Data Sheet
ICM-20948
Document Number: DS-000189  Page 20 of 89 
Revision: 1.3 
4.2  TYPICAL OPERATING CIRCUIT  
AUX_CL
VDDIO
SDO 
/ AD0
REGOUT
FSYNC
INT1
GND
SCL / SCLK
nCS
RESV
VDD
SDA / SDI
NC
1
.71 – 3.6VDC
C2, 0.1 µF
C3, 0.1 µ F
1.71 – 1.95VDC
SCL
VDDIO
SDA
AUX_DA
AD0
C1, 0.1 µF
RESV
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
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AUX_CL
VDDIO
SDO 
/ AD0
REGOUT
FSYNC
INT1
GND
SCL / SCLK
nCS
RESV
VDD
SDA / SDI
NC
1
.71 – 3.6VDC
C2, 0.1 µF
C3, 0.1 µ F
1.71 – 1.95VDC
SCLK
SDI
AUX_DA
SDO
C1, 0.1 µF
RESV
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
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nCS
(a)      (b) 
Figure 4. ICM-20948 Application Schematic (a) I
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C operation (b) SPI operation 
Note that the INT pin should be connected to a GPIO pin on the system processor that is capable of waking the system 
processor from suspend mode. 
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C lines are open drain and pullup resistors (e.g. 10 kΩ) are required. 
4.3  BILL OF MATERIALS FOR EXTERNAL COMPONENTS 
COMPONENT  LABEL  SPECIFICATION  QUANTITY 
Regulator Filter Capacitor  C1  Ceramic, X7R, 0.1 µF ±10%, 2V  1 
VDD Bypass Capacitor  C2  Ceramic, X7R, 0.1 µF ±10%, 4V  1 
VDDIO Bypass Capacitor  C3  Ceramic, X7R, 0.1 µF ±10%, 4V  1 
Table 11. Bill of Materials 
4.4  EXPOSED DIE PAD PRECAUTIONS 
InvenSense products have very low active and standby current consumption. The exposed die pad is not required for 
heat sinking, and should not be soldered to the PCB. Failure to adhere to this rule can induce performance changes 
due to package thermo-mechanical stress. There is no electrical connection between the pad and the CMOS. 










