MIC2563A
Micrel
Applications Information
PC Card power control for two sockets is easily accomplished
using the MIC2563A PC Card/CardBus slot V
CC
and V
PP
power controller IC. Four control bits per socket determine
V
CC
OUT and V
PP
OUT voltage and standby/operate mode
condition. V
CC
outputs of 3.3V and 5V at the maximum
allowable PC Card current are supported. V
PP
OUT output
voltages of V
CC
(3.3V or 5V), V
PP
, 0V, or a high impedance
state are available. When the V
CC
clamped to ground condi-
tion is selected, the device switches into “sleep” mode and
draws only nanoamperes of leakage current. Full protection
from hot switching is provided which prevents feedback from
the V
CC
OUT (from 5V to 3.3V, for example) by locking out the
low-voltage switch until the initial switch’s gate voltage drops
below the desired lower V
CC
.
The MIC2563A operates from the computer system’s main
power supply. Device logic and internal MOSFET drive is
generated internally by charge pump voltage multipliers
powered from V
CC3
IN. Switching speeds are carefully con-
trolled to prevent damage to sensitive loads and meet all PC
Card Specification timing requirements.
Supply Bypassing
External capacitors are not required for operation. The
MIC2563A is a switch and has no stability problems. For best
results however, bypass V
CC3
IN, V
CC5
IN, and V
PP
IN inputs
with 1µF capacitors to improve output ripple. As all internal
device logic and comparison functions are powered from the
V
CC3
IN line, the power supply quality of this line is the most
important, and a bypass capacitor may be necessary for
some layouts. Both V
CC
OUT and V
PP
OUT pins may use
0.01µF to 0.1µF capacitors for noise reduction and electro-
static discharge (ESD) damage prevention.
PC Card Slot Implementation
The MIC2563A is designed for full compatibility with the
PCMCIA PC Card Specification, (March 1995), including the
CardBus option.
When a memory card is initially inserted, it should receive
V
CC
(either 3.3V
±
0.3V or 5.0V
±5%).
The initial voltage is
determined by a combination of mechanical socket “keys”
and voltage sense pins. The card sends a handshaking data
stream to the controller, which then determines whether or
not this card requires V
PP
and if the card is designed for dual
V
CC
. If the card is compatible with and desires a different V
CC
level, the controller commands this change by disabling V
CC
,
waiting at least 100ms, and then re-enabling the other V
CC
voltage.
V
CC
switches are turned ON and OFF slowly. If commanded
to immediately switch from one V
CC
to the other (without
turning OFF and waiting 100ms first), enhancement of the
second switch begins after the first is OFF, realizing break-
before-make protection. V
PP
switches are turned ON slowly
and OFF quickly, which also prevents cross conduction.
If no card is inserted or the system is in sleep mode, the slot
logic controller outputs a (V
CC3
IN, V
CC5
IN) = (0,0) to the
MIC2563A, which shuts down V
CC
. This also places the
switch into a high impedance output shutdown (sleep) mode,
where current consumption drops to nearly zero, with only
tiny CMOS leakage currents flowing.
Internal device control logic, MOSFET drive and bias voltage
is powered from V
CC3
IN. The high voltage bias is generated
by an internal charge pump quadrupler. Systems without
3.3V may connect V
CC3
IN to 5V. Input logic threshold
voltages are compatible with common PC Card logic control-
lers using either 3.3V or 5V supplies.
The PC Card specification defines two V
PP
supply pins per
card slot. The two V
PP
supply pins may be programmed to
different voltages. V
PP
is primarily used for programming
Flash memory cards. Implementing two independent V
PP
voltages is easily accomplished with the MIC2563A and a
MIC2557 PCMCIA V
PP
switching matrix. Figure 3 shows this
full configuration, supporting independent V
PP
and both 5.0V
and 3.3V V
CC
operation. However, few logic controllers
support multiple V
PP
— most systems connect V
PP1
to V
PP2
and the MIC2557 is not required. This circuit is shown in
Figure 4.
During flash memory programming with standard (+12V)
flash memories, the PC Card slot logic controller outputs a
(0, 1) to the EN0, EN1 control pins of the MIC2563A, which
connects V
PP
IN (nominally +12V) to V
PP
OUT. The low ON
resistance of the MIC2563A switch allows using a small
bypass capacitor on the V
PP
OUT pins, with the main filtering
action performed by a large filter capacitor on V
PP
IN (usually
the main power supply filter capacitor is sufficient). Using a
small-value capacitor such as 0.1µF on the output causes
little or no timing delays. The V
PP
OUT transition from V
CC
to
12.0V typically takes 250µs. After programming is com-
pleted, the controller outputs a (EN1, EN0) = (0,1) to the
MIC2563A, which then reduces V
PP
OUT to the V
CC
level.
Break-before-make switching action and controlled rise times
reduces switching transients and lowers maximum current
spikes through the switch.
Figure 5 shows MIC2563A configuration for situations where
only a single +5V V
CC
is available.
Output Current and Protection
MIC2563A output switches are capable of passing the maxi-
mum current needed by any PC Card. The MIC2563A meets
or exceeds all PCMCIA specifications. For system and card
protection, output currents are internally limited. For full
system protection, long term (millisecond or longer) output
short circuits invoke overtemperature shutdown, protecting
the MIC2563A, the system power supplies, the card socket
pins, and the PC Card.
M9999-110503
8
March 2004
MICREL [ MICREL SEMICONDUCTOR ]
