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NV Electronically Programmable Capacitor
X90100
FEATURES
Non-volatile EEPROM storage of programmed
trim codes
Power On Recall of capacitance setting
High-Performance Electronically Trimmable
Capacitance
Excellent Linearity: <0.5 LSB error
Very Simple Digital Interface
Fast Adjustments: 5μs max incremental change
Eliminates the need for mechanical tuning
Capacitance trimmable from 7.5 pF to 14.5 pF
(single-ended mode)
Packages:
—MSOP (1.1mm x 3.0mm x 3.0mm)
—FCP (1.35mm x 1.32mm x 0.50mm)
APPLICATIONS
Post-trim of low-cost regenerative receivers
Tunable RF stages
Low-cost, Low temperature drift oscillators
Garage door openers
Keyless entry
Industrial wireless control
Capacitive sensor trimming
RFID tags
DESCRIPTION
The Xicor X90100 is a non-volatile electronically pro-
grammable capacitor. The device is programmed
through a simple digital interface. After programming,
the chosen setting for the device is retained by inter-
nal EEPROM storage whether or not DC power is
maintained. There are 32 programmable capacitance
values selectable, ranging from 7.5 pF to 14.5 pF in
0.23 pF increments, in single-ended mode. The dielec-
tric is highly stable, and the capacitance exhibits a very
low voltage coefficient. It has virtually no dielectric
absorbtion and has a very low temperature drift coeffi-
cient in differential mode (<50ppm/°C).
The X90100 is programmed through three digital inter-
face pins, which have Schmitt triggers and pullup
resistors to secure code retention. The three pins,
INC, U/D, and CS, are identical in operation to other
Xicor chips with up/down interface, such as the x9315
5-bit Digitally Controlled Potentiometer (DCP).
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Cm
C
PAD
U/D
INC
CS
V
SS
C
PAD
Cp
1*C
U
2*C
U
4*C
U
8*C
U
16*C
U
Logic and E
2
Power On Reset
V
CC
Small Packages
MSOP
Flipchip