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ISL9538B FN9321
Buck-Boost Narrow VDC Battery Charger with SMBus Interface Rev. 1.00
Oct 24, 2019

The ISL9538B is a buck-boost Narrow Output Voltage DC Features

(NVDC) charger. The ISL9538B provides NVDC charging, • Buck-boost NVDC charger for 2-, 3-, or 4-cell Li-ion
system bus regulation, and protection features for tablets, batteries
Ultrabooks, notebooks, power banks, and any USB-C
interface platform. The advanced Renesas R3™ technology • Input voltage range: 3.2V to 23.4V (no dead zone)
provides high light-load efficiency and fast transient • System output voltage: 2.4V to 18.304V
response.
• Autonomous charging option (automatic completion of
In Charging mode, the ISL9538B accepts input power from charging)
a wide range of DC power sources (such as conventional
AC/DC charger adapters, USB PD ports, and travel • System power monitor PSYS output, IMVP compliant
adapters) and safely charges battery packs with up to • Up to 1MHz switching frequency
4-series cell Li-ion batteries.
• Adapter current and battery current monitor
As an NVDC topology charger, the ISL9538B also (AMON/BMON)
regulates the system output to a narrow DC range for stable
• Pass-Through mode in forward direction
system bus voltage. System power can be provided from the
adapter, battery, or a combination of both. The ISL9538B • PROCHOT# open-drain output, IMVP compliant
can operate with only a battery, only an adapter, or with • Allows trickle charging of depleted battery
both connected. For Intel IMVP8 compliant systems the
ISL9538B includes System Power monitor (PSYS) • Ideal diode control in Turbo mode
functionality that provides an analog signal representing • Two-level adapter current limit available
total platform power. The PSYS output connects to a wide
• Battery Ship mode option
range of Renesas IMVP8 core regulators to provide an
IMVP8 compliant power domain function. • SMBus and auto-increment I2C compatible
The ISL9538B supports buck, boost, or buck-boost • 4x4 32 Ld TQFN package
operation to the input port from 2- to 4-cell batteries.
Applications
The ISL9538B provides SMBus/I2C serial communication • 2 to 4-cell tablet, Ultrabook, notebook, power bank, and
that allows programming of many critical parameters to any USB-C interface portable device requiring batteries
deliver a customized solution.
Related Literature
For a full list of related documents, visit our website:
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