Intel C2518 FH8065501516710 Data Sheet

Intel

®

 Atom™ Processor C2000 Product Family for Microserver

Datasheet, Vol. 2 of 3

September 2014

168

Order Number: 330061-002US

For some platform, the voltage regulator for the shared VCC voltage rail has some 

maximum current limits. A typical voltage regulator for a platform using the SoC has a 

Thermal Design Current (I

TDC

) specification and a Maximum Current (ICC

MAX

) limit.

I

TDC

 represents the current which is sustained indefinitely by the voltage regulator (i.e., 

able to sustain a TDP workload on all processors running at warranted frequency), 

whereas the ICC

MAX

 is the peak current which the voltage regulator does source 

without tripping any protective circuitry. Any current greater than I

TDC

 is only sustained 

for a short duration, with ICC

MAX

 only sustained typically for around 10 ms.

Such voltage-regulator specifications must be taken into account when configuring the 

aggressiveness of turbo operation for the device. Turbo operating points are limited 

based on the number of active cores to keep the current drawn within the ICC

MAX

 limit.

Refer to the Edisonville/Rangeley Platform Design Guide (PDG) for additional details 

and design guidance.

The Thermal Design Power (TDP) represents the power consumed by the device when 

running a realistic worst-case workload at T

J-MAX

 temperature. The realistic-worst-case 

workload is determined based on knowledge of the target application and realistic 

usage scenarios. The system thermal solution must be designed to dissipate the heat 

generated during a sustained period of activity with all cores running at TDP at 

guaranteed maximum frequency.

Refer to the Intel

Specifications and Design Guidelines for additional details and design guidance.