mobile designer's lowest risk approach to
adopting multiphase technology
-- New controller enables customers to design a single board for
either single or dual phase designs
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ:ISIL), a world leader in the design
and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, today announced
the ISL6217A, a high performance, multiphase CPU core controller, with
integrated half-bridge gate drivers, that provides a precision voltage
regulation system for advanced Intel(R) Centrino(R) platforms in
notebook computers. The ISL6217A offers customers a new level of
flexibility for high current CPU core power needs. With integrated
drivers, the ISL6217A requires less board area than external gate
drive solutions, reduces overall component count, and thus offers a
lower BOM cost. The ISL6217A offers world-class efficiency and
seamless integration with Intersil's entire multiphase controller
lineup.
The new controller can be configured to be pin-for-pin compatible
with Intersil's ISL6218 single-phase controller with minimal component
value changes. The ISL6217A provides support for single or dual phase
designs that include a 6-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that
dynamically adjusts the core PWM output voltage from 0.700V to 1.708V
in 16mV steps and conforms to the Intel mobile VID specification. The
ISL6217A also provides support logic inputs to select active, deep
sleep and deeper sleep modes of operation. A precision reference,
remote sensing and proprietary architecture, with integrated
processor-mode compensated droop, provide excellent static and dynamic
core voltage regulation. These features offer flexible designs for
users providing core power solutions for all Intel Centrino platforms.
ISL6217A Key Features
-- Single and/or dual phase power conversion
-- "Loss-less" current sensing for improved efficiency and
reduced board area
-- Optional discrete precision current sense resistor
-- Internal gate drive and boot-strap diodes
-- Precision core voltage regulation: +/-0.8 percent system
accuracy over temperature
-- 6-bit microprocessor voltage identification input (VID)
-- Programmable droop and core voltage slew rate to comply with
Intel Centrino specification
-- Direct interface with system logic for deep and deeper sleep
modes of operation
-- Easily programmable voltage set points for initial boot, deep
sleep and deeper sleep modes
-- Excellent dynamic response
-- Combined voltage feed-forward and average current mode
control
-- Over-voltage, under-voltage and over-current protection
-- Power-Good output with internal blanking during VID and mode
changes
-- User programmable switching frequency of 250kHz to 1MHz per
phase
Target Applications
-- Notebook computer systems
-- LCD-PC systems
-- SAN or NAS systems
-- Point of sale terminals
-- Blade servers
Availability and Pricing
The ISL6217A is available now in a 38-pin TSSOP package in
standard lead finish or Pb-free. The suggested price in 10,000 unit
quantities is $3.50 for each IC. Additional information on these and
other high-performance power solutions can be obtained online from
Intersil's Power web site at: http://www.intersil.com/power/
About Intersil
Intersil Corporation, a NASDAQ 100 Index company, is a leader in
the design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors.
The company's products address three of the industry's fastest growing
markets: flat panel displays, optical storage (CD and DVD recordable)
and power management. Intersil products include power management
devices for battery management, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers,
linear regulators, supervisory ICs, switching DC / DC regulators and
power MOSFET drivers; optical storage laser diode drivers; DSL line
drivers; video and high performance operational amplifiers; data
converters; interface ICs; analog switches and multiplexers;
crosspoint switches; voice-over-IP devices; and ICs for military,
space and rad-hard applications. For more information about Intersil
or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the
company's web site and career page at: http://www.intersil.com
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well as Intersil's SEC filings as updated from time to time, found at
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Contact:
Intersil Corporation, Palm Bay, Fla.
Ron Paciello, 321-724-7184
E-Mail: rpaciell@intersil.com
or
John Allen, 321-729-4928
E-Mail: jallen02@intersil.com
