Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- FEATURES
- Applications
- Key Specifications
- DESCRIPTION
- Absolute Maximum Ratings
- Operating Ratings
- Temperature-to-Digital Converter Characteristics
- Logic Electrical Characteristics
- SMBus DIGITAL SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
- Functional Description
- CONVERSION SEQUENCE
- THE ALERT OUTPUT
- T_CRIT_A OUTPUT and T_CRIT LIMIT
- POWER ON RESET DEFAULT STATES
- SMBus INTERFACE
- TEMPERATURE DATA FORMAT
- OPEN-DRAIN OUTPUTS
- DIODE FAULT DETECTION
- COMMUNICATING with the LM90
- SERIAL INTERFACE RESET
- DIGITAL FILTER
- Fault Queue
- One-Shot Register
- LM90 REGISTERS
- COMMAND REGISTER
- LOCAL and REMOTE TEMPERATURE REGISTERS (LT, RTHB, RTLB)
- STATUS REGISTER (SR)
- CONFIGURATION REGISTER
- CONVERSION RATE REGISTER
- LOCAL and REMOTE HIGH SETPOINT REGISTERS (LHS, RHSHB, and RHSLB)
- LOCAL and REMOTE LOW SETPOINT REGISTERS (LLS, RLSHB, and RLSLB)
- REMOTE TEMPERATURE OFFSET REGISTERS (RTOHB and RTOLB)
- LOCAL and REMOTE T_CRIT REGISTERS (RCS and LCS)
- T_CRIT HYSTERESIS REGISTER (TH)
- FILTER and ALERT CONFIGURE REGISTER
- MANUFACTURERS ID REGISTER
- DIE REVISION CODE REGISTER
- Application Hints
- Revision History

LM90
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SNIS126A –MAY 2004–REVISED MARCH 2013
LM90 ±3°C Accurate, Remote Diode and Local Digital Temperature Sensor with Two-Wire
Interface
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LM90 is an 11-bit digital temperature sensor with
• Accurately Senses Die Temperature of Remote
a 2-wire System Management Bus (SMBus) serial
ICs or Diode Junctions
interface. The LM90 accurately measures its own
• Offset Register Allows Sensing a Variety of
temperature as well as the temperature of an external
Thermal Diodes Accurately
device, such as processor thermal diode or diode
connected transistor such as the 2N3904. The
• On-board Local Temperature Sensing
temperature of any ASIC can be accurately
• 10 Bit Plus Sign Remote Diode Temperature
determined using the LM90 as long as a dedicated
Data Format, 0.125°C Resolution
diode (semiconductor junction) is available on the
• Diode Fault Detection Circuitry
target die. The LM90 remote sensor accuracy of ±3°C
is factory trimmed for the 1.008 typical non-ideality
• T_CRIT_A Output Useful for System Shutdown
factor of the mobile Pentium III thermal diode. The
(Open Diode does not Activate T_CRIT_A)
LM90 has an Offset register to allow measuring other
• ALERT Output Supports SMBus 2.0 Protocol
diodes without requiring continuous software
• SMBus 2.0 Compatible Interface, Supports
management.
TIMEOUT
Activation of the ALERT output occurs when any
• 8-pin VSSOP Package
temperature goes outside a preprogrammed window
set by the HIGH and LOW temperature limit registers
APPLICATIONS
or exceeds the T_CRIT temperature limit. Activation
of the T_CRIT_A occurs when any temperature
• System Thermal Management
exceeds the T_CRIT programmed limit. The LM90 is
(e.g. Laptop, Desktop, Workstations, Server)
pin and register compatible with the LM86, Analog
• Electronic Test Equipment
Devices ADM1032 and Maxim MAX6657/8.
• Office Electronics
KEY SPECIFICATIONS
• Supply Voltage 3.0 to 3.6 V
• Supply Current 0.8 mA (Typ)
• Local Temp Accuracy (Includes Quantization
Error)
– T
A
=25°C to 125°C, ±4.0 °C (Max)
• Remote Diode Temp Accuracy (Includes
Quantization Error)
– T
A
=30°C to 50°C, T
D
=60°C to 100°C, ±3.0 °C
(Max)
– T
A
=0°C to 85°C, T
D
=25°C to 125°C, ±4.0 °C
(Max)
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