ZSPM1507 True-Digital PWM Controller IC for powering FPGA applications

ZMD AG (ZMDI), an award-winning global semiconductor company headquartered in Dresden, Germany, and specializing in enabling energy-efficient solutions, announces the ZSPM1507 single-phase, true-digital pulse-width modulator (PWM) power controller optimized for powering input/output rails and auxiliary buses for field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in networking and telecommunication equipment. It is pre-configured for a power stage output of 2.5V and is capable of supporting loads up to 20A.

ZMDI offers superior solutions for power management, sensing, battery management, automotive ASICs and industrial ASSPs. An analog mixed-signal company, ZMDI designs solutions for automotive, industrial, medical, information technology and consumer applications. With over 50 years of industry leadership, ZMDI is recognized for providing smart power management (SPM) technology that enables customers to achieve higher energy efficiency across wide output loading conditions than traditional power solutions.

Many of the higher performance FPGAs require multiple power supplies. These are often used to power phase-lock loops, internal clocks and peripheral inputs/outputs in FPGA applications. The ZSPM1507 is optimized for ZMDI’s integrated MOSFET power stage DrMOS products to provide customers with high performance power solutions and fast time-to-market. In addition, ZMDI provides recommended bills-of-materials (BOMs) and printed circuit board (PCB) layout files to reduce external component cost and minimize the application footprint.

The ZSPM15xx family of digital controllers features a flexible design that allows users to easily select the over-current protection limit, output voltage rise time and control loop compensation via two external resistors to achieve the highest performance in their application.

“The ZSPM1507 will enable customers to improve their power conversion efficiency as well as reduce their design cycle time,” said Hensen Wong, Product Marketing Manager of the ZMDI Power Management Division. “With ZMDI’s smart power management technology, the ZSPM1507 is capable of providing a highly accurate output voltage with low noise and ripple that is needed in next-generation FPGA applications.”

FEATURES

• High accuracy output voltage (± 1%)
• Low noise and ripple at the output
• Faster time-to-market with tested and ready solutions using ZMDI’s recommended BOMs and PCB layout files
• Enhanced performance with ZMDI’s integrated MOSFET power-stage DrMOS family: ZSPM9000, ZSPM9010, ZSPM9015, or ZSPM9060
• Selectable over-current limit protection, output voltage slew rate and control loop compensation
• High power density in a 4 x 4 mm QFN24 package footprint

APPLICATIONS

• FPGA-based applications
• Wireless base stations
• Gateways
• Routers/switches
• Cloud storage
• Telecommunication equipment

Availability and Pricing

The ZSPM1507 is in full production. Parts and evaluation kits are available from ZMDI.

About ZMDI

Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI) is a global supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors solutions for automotive, industrial, medical, mobile sensing, information technology and consumer applications. These solutions enable our customers to create the most energy-efficient products in sensing, power management and lighting.

For over 50 years, ZMDI has been globally headquartered in Dresden, Germany. ZMDI serves its customers with sales offices and design centers throughout Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States.