EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today introduced its highly versatile family of CHiL digital PWM controllers that dramatically shrinks footprint and improves efficiency in a variety of mid-range to high-end and extreme server, desktop, and computing applications. IR’s six new devices meet Intel VR12 and VR12.5 and AMD SVI1 and SVI2 specifications, and support multiphase designs from 1 to 8 phases operating 1 to 2 loops.

These new third generation CHiL devices offer efficiency shaping features such as phase shedding and variable gate drive with enhanced algorithms including PID scaling (when shedding phases) and phase current balancing to ensure maximum efficiency. The solution architecture supports the extremely high di/dt transients from high-end processors, and, as a result of a new Adaptive Transient Algorithm (ATA), the transients can be met with fewer phases and fewer capacitors to shrink system size.

“By offering the highest efficiency and smallest footprint, the new CHiL line-up continues to underline IR’s leadership position in providing versatile VR solutions for leading-edge CPU and GPU designs for servers, motherboards and graphics cards. Supporting designs from 1 to 8 phases, the new family offers flexible phase configurations that allow customers to vary the number of phases on each voltage loop to optimize cost and efficiency for each load,” said Deepak Savadatti, Vice President and General Manager, IR’s Enterprise Power Business Unit.

The new CHiL digital PWM controllers feature a 30 percent reduction in operating current to help meet higher efficiency goals during low-load operation. For protection of high-end circuits, the devices offer improved pulse-by-pulse current limit protection, controlled pulse width limiting a new phase imbalance/phase missing fault feature.

The devices fully support phase doubling using IR’s IR3598 to drive two phases from each PWM output. The devices also sense 12V, 5V and 3.3V supplies without special sequencing and feature PMBUS telemetry.

When designed with IR’s DirectFET® power MOSFETs and PowIRstage® integrated devices, the CHiL product line enables smaller solutions by combining the density advancements of DirectFET and PowIRstage. The highly digital nature of these devices enables extremely low pin count solutions in a 0.4mm pitch QFN packages, and an improved transient response that eliminates at least one SP bulk capacitor and many ceramic capacitors to deliver the smallest and most efficient solution.

Specifications

Part Number	Package	Pins	Vcc	# Voltage outputs	Total # Phases	Voltage 1: # Phases	Voltage 2: # Phases
IR3570A	QFN	5x5mm - 40 Pin	3.3V	2	5Ø	1 - 3Ø	0 - 2Ø
IR3564A	QFN	5x5mm - 40 Pin	3.3V	2	5Ø	1 - 4Ø	0 - 1Ø
IR3565A	QFN	6x6mm - 48 Pin	3.3V	2	6Ø	1 - 4Ø	0 - 2Ø
IR3566A	QFN	7x7mm - 56 Pin	3.3V	2	7Ø	1 - 6Ø	0 - 1Ø
IR3567A	QFN	7x7mm - 56 Pin	3.3V	2	8Ø	1 - 6Ø	0 - 2Ø
IR3563A	QFN	7x7mm - 56 Pin	3.3V	1	8Ø	1 - 8Ø	n/a

Design Tools

IR offers dedicated demo boards and fully documented reference designs. These CHiL digital power solutions are fully supported by IR’s real-time GUI available at www.irf.com for design and development, and hardware interface tools to communicate and program the CHiL devices. Additionally, hardware support using IR’s proprietary SVID emulator system enables customers to emulate and monitor either Intel or AMD serial interface protocols, as well as high speed I2C communication.

Pricing

Pricing ranges from US $2.20 for the IR3570A to US $3.58 for the IR3563A in 1,000 unit quantities. Prices are subject to change.