Microchip SCH3114-NU, 40, IO Controller, 128-Pin VTQFP

The SCH3114 Super I/O Controller chip integrates many standard PC motherboard hardware functions into a single device.

• Watchdog Timer
• Resume and Main Power-Good Generator
• Programmable Clock Output to 16Hz
• 2.88MB Floppy Disk Controller for 2 x drives
• Enhanced Digital Data Separator
• Keyboard Controller, 8042 software compatible
• 4 x Multiple Full Function Serial Ports
• Infrared Port, Multiprotocol, IrDA 1.0 Compliant
• Multi-Mode™ Parallel Port with ChiProtect™
• Hardware monitor for power supplies and temperature with fan control
• IDE Reset Output and 3 x PCI Reset Buffers with Software Control Capability
• Power Button Control and AC Power-Failure Recovery

• Low Pin Count Bus (LPC) Interface
• Programmable Wake-up Event (PME) Interface
• PC99, PC2001 Compliant
• ACPI 2.0 Compliant
• Serial IRQ Interface compatible with Serialized IRQ support for PCI Systems
• ISA Plug-and-Play compatible Register Set
• 4 x Address Options for Power-On Configuration Port
• System Management Interrupt (SMI)
• 40 x GPIO pins
• 6 x GPIO pins with VID compatible inputs
• Support for Power Button on PS/2 Keyboard
• Security Key Register (32 byte) for Device Authentication
• +3.3Vdc operation (SIO block is +5V tolerant)
• Operating temperature range: 0 to +70°C

672-6878 SCH3114-NU Super I/O Controller, 4 x serial ports
912-6861 SCH3114-NU Super I/O Controller, 4 x serial ports (Pack of 90)

The Super I/O Controller is a single chip that performs many functions that used to take several pieces of hardware in the past. This standardizes and simplifies the design, and thus reduces cost. The Super I/O chip typically is responsible for controlling the slower-speed, mundane peripherals found in every PC. Since these devices have been mostly standardized, they are virtually the same on every PC and it is easier to integrate these into a commodity chip instead of worrying about them for each motherboard design.