Datasheet

2010 - 2015 Microchip Technology Inc. DS00001692C-page 1
General Description
The Microchip USB251xB/xBi hub is a family of low-
power, configurable, MTT (multi transaction translator)
hub controller IC products for embedded USB solu-
tions. The x in the part number indicates the number of
downstream ports available, while the B indicates bat-
tery charging support. The Microchip hub supports low-
speed, full-speed, and hi-speed (if operating as a hi-
speed hub) downstream devices on all of the enabled
downstream ports.
Highlights
High performance, low-power, small footprint hub
controller IC with 2, 3, or 4 downstream ports
Fully compliant with the USB 2.0 Specification [1]
Enhanced OEM configuration options available
through either a single serial I
2
C EEPROM, or
SMBus slave port
MultiTRAK
TM
- High-performance multiple transaction trans-
lator which provides one transaction transla-
tor per port
PortMap
- Flexible port mapping and disable sequenc-
ing
PortSwap
- Programmable USB differential-pair pin loca-
tions ease PCB design by aligning USB sig-
nal lines directly to connectors
PHYBoost
- Programmable USB signal drive strength for
recovering signal integrity using 4-level driv-
ing strength resolution
Features
USB251xB/xBi products are fully footprint com-
patible with USB251x/xi/xA/xAi products as direct
drop-in replacements
Cost savings include using the same PCB
components and application of USB-IF Compliance
by Similarity
Full power management with individual or ganged
power control of each downstream port
Fully integrated USB termination and pull-up/pull-
down resistors
Supports a single external 3.3 V supply source;
internal regulators provide 1.2 V internal core volt-
age
Onboard 24 MHz crystal driver or external
24 MHz clock input
Customizable vendor ID, product ID, and device
ID
4 kilovolts of HBM JESD22-A114F ESD protection
(powered and unpowered)
Supports self- or bus-powered operation
Supports the USB Battery Charging specification
Rev. 1.1 for Charging Downstream Ports (CDP)
The USB251xB/xBi offers the following packages:
- 36-pin SQFN (6x6 mm) (Preferred)
- 36-pin QFN (6x6 mm) (Legacy)
USB251xBi products support the industrial tem-
perature range of -40ºC to +85ºC
USB251xB products support the extended com-
mercial temperature range of 0ºC to +85ºC
Applications
LCD monitors and TVs
Multi-function USB peripherals
PC motherboards
Set-top boxes, DVD players, DVR/PVR
Printers and scanners
PC media drive bay
Portable hub boxes
Mobile PC docking
Embedded systems
USB251xB/xBi
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Hub Controller

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