LM95234
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SNIS136D –AUGUST 2006–REVISED MARCH 2013
LM95234 Quad Remote Diode and Local Temperature Sensor with SMBus Interface and
TruTherm™ Technology
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1FEATURES – (e.g. Laptop, Desktop, Workstations,
Server)
23• Accurately Senses Die Temperature of 4 • Electronic Test Equipment
Remote ICs or Diode Junctions and Local
Temperature • Office Electronics
• TruTherm BJT Beta Compensation Technology DESCRIPTION
Accurately Senses Sub-micron Process LM95234 is an 11-bit digital temperature sensor with
Thermal Diodes a 2-wire System Management Bus (SMBus) interface
• Programmable Digital Filters and Analog Front that can very accurately monitor the temperature of
End Filter four remote diodes as well as its own temperature
• 0.125°C LSb Temperature Resolution that includes patent pending remote diode
TruTherm™ BJT beta compensation beta
• 0.03125°C LSb Remote Temperature compensation technology. The four remote diodes
Resolution with Digital Filter Enabled can be external devices such as microprocessors,
• +127.875°C/–128°C and 0°C/255°C Remote graphics processors or diode-connected 2N3904s.
Ranges The LM95234's TruTherm BJT beta compensation
• Remote Diode Fault Detection, Model technology allows sensing of 90 nm or 65 nm process
Selection and Offset Correction thermal diodes accurately.
• Mask and Status Register Support The LM95234 reports temperature in two different
formats for +127.875°C/–128°C range and 0°C/255°C
• 3 Programmable TCRIT Outputs with range. The LM95234 TCRIT1, TCRIT2 and TCRIT3
Programmable Shared Hysteresis and Fault- outputs are triggered when any unmasked channel
Queue exceeds its corresponding programmable limit and
• Programmable Conversion Rate and Shutdown can be used to shutdown the system, to turn on the
Mode One-shot Conversion Control system fans or as a microcontroller interrupt function.
• SMBus 2.0 Compatible Interface, Supports The current status of the TCRIT1, TCRIT2 and
TIMEOUT TCRIT3 pins can be read back from the status
registers. Mask registers are available for further
• Three-level Address Pin control of the TCRIT outputs.
• 14-pin WSON Package Two LM95234 remote temperature channels have
programmable digital filters while the other two
KEY SPECIFICATIONS remote channels utilize a fault-queue to minimize
• Local Temperature Accuracy ±2.0°C (max) unwanted TCRIT events when temperature spikes
are encountered.
• Remote Diode Temperature Accuracy ±0.875°C
(max) For optimum flexibility and accuracy, each LM95234
• Supply Voltage 3.0V to 3.6V channel includes registers for sub-micron process or
2N3904 diode model selection as well as offset
• Average Supply Current (1Hz conversion rate) correction. A three-level address pin allows
connection of up to 3 LM95234s to the same SMBus
APPLICATIONS master. The LM95234 includes power saving
• Processor/Computer System Thermal functions such as: programmable conversion rate,
Management shutdown mode, and disabling of unused channels.
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