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PMIC

Power Management Integrated Circuit
A single chip that does many regulators + sequencing. Common with SoCs.

How it looks

Drawing: this is not on CORE3588, so it is drawn
PMICone chipVIN0.8 V core1.1 V memory1.8 V pins3.3 V I/Oplus: start-up order, power-good signals, a control bus
A PMIC replaces several separate regulators. CORE3588 has none of its own; the computer module it carries has its own PMIC on board.

How it works

POWERING UP A BIG CHIPVINPMICprocessor(SoC)1st: core2nd: memory3rd: pins4th: I/Oa wrong order can damage the processor

Where it fits

A PMIC bundles buck, LDO and sometimes boost stages; it is standard next to an SoC or on a SoM.

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