80960HA/HD/HT

Table 21. VDIFF Specification for Dual Power Supply Requirements (3.3 V, 5 V)

Sym

Parameter

Min

Max

Units

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

VDIFF

VCC5-VCC

 

2.25

V

VCC5 input should not exceed VCC by more than 2.25 V during

Difference

 

power-up and power-down, or during steady-state operation.

4.5VCCPLL Pin Requirements

When the voltage on the VCCPLL power supply pin exceeds the VCC pin voltage by 0.5 V at any time, including the power up and power down sequences, excessive currents may permanently damage on-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diodes. The damage may accumulate over multiple episodes.

Pragmatically, this problem only occurs when the VCCPLL and VCC pins are driven by separate power supplies or voltage regulators. Applications that use one power supply for VCCPLL and VCC are not typically at risk. Verify that your application does not allow the VCCPLL voltage to exceed VCC by 0.5 V.

The VCCPL low-pass filter recommended in the Developer’s Manual does not promote this problem.

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80960HT, 80960HA, 80960HD specifications

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