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Overview

Our integrated circuits and reference designs help you create high-performance computing systems to meet many custom configurations. Simplify your design and meet the latest high-bandwidth data transfer protocols with our highly efficient power converters and advanced protection devices.

Design requirements

Today's high-performance computing designs require:

  • Reliable and redundant intermediate bus voltage (IBV) converter and protection.
  • High-bandwidth and low-latency data transfers.
  • Advanced system protection from external events and fault conditions.
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High performance computing

Accelerator add-in card Accelerator add-in card 12V/48V 12V/48V PCIe PCIe 12V (bypass) 12V (bypass) IBV2 IBV2 JTAG JTAG Multiple CPU Sockets Multiple CPU Sockets IBV converter & protection IBV converter & protection MOSFETs MOSFETs Hotswap/ eFuse Hotswap/ eFuse DC/DC controller DC/DC controller ESD ESD POL power (FPGA, ASIC, merchant Si, clocks, etc.) POL power (FPGA, ASIC, merchant Si, clocks, etc.) Multiphase controller Multiphase controller Power stage Power stage Buck converter Buck converter LDO LDO CPU & memory power CPU & memory power Power stage Power stage Multi-phase controller Multi-phase controller Supervisor Supervisor Buck converter Buck converter Sequencing & monitoring Sequencing & monitoring Power on reset Power on reset Sequencer Sequencer CPLD CPLD Vref Vref Memory Memory EEPROM EEPROM DDR termination DDR termination DIMM modules DIMM modules Flash Flash Sensing Sensing Temperature sensing Temperature sensing Current sensing Current sensing Power monitor Power monitor CPU & digital processing CPU & digital processing GPIO expander GPIO expander PCIe switch PCIe switch PCH PCH PCIe PHY, bridges PCIe PHY, bridges I2C function I2C function Retimers, redrivers Retimers, redrivers CPU CPU BMC BMC Logic & control Logic & control Comparators Comparators Buffer Buffer Switches/MUX Switches/MUX Level shifter Level shifter Logic gate Logic gate Op amp Opamp Communication interfaces I/O Communication interfaces I/O USB redrivers USB redrivers SAS/SATA redriver SAS/SATA redriver JTAG MUX JTAGMUX RS-232, RS-485 RS-232,RS-485 Video, SPI mux Video, SPI mux ADC ADC UART UART Ethernet interface Ethernet interface Ethernet, retimers, redrivers, port controllers Ethernet, retimers, redrivers, port controllers Ethernet PHY Ethernet PHY Clocking Clocking Clock generator Clock generator Oscillator Oscillator Buffer Buffer

CPU & memory power

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Highly accurate voltage regulation over a wide power/current load range is required for operation of the CPU. For DDR memory, a termination-specific LDO or switcher can be used.

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Power management (17)
AC/DC & DC/DC converters (integrated FET)
  • TPS544E27—4V to 18V input, 40A, PMBus and SVID synchronous step-down converter
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS548B28—2.7-V to 16-V input, 20-A synchronous step-down converter with remote sense and hiccup current limit
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS546E25—4V to 18V input, 50A, stackable PMBus synchronous step-down converter
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS62903-Q1—Automotive, 3-V to 18-V, 3-A low-IQ synchronous buck converter with 165°C junction temperature
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • LM76005-Q1—3.5-V to 60-V, 5-A synchronous voltage regulator
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS628501-Q1—Automotive 2.7V-to-6V 1A step-down converter in SOT-583 package
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Supervisor & reset ICs
  • TLV840—Low-voltage supervisor with adjustable-reset time delay and manual reset
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS3808E—600nA ultra-low quiescent current supervisor with programmable delay and manual reset
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS3423—Nano-power dual push-button controller with short and long press differentiation
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS3805H33—Dual-voltage detector
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS3760—65-V overvoltage or undervoltage supervisor with sense, ultra-low quiescent current and delay
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • TPS3897—Single-channel, ultra-small, adjustable supervisor with active-high, open-drain output
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
AC/DC & DC/DC controllers (external FET)
  • TPS40400—3-V to 20-V, 30-A, synchronous buck controller with PMBus™, including Telemetry
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
MOSFETs
  • CSD17573Q5B—30-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 1.45 mOhm
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD17382F4—30-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single LGA 1 mm x 0.6mm, 67 mOhm, gate ESD protection
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD18541F5—60-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single LGA 1.5 mm x 0.8mm, 65 mOhm, gate ESD protection
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • CSD17578Q5A—30-V, N channel NexFET™ power MOSFET, single SON 5 mm x 6 mm, 9.3 mOhm
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Microcontrollers (MCUs) & processors (1)
MSP430 microcontrollers
  • MSP430F5529—25 MHz MCU with 128KB Flash, 8KB SRAM, 12-bit ADC, comparator, DMA, UART/SPI/I2C, USB, HW multiplier
    Data sheet: PDF | HTML
  • PMP22510—Switched capacitor integrated buck (SCIB) power converter reference design
    Test report: PDF Schematic: PDF
  • TIDA-00324—POL Multiphase (3-phase), 120A Power Reference Design
    Test report: PDF Schematic: PDF

Technical documentation

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Type Title Date
Analog Design Journal System telemetry: What, why and how? 30 Apr 2014
Application note A Guide to Voltage Translation With TXS-Type Translators 29 Jun 2010
Application note How to Select Little Logic (Rev. A) 26 Jul 2016
More literature Advanced Signal Conditioning Made Easy and Efficient 24 Jan 2017
Technical article Voltage regulator features – inside the black box PDF | HTML 16 Aug 2023
Technical article Powering Intel’s Xeon D SoC in servers, storage and switches PDF | HTML 14 Sep 2023
Technical article How to protect your server from hot swap events PDF | HTML 12 Sep 2023
Application note Low Voltage Translation for SPI, UART, RGMII, JTAG Interfaces (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 11 May 2022
Application note Implications of Slow or Floating CMOS Inputs (Rev. E) 10 May 2022
Application brief Enabling SPI-Based Flash Memory Expansion by Using Multiplexers (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 10 May 2022
Analog Design Journal Comparing internally-compensated advanced current mode (ACM) w/ D-CAP3™ control (Rev. A) 06 Nov 2018
Application note Advanced Linear Repeater Used in PCIe 3.0 Add-in Card Compliance Environment 03 Oct 2014
Application note Achieve 20-A Circuit Protection and Space Efficiency Using Paralleled eFuses 03 Nov 2016
User guide SigCon Architect: Installation and Starter’s Guide (Rev. A) 03 Jun 2016
Analog Design Journal The intricacies of signal integrity in high-speed communications 02 May 2016
White paper Solving CMOS Transition Rate Issues Using Schmitt Trigger Solution (Rev. A) 01 May 2017

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