Touch Host Controller (THC)

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Introduction and SKU Definition
PCH Controller Device IDs
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Memory Mapping
- Functional Description
- Memory Map
  - Boot Block Update Scheme
System Management
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  - Handling an Intruder
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High Precision Event Timer (HPET)
- Features Supported
PCH Thermal Sensor
Power Delivery
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Pin Straps
Electrical and Thermal Characteristics
8254 Timers
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Processor Sideband Signals
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Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface eSPI
General Purpose Input and Output
- Signal Description
- Functional Description
Intel® Serial I/O Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) Controllers
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH)
PCH and System Clocks
PCI Express* (PCIe*)
Power Management
Real Time Clock (RTC)
- Signal Description
- I/O Signal Planes and States
Serial ATA (SATA)
System Management Interface and SMLink
Host System Management Bus (SMBus) Controller
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
Touch Host Controller (THC)
Intel® Serial IO Generic SPI (GSPI) Controllers
Testability
Intel® Serial I/O Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) Controllers
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Connectivity Integrated (CNVi)
GPIO Serial Expander
Private Configuration Space Target Port ID
Miscellaneous Signals

Touch Host Controller provides the standard SPI interface to connect to external touch ICs. In the first generation THC, only SPI IOs are supported.

THC also supports the GPIO based SPI interrupt from touch IC, and supports hardware autonomous power management scheme.

VCCSPI Voltage (3.3 V or 1.8 V) Selection Signal Description