General Description

The RT9173C is a simple, cost-effective and high-speed linear regulator designed to generate termination voltage in double data rate (DDR) memory system to comply with the JEDEC SSTL_2 and SSTL_18 or other specific interfaces such as HSTL, SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 etc. devices requirements. The regulator is capable of actively sinking or sourcing up to 2A while regulating an output voltage to within 40mV. The output termination voltage cab be tightly regulated to track 1/2VDDQ by two external voltage divider resistors or the desired output voltage can be pro-grammed by externally forcing the REFEN pin voltage.

Features

• Ideal for DDR-I, DDR-II and DDR-III VTT Applications

• Sink and Source 2A Continuous Current

• Integrated Power MOSFETs

• Generates Termination Voltage for SSTL_2, SSTL _18, HSTL, SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 Interfaces

• High Accuracy Output Voltage at Full-Load

• Output Adjustment by Two External Resistors

• Low External Component Count

• Shutdown for Suspend to RAM (STR) Functionality with High-Impedance Output

• Current Limiting Protection

• On-Chip Thermal Protection

• Available in SOP-8 (Exposed Pad) Packages

• VIN and VCNTL No Power Sequence Issue

• RoHS Compliant and 100 Lead (Pb)-Free

Applications

• Desktop PCs, Notebooks, and Workstations

• Graphics Card Memory Termination

• Set Top Boxes, Digital TVs, Printers

• Embedded Systems

• Active Termination Buses

• DDR-I, DDR-II and DDR-III Memory Systems