Single-chip Type with Built-in FET Switching Regulators Low Noise High Efficiency Step-down Switching Regulator with Built-in Power MOSFET BD8960NV No.10027EBT21 ●Description ROHM’s high efficiency step-down switching regulator BD8960NV is a power supply designed to produce a low voltage including 1 volts from 5.5/3.3 volts power supply line. Offers high efficiency with synchronous rectifier. Employs a current mode control system to provide faster transient response to sudden change in load. ●Features 1) Offers fast transient response with current mode PWM control system. 2) Offers highly efficiency for all load range with synchronous rectifier (Nch/Pch FET) 3) Incorporates soft-start function. 4) Incorporates thermal protection and ULVO functions. 5) Incorporates short-current protection circuit with time delay function. 6) Incorporates shutdown function 7) Employs small surface mount package : SON008V5060 ●Applications Power supply for LSI including DSP, Micro computer and ASIC ●Line up Parameter VCC Voltage PVCC Voltage EN Voltage SW,ITH Voltage Symbol Limits Unit VCC -0.3～+7 ＊1 V PVCC -0.3～+7 ＊1 V VEN -0.3～+7 V VSW,VITH -0.3～+7 V Power Dissipation 1 Pd1 900＊2 mW Power Dissipation 2 Pd2 3900＊3 mW Operating temperature range Topr -25 ~ +105 ℃ Storage temperature range Tstg -5 ~ +150 ℃ Tjmax +150 ℃ Maximum junction temperature ＊1 ＊2 ＊3 Pd should not be exceeded. Derating in done 7.2mW/℃ for temperatures above Ta=25℃, Mounted on 70mm×70mm×1.6mm Glass Epoxy PCB. Derating in done 31.2mW/℃ for temperatures above Ta=25℃, Mounted on JESD51-7. ●Operating Conditions (Ta=25℃) Parameter VCC Voltage PVCC Voltage EN Voltage Symbol VCC *4 PVCC *4 VEN *4 SW average output current Isw Output voltage Setting Range VOUT ＊4 ＊5 Limits Unit Min. Typ. Max. 2.7 *5 3.3 5.5 V 2.7 *5 3.3 5.5 V 0 - VCC V - - 2.0 A 1.0 - 2.5 V Pd should not be exceeded. In case set output voltage 1.6V or more, VccMin. = Vout + 1.3V. www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 1/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Electrical Characteristics ◎(Ta=25℃, VCC=PVCC=3.3V, EN=VCC, R1=10k Parameter Symbol Standby current Bias current EN Low voltage EN High voltage EN input current Oscillation frequency Pch FET ON resistance Nch FET ON resistance ADJ Voltage Output voltage ITH SInk current ITH Source Current UVLO threshold voltage UVLO release voltage Soft start time Timer latch time Output Short circuit Threshold Voltage ISTB ICC VENL VENH IEN FOSC RONP RONN VADJ VOUT ITHSI ITHSO VUVLO1 VUVLO2 TSS TLATCH VSCP Limits Typ. 0 250 GND VCC 1 1 200 160 0.800 1.200 20 20 2.500 2.550 1 2 VOUT×0.5 Min. 2.0 0.8 0.788 10 10 2.400 2.425 0.5 1 - Unit Max. 10 400 0.8 10 1.2 400 350 0.812 2.600 2.700 2 3 VOUT×0.7 μA μA V V μA MHz mΩ mΩ V V μA μA V V ms ms VOUT Conditions EN=GND Standby mode Active mode VEN=3.3V PVCC=3.3V PVCC=3.3V VADJ=1.0V VADJ=0.6V VCC=3→0V VCC=0→3V SCP/TSD operated VOUT=1.2→0V Ω, R2=5kΩ, unless otherwise specified.) ●Block Diagram, Application Circuit VCC EN 8 2 VREF D8960 VCC Input Lot No. Current Comp R Q TOP View SLOPE Gm Amp. OSC Current Sense/ Protect S + CLK Driver Logic 7 PVCC Output 6 SW VCC UVLO Soft Start TSD SCP 1 3 ADJ ●Pin No. & function table Pin No. Pin name 1 ADJ 2 VCC 3 ITH 4 GND 5 PGND 6 SW 7 PVCC 8 EN www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. R1 PGND 4 GND ITH RITH Fig.1 BD8960NV TOP View 5 CITH R2 Fig.2 BD8960NV Block Diagram PIN function Output voltage detect pin VCC power supply input pin GmAmp output pin/Connected phase compensation capacitor Ground Nch FET source pin Pch/Nch FET drain output pin Pch FET source pin Enable pin(Active High) 2/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Characteristics data (Reference data) 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 【VOUT=1.8V】 Ta=25℃ Io=2A 0.5 【VOUT=1.8V】 1.5 1.0 0.5 VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ Io=0A 1 2 3 4 INPUT VOLTAGE:VCC[V] 0 5 1 1.85 【VOUT=1.8V】 VCC=3.3V Io=0A 1.82 1.81 1.80 1.79 1.78 70 VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ 50 40 30 1.75 0 75 【VOUT=1.2V】 60 TEMPERATURE:Ta[℃] 100 1000 OU TPU T C U R R EN T:IO U T [mA] 0.40 1.10 1.05 1.00 0.95 0.90 10000 0.80 -25 CIRCUIT CURRENT:I CC [μA] 270 1.6 EN VOLTAGE:VEN[V] 0.25 PMOS 0.20 NMOS 0.10 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.05 0.00 0.0 0 25 50 75 TEMPERATURE:Ta[℃] 100 Fig.9 Ta-RONN, RONP www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 100 VCC=3.3V 240 210 180 150 120 90 60 30 0.2 -25 25 50 75 TEMPERATURE:Ta[℃] 300 VCC=3.3V 1.8 0.30 0.15 0 Fig.8 Ta-FOSC 2.0 VCC=3.3V 5 VCC=3.3V Fig.7 Efficiency Fig. 6 Ta-VOUT 0.35 1 2 3 4 OUTPUT CURRENT:IOUT[A] 0.85 10 100 【VOUT=1.8V】 VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ Fig.5 Iout-Vout 1.15 10 50 0 1.20 1.76 25 0.5 90 20 0 【VOUT=2.5V】 VCC=5V Ta=25℃ 1.0 100 1.77 -25 1.5 5 80 EFFICIENCY:η[%] OUTPUT VOLTAGE:VOUT[V] 1.83 4 2.0 Fig.4 Ven-Vout Fig.3 Vcc-Vout 1.84 2 3 EN VOLTAGE:VEN[V] FREQUENCY:FOSC[MHz] 0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 ON RESISTANCE:R ON [Ω] OUTPUT VOLTAGE:VOUT[V] 【VOUT=2.5V】 Ta=25℃ Io=0A OUTPUT VOLTAGE:VOUT[V] OUTPUT VOLTAGE:VOUT[V] 3.0 2.0 3.0 -25 0 25 50 75 TEMPERATURE:Ta[℃] Fig.10 Ta-VEN 3/14 100 0 -25 0 25 50 75 TEMPERATURE:Ta[℃] 100 Fig.11 Ta-ICC 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Characteristics data (Reference data) – Continued 1.2 【VOUT=1.8V】 FREQUENCY:FOSC[MHz] Ta=25℃ SW [VOUT=1.8V】 VCC=PVCC =EN 1.1 1 VOUT VOUT 0.9 0.8 2.7 VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ Io=0A 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.7 INPUT VOLTAGE:VCC [V] 5.1 5.5 Fig.12 Vcc-Fosc Fig.13 Soft start waveform 【VOUT=1.8V】 VOUT VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ Fig.14 SW waveform Io=10mA 【VOUT=1.8V】 VOUT IOUT IOUT VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ Fig. 15 Transient response Io=1A→2A(10μs) www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ Fig.16 Transient response Io=2A→1A(10μs) 4/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Information on advantages Advantage 1：Offers fast transient response with current mode control system. Conventional product (Load response IO=0.1A→0.6A) BD8960NV (Load response IO=1A→2A) VOUT VOUT 29mV 110mV IOUT IOUT Voltage drop due to sudden change in load was reduced by about 50%. Fig.17 Comparison of transient response Advantage 2： Offers high efficiency with synchronous rectifier 100 Utilizes the synchronous rectifying mode and the low on-resistance MOS FETs incorporated as power transistor. 90 80 EFFICIENCY:η[%] ON resistance of P-channel MOS FET : 200mΩ(Typ.) ON resistance of N-channel MOS FET : 160mΩ(Typ.) 70 【VOUT=1.2V】 60 VCC=3.3V Ta=25℃ 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 100 1000 OU TPU T C U R R EN T:IO U T [mA] 10000 Fig.18 Efficiency Advantage 3：・Supplied in smaller package due to small-sized power MOS FET incorporated. ・Output capacitor Co required for current mode control: 22μF ceramic capacitor ・Inductance L required for the operating frequency of 1 MHz: 2.2μH inductor Reduces a mounting area required. VCC 15mm Cin CIN RITH DC/DC Convertor Controller RITH L VOUT L 10mm CITH Co CO CITH Fig.19 Example application www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 5/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Operation BD8960NV is a synchronous rectifying step-down switching regulator that achieves faster transient response by employing current mode PWM control system. ○Synchronous rectifier It does not require the power to be dissipated by a rectifier externally connected to a conventional DC/DC converter IC, and its P.N junction shoot-through protection circuit limits the shoot-through current during operation, by which the power dissipation of the set is reduced. ○Current mode PWM control Synthesizes a PWM control signal with a inductor current feedback loop added to the voltage feedback. ・PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control The oscillation frequency for PWM is 1 MHz. SET signal form OSC turns ON a P-channel MOS FET (while a N-channel MOS FET is turned OFF), and an inductor current IL increases. The current comparator (Current Comp) receives two signals, a current feedback control signal (SENSE: Voltage converted from IL) and a voltage feedback control signal (FB), and issues a RESET signal if both input signals are identical to each other, and turns OFF the P-channel MOS FET (while a N-channel MOS FET is turned ON) for the rest of the fixed period. The PWM control repeat this operation. SENSE Current Comp RESET VOUT Level Shift R Q FB SET Gm Amp. ITH IL Driver Logic S VOUT SW Load OSC Fig.20 Diagram of current mode PWM control PVCC Current Comp SENSE Current Comp FB SET GND SET RESET GND RESET SW GND SW IL IL(AVE) VOUT VOUT(AVE) VOUT Fig.21 PWM switching timing chart www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 6/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Description of operations ・Soft-start function EN terminal shifted to “High” activates a soft-starter to gradually establish the output voltage with the current limited during startup, by which it is possible to prevent an overshoot of output voltage and an inrush current. ・Shutdown function With EN terminal shifted to “Low”, the device turns to Standby Mode, and all the function blocks including reference voltage circuit, internal oscillator and drivers are turned to OFF. Circuit current during standby is 0μF (Typ.). ・UVLO function Detects whether the input voltage sufficient to secure the output voltage of this IC is supplied. And the hysteresis width of 50mV (Typ.) is provided to prevent output chattering. Hysteresis 50mV VCC EN VOUT Tss Tss Tss Soft start Standby mode Operating mode Standby mode Standby mode Operating mode UVLO UVLO Operating mode Standby mode EN UVLO Fig.22 Soft start, Shutdown, UVLO timing chart ・Short-current protection circuit with time delay function Turns OFF the output to protect the IC from breakdown when the incorporated current limiter is activated continuously for the fixed time(TLATCH) or more. The output thus held tuned OFF may be recovered by restarting EN or by re-unlocking UVLO. EN Output OFF latch Output Short circuit Threshold Voltage VOUT IL Limit IL t1<TLATCH Standby mode t2=TLATCH Operating mode Standby mode Timer latch EN Operating mode EN Fig.23 Short-current protection circuit with time delay timing chart www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 7/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Switching regulator efficiency Efficiency ŋ may be expressed by the equation shown below: η= VOUT×IOUT Vin×Iin ×100[%]= POUT Pin ×100[%]= POUT POUT+PDα ×100[%] Efficiency may be improved by reducing the switching regulator power dissipation factors PDα as follows: Dissipation factors: 2 1) ON resistance dissipation of inductor and FET：PD(I R) 2) Gate charge/discharge dissipation：PD(Gate) 3) Switching dissipation：PD(SW) 4) ESR dissipation of capacitor：PD(ESR) 5) Operating current dissipation of IC：PD(IC) 2 2 1)PD(I R)=IOUT ×(RCOIL+RON) (RCOIL[Ω]：DC resistance of inductor, RON[Ω]：ON resistance of FET, IOUT[A]：Output current.) 2)PD(Gate)=Cgs×f×V (Cgs[F]：Gate capacitance of FET, f[H]：Switching frequency, V[V]：Gate driving voltage of FET) Vin2×CRSS×IOUT×f (CRSS[F]：Reverse transfer capacitance of FET, IDRIVE[A]：Peak current of gate.) IDRIVE 2 4)PD(ESR)=IRMS ×ESR (IRMS[A]：Ripple current of capacitor, ESR[Ω]：Equivalent series resistance.) 5)PD(IC)=Vin×ICC (ICC[A]：Circuit current.) 3)PD(SW)= ●Consideration on permissible dissipation and heat generation As this IC functions with high efficiency without significant heat generation in most applications, no special consideration is needed on permissible dissipation or heat generation. In case of extreme conditions, however, including lower input voltage, higher output voltage, heavier load, and/or higher temperature, the permissible dissipation and/or heat generation must be carefully considered. For dissipation, only conduction losses due to DC resistance of inductor and ON resistance of FET are considered. Because the conduction losses are considered to play the leading role among other dissipation mentioned above including gate charge/discharge dissipation and switching dissipation. ①3.9W Power dissipation:Pd [W] 4.0 ①for SON008V5060 JEDEC 4 layer board 76.2×114.3×1.6mm θj-a=32.1℃/W ②for SON008V5060 ROHM standard 1 layer board 70×70×1.6mm θj-a=138.9℃/W ③ IC only θj-a=195.3℃/W 3.0 P=IOUT2×RON RON=D×RONP+(1-D)RONN D：ON duty (=VOUT/VCC) RCOIL：DC resistance of coil RONP：ON resistance of P-channel MOS FET RONN：ON resistance of N-channel MOS FET IOUT：Output current 2.0 1.0 ②0.90W ③0.64W 0 0 25 50 75 100105 125 150 Ambient temperature:Ta [℃] Fig.24 Thermal derating curve (SON008V5060) If VCC=3.3V, VOUT=1.8V, RONP=0.2Ω, RONN=0.16Ω IOUT=2A, for example, D=VOUT/VCC=1.8/3.3=0.545 RON=0.545×0.20+(1-0.545)×0.16 =0.109+0.0728 =0.1818[Ω] P=22×0.1818＝0.7272W] As RONP is greater than RONN in this IC, the dissipation increases as the ON duty becomes greater. With the consideration on the dissipation as above, thermal design must be carried out with sufficient margin allowed. www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 8/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Selection of components externally connected 1. Selection of inductor (L) IL The inductance significantly depends on output ripple current. As seen in the equation (1), the ripple current decreases as the inductor and/or switching frequency increases. (VCC-VOUT)×VOUT ΔIL= [A]・・・(1) L×VCC×f ΔIL VCC IL Appropriate ripple current at output should be 20% more or less of the maximum output current. VOUT L ΔIL=0.2×IOUTmax. [A]・・・(2) Co L= Fig.25 Output ripple current (VCC-VOUT)×VOUT ΔIL×VCC×f [H]・・・(3) (ΔIL: Output ripple current, and f: Switching frequency) * Current exceeding the current rating of the inductor results in magnetic saturation of the inductor, which decreases efficiency. The inductor must be selected allowing sufficient margin with which the peak current may not exceed its current rating. If VCC=3.3V, VOUT=1.8V, f=1MHz, ΔIL=0.2×2A=0.4A, for example,(BD8960NV) L= (3.3-1.8)×1.8 0.4×3.3×1M =2.05μ → 2.2[μH] *Select the inductor of low resistance component (such as DCR and ACR) to minimize dissipation in the inductor for better efficiency. 2. Selection of output capacitor (CO) VCC Output capacitor should be selected with the consideration on the stability region and the equivalent series resistance required to smooth ripple voltage. VOUT L Output ripple voltage is determined by the equation (4)： ESR ΔVOUT=ΔIL×ESR [V]・・・(4) Co (ΔIL: Output ripple current, ESR: Equivalent series resistance of output capacitor) *Rating of the capacitor should be determined allowing sufficient margin against output voltage. A 22µF to 100µF ceramic capacitor is recommended. Less ESR allows reduction in output ripple voltage. Fig.26 Output capacitor 3. Selection of input capacitor (Cin) VCC Input capacitor to select must be a low ESR capacitor of the capacitance sufficient to cope with high ripple current to prevent high transient voltage. The ripple current IRMS is given by the equation (5): Cin VOUT L Co IRMS=IOUT× √VOUT(VCC-VOUT) VCC [A]・・・(5) < Worst case > IRMS(max.) When Vcc is twice the VOUT, IRMS= Fig.27 Input capacitor IOUT 2 If VCC=3.3V, VOUT=1.8V, and IOUTmax.=2A, (BD8960NV) IRMS=2× √1.8(3.3-1.8) 3.3 =0.99[ARMS] A low ESR 22μF/10V ceramic capacitor is recommended to reduce ESR dissipation of input capacitor for better efficiency. www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 9/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV 4. Determination of RITH, CITH that works as a phase compensator As the Current Mode Control is designed to limit a inductor current, a pole (phase lag) appears in the low frequency area due to a CR filter consisting of a output capacitor and a load resistance, while a zero (phase lead) appears in the high frequency area due to the output capacitor and its ESR. So, the phases are easily compensated by adding a zero to the power amplifier output with C and R as described below to cancel a pole at the power amplifier. fp(Min.) 1 2π×RO×CO 1 fz(ESR)= 2π×ESR×CO fp= A fp(Max.) Gain [dB] 0 fz(ESR) IOUTMin. Phase [deg] IOUTMax. Pole at power amplifier When the output current decreases, the load resistance Ro increases and the pole frequency lowers. 0 -90 fp(Min.)= 1 2π×ROMax.×CO [Hz]←with lighter load fp(Max.)= 1 2π×ROMin.×CO [Hz] ←with heavier load Fig.28 Open loop gain characteristics A fz(Amp.) Zero at power amplifier Gain [dB] Increasing capacitance of the output capacitor lowers the pole frequency while the zero frequency does not change. (This is because when the capacitance is doubled, the capacitor ESR reduces to half.) 0 Phase [deg] 0 fz(Amp.)= -90 1 2π×RITH×CITH Fig.29 Error amp phase compensation characteristics Cin VCC EN VOUT L VCC,PVCC SW ESR VOUT ITH VOUT GND,PGND RO CO RITH CITH Fig.30 Typical application Stable feedback loop may be achieved by canceling the pole fp (Min.) produced by the output capacitor and the load resistance with CR zero correction by the error amplifier. fz(Amp.)= fp(Min.) 1 2π×RITH×CITH www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. = 1 2π×ROMax.×CO 10/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV 5. Determination of output voltage The output voltage VOUT is determined by the equation (6): VOUT=(R2/R1+1)×VADJ・・・(6) VADJ: Voltage at ADJ terminal (0.8V Typ.) With R1 and R2 adjusted, the output voltage may be determined as required. L 6 Output SW Co R2 1 ADJ R1 Adjustable output voltage range : 1.0V～2.5V Fig.31 Determination of output voltage Use 1 kΩ～100 kΩ resistor for R1. If a resistor of the resistance higher than 100 kΩ is used, check the assembled set carefully for ripple voltage etc. 3.9 3.7 INPUT VOLTAGE : VCC[V] The lower limit of input voltage depends on the output voltage. Basically, it is recommended to use in the condition : VCCmin = VOUT+1.3V. Fig.32. shows the necessary output current value at the lower limit of input voltage. (DCR of inductor : 0.1Ω) This data is the characteristic value, so it’ doesn’t guarantee the operation range, 3.5 3.3 Vo=2.5V Vo=1.8V 3.1 Vo=2.0V 2.9 2.7 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 OUTPUT CURRENT : IOUT[A] Fig.32 minimum input voltage in each output voltage ●BD8960NV Cautions on PC Board layout VCC R2 1 2 R1 3 RITH ③ CITH 4 ADJ EN VCC PVCC ITH SW PGND GND 8 EN 7 6 5 L ① VOUT CIN ② Co GND Fig.33 Layout diagram ①For the sections drawn with heavy line, use thick conductor pattern as short as possible. ②Lay out the input ceramic capacitor CIN closer to the pins PVCC and PGND, and the output capacitor Co closer to the pin PGND. ③Lay out CITH and RITH between the pins ITH and GND as neat as possible with least necessary wiring. * SON008V5060 (BD8960NV) has thermal FIN on the reverse of the package. The package thermal performance may be enhanced by bonding the FIN to GND plane which take a large area of PCB. www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 11/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Recommended components Lists on above application Symbol Value Manufacturer Series Coil 2.2µH TDK LTF5022-2R2N3R2 CIN Ceramic capacitor 22µF Kyocera CM32X5R226M10A CO Ceramic capacitor L CITH RITH Part Ceramic capacitor Resistance Kyocera CM316B226M06A VOUT=1.0V 22µF 680pF murata GMR18 Serise VOUT=1.2V 560pF murata GMR18 Serise VOUT=1.5V 470pF murata GMR18 Serise VOUT=1.8V 330pF murata GMR18 Serise VOUT=2.5V 330pF murata GMR18 Serise VOUT=1.0V 10kΩ Rohm MCR03 Serise VOUT=1.2V 12kΩ Rohm MCR03 Serise VOUT=1.5V 15kΩ Rohm MCR03 Serise VOUT=1.8V 18kΩ Rohm MCR03 Serise VOUT=2.5V 18kΩ Rohm MCR03 Serise * The parts list presented above is an example of recommended parts. Although the parts are sound, actual circuit characteristics should be checked on your application carefully before use. Be sure to allow sufficient margins to accommodate variations between external devices and this IC when employing the depicted circuit with other circuit constants modified. Both static and transient characteristics should be considered in establishing these margins. When switching noise is substantial and may impact the system, a low pass filter should be inserted between the VCC and PVCC pins, and a schottky barrier diode established between the SW and PGND pins. ●I/O equivalence circuit ・EN pin PVCC ・SW pin PVCC PVCC EN SW ・ADJ pin ・ITH pin VCC ADJ ITH Fig.34 I/O equivalence circuit www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 12/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Notes of use 1. Absolute Maximum Ratings While utmost care is taken to quality control of this product, any application that may exceed some of the absolute maximum ratings including the voltage applied and the operating temperature range may result in breakage. If broken, short-mode or open-mode may not be identified. So if it is expected to encounter with special mode that may exceed the absolute maximum ratings, it is requested to take necessary safety measures physically including insertion of fuses. 2. Electrical potential at GND GND must be designed to have the lowest electrical potential In any operating conditions. 3. Short-circuiting between terminals, and mismounting When mounting to pc board, care must be taken to avoid mistake in its orientation and alignment. Failure to do so may result in IC breakdown. Short-circuiting due to foreign matters entered between output terminals, or between output and power supply or GND may also cause breakdown. 4.Operation in Strong electromagnetic field Be noted that using the IC in the strong electromagnetic radiation can cause operation failures. 5. Thermal shutdown protection circuit Thermal shutdown protection circuit is the circuit designed to isolate the IC from thermal runaway, and not intended to protect and guarantee the IC. So, the IC the thermal shutdown protection circuit of which is once activated should not be used thereafter for any operation originally intended. 6. Inspection with the IC set to a pc board If a capacitor must be connected to the pin of lower impedance during inspection with the IC set to a pc board, the capacitor must be discharged after each process to avoid stress to the IC. For electrostatic protection, provide proper grounding to assembling processes with special care taken in handling and storage. When connecting to jigs in the inspection process, be sure to turn OFF the power supply before it is connected and removed. 7. Input to IC terminals + This is a monolithic IC with P isolation between P-substrate and each element as illustrated below. This P-layer and the N-layer of each element form a P-N junction, and various parasitic element are formed. If a resistor is joined to a transistor terminal as shown in Fig 35. ○P-N junction works as a parasitic diode if the following relationship is satisfied; GND>Terminal A (at resistor side), or GND>Terminal B (at transistor side); and ○if GND>Terminal B (at NPN transistor side), a parasitic NPN transistor is activated by N-layer of other element adjacent to the above-mentioned parasitic diode. The structure of the IC inevitably forms parasitic elements, the activation of which may cause interference among circuits, and/or malfunctions contributing to breakdown. It is therefore requested to take care not to use the device in such manner that the voltage lower than GND (at P-substrate) may be applied to the input terminal, which may result in activation of parasitic elements. Resistor Transistor (NPN) Pin A Pin B C Pin B B E Pin A N P + N P P + N Parasitic element N P+ P substrate Parasitic element GND B N P P C + N E Parasitic element P substrate Parasitic element GND GND GND Other adjacent elements Fig.35 Simplified structure of monorisic IC 8. Ground wiring pattern If small-signal GND and large-current GND are provided, It will be recommended to separate the large-current GND pattern from the small-signal GND pattern and establish a single ground at the reference point of the set PCB so that resistance to the wiring pattern and voltage fluctuations due to a large current will cause no fluctuations in voltages of the small-signal GND. Pay attention not to cause fluctuations in the GND wiring pattern of external parts as well. 9 . Selection of inductor It is recommended to use an inductor with a series resistance element (DCR) 0.1Ω or less. Especially, in case output voltage is set 1.6V or more, note that use of a high DCR inductor will cause an inductor loss, resulting in decreased output voltage. Should this condition continue for a specified period (soft start time + timer latch time), output short circuit protection will be activated and output will be latched OFF. When using an inductor over 0.1Ω, be careful to ensure adequate margins for variation between external devices and this IC, including transient as well as static characteristics. Furthermore, in any case, it is recommended to start up the output with EN after supply voltage is within operation range. www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 13/14 2010.04 - Rev.B Technical Note BD8960NV ●Ordering part number B D 8 Part No. 9 6 0 N Part No. V - E 2 Package Packaging and forming specification NV : SON008V5060 E2: Embossed tape and reel SON008V5060 <Tape and Reel information> 6.0 ± 0.15 5.0±0.15 1.27 2 3 4 0.59 8 7 5 2000pcs Direction of feed S E2 The direction is the 1pin of product is at the upper left when you hold ( reel on the left hand and you pull out the tape on the right hand ) 3.6 ± 0.1 1 0.8 ± 0.1 C0.25 4.2±0.1 Embossed carrier tape Quantity (0.22) 0.08 S +0.03 0.02 -0.02 1.0MAX 1PIN MARK Tape 6 +0.05 0.4 -0.04 1pin Reel (Unit : mm) www.rohm.com © 2010 ROHM Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 14/14 Direction of feed ∗ Order quantity needs to be multiple of the minimum quantity. 2010.04 - Rev.B Notice Notes No copying or reproduction of this document, in part or in whole, is permitted without the consent of ROHM Co.,Ltd. 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