Contents
1 | Applications | ............................................................................................................... | 9 | |
| 1.1 | Introduction and Terminology | 9 | |
2 | Output Voltage Requirements | 11 | ||
| 2.1 | Voltage and Current - REQUIRED | 11 | |
| 2.2 | Load Line Definitions - REQUIRED | 13 | |
| 2.3 | Voltage Tolerance - REQUIRED | 15 | |
| 2.4 | Processor VCC Overshoot - REQUIRED | 16 | |
| 2.5 | Impedance vs. Frequency - EXPECTED | 16 | |
| 2.6 | Stability - REQUIRED | 18 | |
| 2.7 | Processor Power Sequencing - REQUIRED | 18 | |
| 2.8 | Dynamic Voltage Identification | 20 | |
| 2.9 | Overshoot at | 22 | |
| 2.10 | Output Filter Capacitance - REQUIRED | 22 | |
| 2.11 | 26 | ||
3 | Control Signals | 27 | ||
| 3.1 | Output Enable (OUTEN) - REQUIRED | 27 | |
| 3.2 | Voltage Identification (VID [6:0]) - REQUIRED | 27 | |
| 3.3 | Differential Remote Sense | 29 | |
| 3.4 | Load Line Select (LL0, LL1, VID_Select) - REQUIRED | 31 | |
4 | Input Voltage and Current | 33 | ||
| 4.1 | Input Voltages - EXPECTED | 33 | |
| 4.2 | Load Transient Effects on Input Current - EXPECTED | 33 | |
5 | Processor Voltage Output Protection | 35 | ||
| 5.1 | 35 | ||
| 5.2 | 35 | ||
6 | Output Indicators | 37 | ||
| 6.1 | Voltage Regulator Ready (VR_Ready) - REQUIRED | 37 | |
| 6.2 | Voltage Regulator Hot (VR_hot#) - PROPOSED | 37 | |
| 6.3 | Load Indicator Output (Load_Current) - PROPOSED | 38 | |
| 6.4 | VRM Present (VRM_pres#) - EXPECTED | 38 | |
| 6.5 | VR_Identification (VR_ID#) - EXPECTED | 38 | |
7 | VRM – Mechanical Guidelines | 41 | ||
| 7.1 | VRM Connector - EXPECTED | 41 | |
| 7.2 | VRM (Tyco/Elcon) Connector Keying | 41 | |
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| 7.2.1 | Connector Keying | 41 |
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| 7.2.2 Connector Pin 1 Orientation | 41 | |
| 7.3 | Pin Descriptions and Assignments | 41 | |
| 7.4 | Mechanical Dimensions - PROPOSED | 43 | |
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| 7.4.1 | Gold Finger Specification | 43 |
8 | Environmental Conditions | 45 | ||
| 8.1 | Operating Temperature - PROPOSED | 45 | |
| 8.2 | VRM Board Temperature - REQUIRED | 45 | |
| 8.3 | 45 | ||
| 8.4 | Humidity - PROPOSED | 45 | |
| 8.5 | Altitude - PROPOSED | 46 | |
| 8.6 | Electrostatic Discharge - PROPOSED | 46 | |
| 8.7 | Shock and Vibration - PROPOSED | 46 | |
| 8.8 | Electromagnetic Compatibility - PROPOSED | 46 | |
| 8.9 | Reliability - PROPOSED | 46 |
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