DATASHEET ISL6334AR5368 FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 VR11.1, 4-Phase PWM Controller with Light Load Efficiency Enhancement and Load Current Monitoring Features The ISL6334AR5368 controls microprocessor core voltage regulation by driving up to 4 interleaved synchronous-rectified buck channels in parallel. This multiphase architecture results in multiplying channel ripple frequency and reducing input and output ripple currents. Lower ripple results in fewer components, lower cost, reduced power dissipation, and smaller implementation area. Features Microprocessor loads can generate load transients with extremely fast edge rates and requires high efficiency at light load. The ISL6334AR5368 utilizes Intersil’s proprietary Active Pulse Positioning (APP), Adaptive Phase Alignment (APA) modulation scheme, active phase adding and dropping to achieve and maintain the extremely fast transient response with fewer output capacitors and high efficiency from light to full load. • Precision Multiphase Core Voltage Regulation - Differential Remote Voltage Sensing - ±0.5% Closed-loop System Accuracy Over Load, Line and Temperature - Bi-directional, Adjustable Reference-Voltage Offset The ISL6334AR5368 is designed to be completely compliant with Intel VR11.1 specifications. It accurately reports the load current via IMON pin to the microprocessor, which sends an active low PSI# signal to the controller at low power mode. The controller then enters 1- or 2-phase operation with diode emulation option to reduce magnetic core and switching losses, yielding high efficiency at light load. After the PSI# signal is de-asserted, the dropped phase(s) are added back to sustain heavy load transient response and efficiency. Today’s microprocessors require a tightly regulated output voltage position versus load current (droop). The ISL6334AR5368 senses the output current continuously by utilizing patented techniques to measure the voltage across the dedicated current sense resistor or the DCR of the output inductor. The sensed current flows out of FB pin to develop the precision voltage drop across the feedback resistor for droop control. Current sensing circuits also provide the needed signals for channel-current balancing, average overcurrent protection and individual phase current limiting. An NTC thermistor’s temperature is sensed via TM pin and internally digitized for thermal monitoring and for integrated thermal compensation of the current sense elements. • Intel VR11.1 Compliant • Proprietary Active Pulse Positioning (APP) and Adaptive Phase Alignment (APA) Modulation Scheme • Proprietary Active Phase Adding and Dropping with Diode Emulation Scheme For High Light Load Efficiency • Precision resistor or DCR Differential Current Sensing - Accurate Load-Line (Droop) Programming - Accurate Channel-Current Balancing - Accurate Load Current Monitoring via IMON Pin • Microprocessor Voltage Identification Input - Dynamic VID™ Technology for VR11.1 Requirement - 8-Bit VID, VR11 Compatible • Average Overcurrent Protection and Channel Current Limit • Precision Overcurrent Protection on IMON Pin • Thermal Monitoring and Overvoltage Protection • Integrated Programmable Temperature Compensation • Integrated Open Sense Line Protection • 1- to 4-Phase Operation, Coupled Inductor Compatibility • Adjustable Switching Frequency up to 1MHz Per Phase • Package Option - QFN Compliant to JEDEC PUB95 MO-220 QFN - Quad Flat No Leads - Product Outline • Pb-Free (RoHS Compliant) A unity gain, differential amplifier is provided for remote voltage sensing and completely eliminates any potential difference between remote and local grounds. This improves regulation and protection accuracy. The threshold-sensitive enable input is available to accurately coordinate the start-up of the ISL6334AR5368 with any other voltage rail. Dynamic-VID™ technology allows seamless on-the-fly VID changes. The offset pin allows accurate voltage offset settings that are independent of VID setting. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 1 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Ordering Information PART NUMBER (Notes 2, 3) PART MARKING TEMP. RANGE (°C) PACKAGE (Pb-Free) PKG. DWG. # ISL6334AIRZR5368 6334A IRZ -40 to +85 40 Ld 6x6 QFN L40.6x6 ISL6334AIRZ-TR5368 (Note 1) 6334A IRZ -40 to +85 40 Ld 6x6 QFN L40.6x6 ISL6334ACRZR5368 6334A CRZ 0 to +70 40 Ld 6x6 QFN L40.6x6 ISL6334ACRZ-TR5368 (Note 1) 6334A CRZ 0 to +70 40 Ld 6x6 QFN L40.6x6 NOTES: 1. Please refer to TB347 for details on reel specifications. 2. These Intersil Pb-free plastic packaged products employ special Pb-free material sets, molding compounds/die attach materials, and 100% matte tin plate plus anneal (e3 termination finish, which is RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free soldering operations). Intersil Pb-free products are MSL classified at Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD020. 3. For Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL), please see device information page for ISL6334AR5368. For more information on MSL please see techbrief TB363. Pinout FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 VID7 TM VR_HOT VR_FAN VR_RDY SS FS EN_VTT EN_PWR PWM3 ISL6334AR5368 (40 LD QFN) TOP VIEW 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 VID6 1 30 ISEN3- VID5 2 29 ISEN3+ VID4 3 28 ISEN1+ VID3 4 27 ISEN1- VID2 5 26 PWM1 VID1 6 25 PWM4 VID0 7 24 ISEN4- PSI# 8 23 ISEN4+ OFS 9 22 ISEN2+ IMON 10 21 ISEN2- 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DAC REF COMP FB VDIFF RGND VSEN TCOMP VCC PWM2 GND Page 2 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Controller and Driver Recommendation CONTROLLER ISL6334A DRIVER COMMENTS When PSI# is asserted low, the remained channel transmits normal CCM PWM that can be recognized by any Intersil driver such as ISL6612/ISL6614, ISL6596, ISL6610, and even ISL6622/ISL6620. The dropped channel remains in tri-state. # OF GATE GATE DRIVE VOLTAGE DRIVES DIODE EMULATION (DE) GATE DRIVE DROP (GVOT) COMMENTS ISL6622 12V Dual Yes Yes For PSI# channel and its coupled channel in coupled inductor applications or all channels ISL6622A, ISL6622B 12V Dual Yes No For PSI# channel and its coupled channel in coupled inductor applications or all channels. ISL6620, ISL6620A 5V Dual Yes No For PSI# channel and its coupled channel in coupled inductor applications or all channels ISL6612, ISL6612A 12V Dual No No For dropped phases or all channels with ISL6634A ISL6596 5V Dual No No For dropped phases or all channels with ISL6634A ISL6614, ISL6614A 12V Quad No No For dropped phases or all channels with ISL6634A ISL6610, ISL6610A 5V Quad No No For dropped phases or all channels with ISL6634A NOTE: Note: Intersil 5V and 12V drivers are mostly pin-to-pin compatible and allow dual footprint layout to optimize MOSFET selection and efficiency. Dual = One Synchronous Channel; Quad = Two Synchronous Channels. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 3 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 ISL6334AR5368 Block Diagram VDIFF VR_RDY RGND - VSEN + FS PSI# CLOCK AND RAMP GENERATOR X1 - POWER-ON RESET (POR) 0.875 + EN_VTT N - - + SOFT-START AND FAULT LOGIC + OVP 0.875 +175mV EN_PWR APP and APA MODULATOR PWM1 SS APP and APA MODULATOR VID7 PWM2 VID6 VID5 DYNAMIC VID D/A VID4 VID3 APP and APA MODULATOR VID2 PWM3 VID1 VID0 DAC OFS APP and APA MODULATOR PWM4 OFFSET REF + FB - CHANNEL CURRENT BALANCE AND PEAK CURRENT LIMIT E/A COMP 1.11V + - + OCP OCP CHANNEL DETECT N ISEN1+ I_TRIP ISEN1- - ISEN2+ 1 N IMON TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION ISEN3+ ISEN4+ ISEN4- THERMAL MONITOR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION GAIN ADJUST TM TCOMP VR_FAN FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 ISEN2ISEN3- 1.11V VR_HOT CHANNEL CURRENT SENSE GND Page 4 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Typical Application: 4-Phase VR with Integrated Thermal Compensation, PSI# (DE and GVOT) +12V BOOT PVCC +5V VCC VIN UGATE PHASE ISL6622 DRIVER FB COMP VCC DAC LGATE GND PWM REF VDIFF VSEN PWM1 RGND VTT ISEN1- EN_VTT +12V BOOT PVCC VIN ISEN1+ VR_RDY VCC VID7 PHASE ISL6334AR5368 ISL6334 VID6 UGATE ISL6612 DRIVER VID5 VID4 PWM2 VID3 VID2 LGATE GND PWM ISEN2- VID1 ISEN2+ VID0 +12V PSI# VR_FAN PWM3 VR_HOT ISEN3ISEN3+ VIN BOOT PVCC VIN µP LOAD VCC UGATE PHASE ISL6612 DRIVER EN_PWR +5V GND LGATE GND PWM PWM4 IMON ISEN4ISEN4+ TCOMP TM +5V OFS FS +5V SS +12V BOOT PVCC VCC VIN UGATE PHASE ISL6612 DRIVER NTC NTC: NTHS0805N02N6801, 6.8k, VISHAY FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 PWM LGATE GND Page 5 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Typical Application - 4-Phase VR with 1-Phase PSI# and without Diode Emulation and GVOT +12V BOOT PVCC +5V VCC VIN UGATE PHASE ISL6612 DRIVER COMP VCC FB DAC LGATE GND PWM REF VDIFF VSEN PWM1 RGND VTT ISEN1- EN_VTT +12V BOOT PVCC VIN ISEN1+ VR_RDY VCC VID7 PHASE ISL6334AR5368 ISL6334 VID6 UGATE ISL6612 DRIVER VID5 VID4 PWM2 VID3 VID2 LGATE GND PWM ISEN2- VID1 ISEN2+ VID0 +12V PSI# PWM3 VR_FAN PVCC VIN µP LOAD ISEN3- VR_HOT ISEN3+ VIN VCC UGATE PHASE ISL6612 DRIVER EN_PWR +5V BOOT GND PWM GND LGATE PWM4 ISEN4- IMON ISEN4+ TCOMP TM +5V OFS FS +5V SS +12V BOOT PVCC VCC VIN UGATE PHASE NTC NTC: NTHS0805N02N6801, 6.8k, VISHAY FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 ISL6612 DRIVER PWM LGATE GND Page 6 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Typical Application -VR with External Thermal Compensation, 2-Phase PSI# (no DE and GVOT) NTC o +12V +5V C VIN BOOT1 VCC UGATE1 PHASE1 COMP VCC FB DAC REF GND LGATE1 VDIFF VSEN RGND VTT ISL6614 DRIVER ISEN1+ EN_VTT PVCC 12V BOOT2 VIN ISEN1- VR_RDY PWM1 VID7 PWM1 UGATE2 PHASE2 VID6 ISL6334AR5368 ISL6334 VID5 LGATE2 VID4 VID3 PWM3 VID2 PGND PWM2 ISEN3- VID1 ISEN3+ VID0 PSI# ISEN2+ VR_FAN ISEN2- VR_HOT PWM2 VIN +12V VIN BOOT1 VCC µP LOAD UGATE1 EN_PWR PHASE1 +5V PWM4 GND GND ISEN4- LGATE1 ISEN4+ IMON ISL6614 DRIVER TCOMP TM OFS FS SS +5V PWM1 PVCC BOOT2 12V VIN UGATE2 PHASE2 NTC 5V 5V LGATE2 NTC: NTHS0805N02N6801, 6.8k, VISHAY FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 PWM2 PGND Page 7 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Absolute Maximum Ratings Thermal Information Supply Voltage, VCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+6V All Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GND -0.3V to VCC + 0.3V Thermal Resistance (Notes 4, 5) Operating Conditions Supply Voltage, VCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +5V ±5% Ambient Temperature ISL6334ACRZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0°C to +70°C ISL6334AIRZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-40°C to +85°C JA (°C/W) JC (°C/W) 40 Ld 6x6 QFN Package . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2 Maximum Junction Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +150°C Maximum Storage Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . .-65°C to +150°C Pb-Free Reflow Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .see link below http://www.intersil.com/pbfree/Pb-FreeReflow.asp CAUTION: Do not operate at or near the maximum ratings listed for extended periods of time. Exposure to such conditions may adversely impact product reliability and result in failures not covered by warranty. NOTES: 4. JA is measured in free air with the component mounted on a high effective thermal conductivity test board with “direct attach” features. See Tech Brief TB379 5. For JC, the “case temp” location is the center of the exposed metal pad on the package underside. Electrical Specifications Operating Conditions: VCC = 5V Unless Otherwise Specified. Boldface limits apply over the operating temperature ranges, -40°C to +85°C or 0°C to +70°C. PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN (Note 6) TYP MAX (Note 6) UNITS VCC SUPPLY CURRENT Nominal Supply VCC = 5VDC; EN_PWR = 5VDC; RT = 100k ISEN1 = ISEN2 = ISEN3 = ISEN4 = 80µA - 16 20 mA Shutdown Supply VCC = 5VDC; EN_PWR = 0VDC; RT = 100k - 14 17 mA VCC Rising POR Threshold 4.3 4.4 4.5 V VCC Falling POR Threshold 3.75 3.88 4.0 V EN_PWR Rising Threshold 0.875 0.897 0.920 V EN_PWR Falling Threshold 0.735 0.752 0.770 V EN_VTT Rising Threshold 0.875 0.897 0.920 V EN_VTT Falling Threshold 0.735 0.752 0.770 V POWER-ON RESET AND ENABLE REFERENCE VOLTAGE AND DAC System Accuracy of ISL6334ACRZ (VID = 1V to 1.6V, TJ = 0°C to +70°C) (Note 7, Closed-Loop) -0.5 - 0.5 %VID System Accuracy of ISL6334ACRZ (VID = 0.5V to 1V, TJ = 0°C to +70°C) (Note 7, Closed-Loop) -5 - 5 mV System Accuracy of ISL6334AIRZ (VID = 1V to 1.6V, TJ = -40°C to +85°C) (Note 7, Closed-Loop) -0.6 - 0.6 %VID System Accuracy of ISL6334AIRZ (VID = 0.8V to 1V, TJ = -40°C to +85°C) (Note 7, Closed-Loop) -6 - 6 mV System Accuracy of ISL6334AIRZ (VID = 0.5V to 0.8V, TJ = -40°C to +85°C) (Note 7, Closed-Loop) -7 - 7 mV VID Pull-up After tD3 30 40 50 µA VID Input Low Level - - 0.4 V VID Input High Level 0.8 - - V Max DAC Source Current 3.5 - - mA Max DAC Sink Current 100 - - µA 50 - - µA Max REF Source/Sink Current FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 (Note 8) Page 8 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Electrical Specifications Operating Conditions: VCC = 5V Unless Otherwise Specified. Boldface limits apply over the operating temperature ranges, -40°C to +85°C or 0°C to +70°C. (Continued) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN (Note 6) TYP MAX (Note 6) UNITS 390 400 415 mV 1.574 1.60 1.635 V PIN-ADJUSTABLE OFFSET Voltage at OFS Pin Offset resistor connected to ground Voltage below VCC, offset resistor connected to VCC OSCILLATORS Accuracy of Switching Frequency Setting RT = 100k 225 250 275 kHz Adjustment Range of Switching Frequency (Note 8) 0.08 - 1.0 MHz Soft-start Ramp Rate RSS = 100k(Notes 8, 9, 10) - 1.563 - mV/µs Adjustment Range of Soft-Start Ramp Rate (Note 8) 0.625 - 6.25 mV/µs (Note 8) - 1.5 - V Open-Loop Gain RL = 10k to ground (Note 8) - 96 - dB Open-Loop Bandwidth (Note 8) - 80 - MHz Slew Rate (Note 8) - 25 - V/µs Maximum Output Voltage 3.8 4.4 4.9 V Output High Voltage @ 2mA 3.6 - - V Output Low Voltage @ 2mA - - 1.6 V - 20 - MHz PWM GENERATOR Sawtooth Amplitude ERROR AMPLIFIER REMOTE-SENSE AMPLIFIER (Note 4) Bandwidth (Note 8) Output High Current VSEN - RGND = 2.5V -500 - 500 µA Output High Current VSEN - RGND = 0.6 -500 - 500 µA Sink Impedance PWM = Low with 1mA Load 100 220 300 Source Impedance PWM = High, Forced to 3.7V 200 320 400 High Signal Threshold - - 0.8 V Low Signal Threshold 0.4 - - V ISEN1 = ISEN2 = ISEN3 = ISEN4 = 40µA; CS Offset and Mirror Error Included, RISENx = 200 36.5 - 42 µA ISEN1 = ISEN2 = ISEN3 = ISEN4 = 80µA; CS Offset and Mirror Error Included, RISENx = 200 74 - 83 µA Overcurrent Trip Level for Average Current At Normal CCM PWM Mode CS Offset and Mirror Error Included, RISENx = 200 88 97 106 µA Overcurrent Trip Level for Average Current at PSI# Mode N = 4, Drop to 1 Phase - 96 - µA 115 129 146 µA 1.085 1.11 1.14 V 38.7 39.1 39.6 %VCC PWM OUTPUT PSI# INPUT CURRENT SENSE AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTION Sensed Current Tolerance Peak Current Limit for Individual Channel IMON Clamped and OCP Trip Level THERMAL MONITORING AND FAN CONTROL TM Input Voltage for VR_FAN Trip FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 9 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Electrical Specifications Operating Conditions: VCC = 5V Unless Otherwise Specified. Boldface limits apply over the operating temperature ranges, -40°C to +85°C or 0°C to +70°C. (Continued) MIN (Note 6) TYP MAX (Note 6) UNITS TM Input Voltage for VR_FAN Reset 44.6 45.1 45.5 %VCC TM Input Voltage for VR_HOT Trip 32.9 33.3 33.7 %VCC TM Input Voltage for VR_HOT Reset 38.7 39.1 39.6 %VCC PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS Leakage Current of VR_FAN With external pull-up resistor connected to VCC - - 5 µA VR_FAN Low Voltage With 1.24k resistor pull-up to VCC, IVR_FAN = 4mA - - 0.3 V Leakage Current of VR_HOT With external pull-up resistor connected to VCC - - 5 µA VR_HOT Low Voltage With 1.24k resistor pull-up to VCC, IVR_HOT = 4mA - - 0.3 V Leakage Current of VR_RDY With pull-up resistor externally connected to VCC - - 5 µA VR_RDY Low Voltage IVR_RDY = 4mA - - 0.3 V Undervoltage Threshold VDIFF Falling 48 50 52 %VID VR_RDY Reset Voltage VDIFF Rising 57 59.6 62 %VID Overvoltage Protection Threshold Before valid VID 1.250 1.273 1.300 V 158 175 190 mV - 100 - mV VR READY AND PROTECTION MONITORS After valid VID, the voltage above VID Overvoltage Protection Reset Hysteresis NOTES: 6. Parameters with MIN and/or MAX limits are 100% tested at +25°C, unless otherwise specified. Temperature limits established by characterization and are not production tested. 7. These parts are designed and adjusted for accuracy with all errors in the voltage loop included. 8. Limits should be considered typical and are not production tested. 9. During soft-start, VDAC rises from 0V to 1.1V first and then ramp to VID voltage after receiving valid VID. 10. Soft-start ramp rate is determined by the adjustable soft-start oscillator frequency at the speed of 6.25mV per cycle. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 10 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Functional Pin Description VCC - Supplies the power necessary to operate the chip. The controller starts to operate when the voltage on this pin exceeds the rising POR threshold and shuts down when the voltage on this pin drops below the falling POR threshold. Connect this pin directly to a +5V supply. GND - Bias and reference ground for the IC. The bottom metal base of ISL6334AR5368 is the GND. EN_PWR - This pin is a threshold-sensitive enable input for the controller. Connecting the 12V supply to EN_PWR through an appropriate resistor divider provides a means to synchronize power-up of the controller and the MOSFET driver ICs. When EN_PWR is driven above 0.875V, the ISL6334AR5368 is active depending on status of the EN_VTT, the internal POR, and pending fault states. Driving EN_PWR below 0.745V will clear all fault states and prime the ISL6334AR5368 to soft-start when re-enabled. EN_VTT - This pin is another threshold-sensitive enable input for the controller. It’s typically connected to VTT output of VTT voltage regulator in the computer mother board. When EN_VTT is driven above 0.875V, the ISL6334AR5368 is active depending on status of the EN_PWR, the internal POR, and pending fault states. Driving EN_VTT below 0.745V will clear all fault states and prime the ISL6334AR5368 to soft-start when re-enabled. VDIFF, VSEN and RGND - VSEN and RGND form the precision differential remote-sense amplifier. This amplifier converts the differential voltage of the remote output to a single-ended voltage referenced to local ground. VDIFF is the amplifier’s output and the input to the regulation and protection circuitry. Connect VSEN and RGND to the sense pins of the remote load. FB and COMP - Inverting input and output of the error amplifier respectively. FB can be connected to VDIFF through a resistor. A properly chosen resistor between VDIFF and FB can set the load line (droop), because the sensed current will flow out of FB pin. The droop scale factor is set by the ratio of the ISEN resistors and the inductor DCR or the dedicated current sense resistor. COMP is tied back to FB through an external R-C network to compensate the regulator. DAC and REF - The DAC pin is the output of the precision internal DAC reference. The REF pin is the positive input of the Error Amplifier. In typical applications, a 1k, 1% resistor is used between DAC and REF to generate a precision offset voltage. This voltage is proportional to the offset current determined by the offset resistor from OFS to ground or VCC. A capacitor is used between REF and ground to smooth the voltage transition during Dynamic VID™ operations. OVP occurs, VR_RDY will be pulled to low. It will also be pulled low if the output voltage is below the undervoltage threshold. OFS - The OFS pin can be used to program a DC offset current, which will generate a DC offset voltage between the REF and DAC pins. The offset current is generated via an external resistor and precision internal voltage references. The polarity of the offset is selected by connecting the resistor to GND or VCC. For no offset, the OFS pin should be left unterminated. TCOMP - Temperature compensation scaling input. The voltage sensed on the TM pin is utilized as the temperature input to adjust IDROOP and the overcurrent protection limit to effectively compensate for the temperature coefficient of the current sense element. To implement the integrated temperature compensation, a resistor divider circuit is needed with one resistor being connected from TCOMP to VCC of the controller and another resistor being connected from TCOMP to GND. Changing the ratio of the resistor values will set the gain of the integrated thermal compensation. When integrated temperature compensation function is not used, connect TCOMP to GND. TM - TM is an input pin for the VR temperature measurement. Connect this pin through an NTC thermistor to GND and a resistor to VCC of the controller. The voltage at this pin is reverse proportional to the VR temperature. The ISL6334AR5368 monitors the VR temperature based on the voltage at the TM pin and outputs VR_HOT and VR_FAN signals. VR_HOT - VR_HOT is used as an indication of high VR temperature. It is an open-drain logic output. It will be pulled low if the measured VR temperature is less than a certain level, and open when the measured VR temperature reaches a certain level. A external pull-up resistor is needed. VR_FAN - VR_FAN is an output pin with open-drain logic output. It will be pulled low if the measured VR temperature is less than a certain level, and open when the measured VR temperature reaches a certain level. A external pull-up resistor is needed. PWM1, PWM2, PWM3, PWM4 - Pulse width modulation outputs. Connect these pins to the PWM input pins of the Intersil driver IC. The number of active channels is determined by the state of PWM2, PWM3 and PWM4. Tie PWM2 to VCC to configure for 1-phase operation. Tie PWM3 to VCC to configure for 2-phase operation. Tie PWM4 to VCC to configure for 3-phase operation. In addition, tie PSI# to GND to configure for single phase operation with diode emulation. VR_RDY - VR_RDY indicates that soft-start has completed and the output voltage is within the regulated range around VID setting. It is an open-drain logic output. When OCP or FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 11 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 ISEN1+, ISEN1-; ISEN2+, ISEN2-; ISEN3+, ISEN3-; ISEN4+, ISEN4- - The ISEN+ and ISEN- pins are current sense inputs to individual differential amplifiers. The sensed current is used for channel current balancing, overcurrent protection, and droop regulation. Inactive channels should have their respective current sense inputs left open (for example, open ISEN4+ and ISEN4- for 3-phase operation). Phase coupled, or (n-x)-Phase coupled inductors when PSI# is asserted (active low). Different cases yield different PWM output behavior on both dropped phase(s) and remained phase(s) as PSI# is asserted and de-asserted. A high input signal pulls the controller back to normal operation. For DCR sensing, connect each ISEN- pin to the node between the RC sense elements. Tie the ISEN+ pin to the other end of the sense capacitor through a resistor, RISEN. The voltage across the sense capacitor is proportional to the inductor current. Therefore, the sense current is proportional to the inductor current and scaled by the DCR of the inductor and RISEN. Multiphase Power Conversion To match the time delay of the internal circuit, a capacitor is needed between each ISEN+ pin and GND, as described in “Current Sensing” on page 14. IMON - IMON is the output pin of sensed, thermally compensated (if internal thermal compensation is used) average current. The voltage at IMON pin is proportional to the load current and the resistor value, and internally clamped to 1.11V plus the remote ground potential difference. If the clamped voltage (1.11V) is triggered, it will initiate the overcurrent shutdown. By choosing the proper value for the resistor at IMON pin, the overcurrent trip level can be set to be lower than the fixed internal overcurrent threshold. During the dynamic VID, the OCP function of this pin is disable to avoid falsely triggering. Tie it to GND if not used. FS - Use this pin to set up the desired switching frequency. A resistor, placed from FS to ground/VCC will set the switching frequency. The relationship between the value of the resistor and the switching frequency will be approximated by Equation 3. This pin is also used with SS and PSI# pins for phase dropping decoding. See Table 1. SS - Use this pin to set up the desired start-up oscillator frequency. A resistor placed from SS to ground/VCC will set up the soft-start ramp rate. The relationship between the value of the resistor and the soft-start ramp up time will be approximated by Equations 15 and 16. This pin is also used with FS and PSI# pins for phase dropping decoding. See Table 1. Operation Microprocessor load current profiles have changed to the point that the advantages of multiphase power conversion are impossible to ignore. The technical challenges associated with producing a single-phase converter (which are both costeffective and thermally viable), have forced a change to the cost-saving approach of multiphase. The ISL6334AR5368 controller helps reduce the complexity of implementation by integrating vital functions and requiring minimal output components. The block diagrams on pages 5, 6 and 7 provide top level views of multiphase power conversion using the ISL6334AR5368 controller. Interleaving The switching of each channel in a multiphase converter is timed to be symmetrically out-of-phase with each of the other channels. In a 3-phase converter, each channel switches 1/3 cycle after the previous channel and 1/3 cycle before the following channel. As a result, the 3-phase converter has a combined ripple frequency three times greater than the ripple frequency of any one phase. In addition, the peak-to-peak amplitude of the combined inductor currents is reduced in proportion to the number of phases (Equations 1 and 2). Increased ripple frequency and lower ripple amplitude mean that the designer can use less per-channel inductance and lower total output capacitance for any performance specification. Figure 1 illustrates the multiplicative effect on output ripple frequency. The three channel currents (IL1, IL2, and IL3) combine to form the AC ripple current and the DC load current. The ripple component has three times the ripple frequency of each individual channel current. Each PWM pulse is terminated 1/3 of a cycle after the PWM pulse of the previous phase. The DC components of the inductor currents combine to feed the load. VID7, VID6, VID5, VID4, VID3, VID2, VID1 and VID0 - These are the inputs to the internal DAC that generates the reference voltage for output regulation. All VID pins have no internal pullup current sources until after TD3. Connect these pins either to open-drain outputs with external pull-up resistors or to activepull-up outputs, as high as VCC plus 0.3V. PSI# - A low input signal indicates the low power mode operation of the processor. The controller drops the number of active phases to single or 2-phase operation, according to the logic on Table 1 on page 14. The PSI# pin, SS, and FS pins are used to program the controller in operation of non-coupled, 2- FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 12 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 . V IN – N V OUT V OUT I C, PP = ----------------------------------------------------------L fS V IL1 + IL2 + IL3, 7A/DIV (EQ. 2) IN Another benefit of interleaving is to reduce input ripple current. Input capacitance is determined in part by the maximum input ripple current. Multiphase topologies can improve overall system cost and size by lowering input ripple current and allowing the designer to reduce the cost of input capacitance. The example in Figure 2 illustrates input currents from a threephase converter combining to reduce the total input ripple current. IL1, 7A/DIV PWM1, 5V/DIV IL2, 7A/DIV PWM2, 5V/DIV IL3, 7A/DIV PWM3, 5V/DIV 1µs/DIV FIGURE 1. PWM AND INDUCTOR-CURRENT WAVEFORMS FOR 3-PHASE CONVERTER To understand the reduction of ripple current amplitude in the multiphase circuit, examine Equation 1, which represents an individual channel’s peak-to-peak inductor current. V IN – V OUT V OUT I PP = ----------------------------------------------------L F SW V (EQ. 1) IN In Equation 1, VIN and VOUT are the input and output voltages respectively, L is the single-channel inductor value, and FSW is the switching frequency. INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT, 10A/DIV The converter depicted in Figure 2 delivers 36A to a 1.5V load from a 12V input. The RMS input capacitor current is 5.9A. Compare this to a single-phase converter also stepping down 12V to 1.5V at 36A. The single-phase converter has 11.9ARMS input capacitor current. The single-phase converter must use an input capacitor bank with twice the RMS current capacity as the equivalent three-phase converter. Figures 18, 19 and 20 in the section entitled “Input Capacitor Selection” on page 28 can be used to determine the input capacitor RMS current based on load current, duty cycle, and the number of channels. They are provided as aids in determining the optimal input capacitor solution. Figure 21 shows the single phase input-capacitor RMS current for comparison. PWM Modulation Scheme CHANNEL 1 INPUT CURRENT 10A/DIV CHANNEL 2 INPUT CURRENT 10A/DIV CHANNEL 3 INPUT CURRENT 10A/DIV 1µs/DIV FIGURE 2. CHANNEL INPUT CURRENTS AND INPUTCAPACITOR RMS CURRENT FOR 3-PHASE CONVERTER The output capacitors conduct the ripple component of the inductor current. In the case of multiphase converters, the capacitor current is the sum of the ripple currents from each of the individual channels. Compare Equation 1 to the expression for the peak-to-peak current after the summation of N symmetrically phase-shifted inductor currents in Equation 2. Peak-to-peak ripple current decreases by an amount proportional to the number of channels. Output voltage ripple is a function of capacitance, capacitor equivalent series resistance (ESR), and inductor ripple current. Reducing the inductor ripple current allows the designer to use fewer or less costly output capacitors. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 The ISL6334AR5368 adopts Intersil's proprietary Active Pulse Positioning (APP) modulation scheme to improve transient performance. APP control is a unique dual-edge PWM modulation scheme with both PWM leading and trailing edges being independently moved to give the best response to transient loads. The PWM frequency, however, is constant and set by the external resistor between the FS pin and GND. To further improve the transient response, the ISL6334AR5368 also implements Intersil's proprietary Adaptive Phase Alignment (APA) technique. APA, with sufficiently large load step currents, can turn on all phases together. With both APP and APA control, ISL6334AR5368 can achieve excellent transient performance and reduce demand on the output capacitors. Under steady state conditions, the operation of the ISL6334AR5368 PWM modulators appear to be that of a conventional trailing edge modulator. Conventional analysis and design methods can therefore be used for steady state and small signal operation. PWM and PSI# Operation The timing of each channel is set by the number of active channels. The default channel setting for the ISL6334AR5368 is four. The switching cycle is defined as the time between PWM pulse termination signals of each channel. The cycle time of the pulse signal is the inverse of the switching frequency set by the resistor between the FS pin and ground. Page 13 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 For 4-channel operation, the channel firing order is 1-2-3-4: PWM3 pulse happens 1/4 of a cycle after PWM4, PWM2 output follows another 1/4 of a cycle after PWM3, and PWM1 delays another 1/4 of a cycle after PWM2. For 3-channel operation, the channel firing order is 1-2-3. Connecting PWM4 to VCC selects three channel operation and the pulse times are spaced in 1/3 cycle increments. If PWM3 is connected to VCC, two channel operation is selected and the PWM2 pulse happens 1/2 of a cycle after PWM1 pulse. If PWM2 is connected to VCC, only Channel 1 operation is selected. In addition, tie PSI# to GND to configure for single or 2-phase operation with diode emulation on remaining channel(s), Channel 1 or Channels 1 and 3. When PSI# is asserted low, indicating the low power mode operation of the processor, the controller drops the number of active phases according to the logic on Table 1 for highlight load efficiency performance. SS and FS pins are used to program the controller in operation of non-coupled, 2-phase coupled, or (n-x)Phase coupled inductors. Different cases yield different PWM output behaviors on both dropped phase(s) and remained phase(s) as PSI# is asserted and de-asserted. A high PSI# input signal pulls the controller back to normal CCM PWM operation to sustain an immediate heavy transient load and high efficiency. Note that “n-x” means n-x phase coupled and x phase(s) are uncoupled. TABLE 1. PSI# OPERATION DECODING Switching Frequency Switching frequency is determined by the selection of the frequency-setting resistor, RT, which is connected from FS pin to GND or VCC. Equation 3 and Figure 3 are provided to assist in selecting the correct resistor value. 10 2.5X10 R T = -------------------------F SW (EQ. 3) where FSW is the switching frequency of each phase. 250 200 150 100 50 0 100k 200k 300k 400k 500k 600k 700k 800k 900k 1M SWITCHING FREQUENCY (Hz) FIGURE 3. SWITCHING FREQUENCY vs RT Current Sensing PSI# FS SS Non CI or (n-1) CI Drops to 1-phase 0 0 0 Non CI or (n-2) CI Drops to 2-phase 0 0 1 2-phase CI Drops to 1-phase 0 1 0 2-phase CI Drops to 2-phase 0 1 1 Normal CCM PWM Mode 1 x x The dropped PWM is forced low for 200ns (uncoupled case) or until falling edge of coupled PWM (coupled case) then pulled to VCC/2, while the remained PWM(s) sends out a special 3-level PWM protocol that the dedicated VR11.1 drivers can decode and then enter diode emulation mode with gate drive voltage optimization. The ISL6334AR5368 only generates 2-level normal CCM PWM except for faults. No dedicated VR11.1 driver is required. See “Controller and Driver Recommendation” on page 3. While the controller is operational (VCC above POR, EN_VTT and EN_PWR are both high,valid VID inputs), it can pull the PWM pins to ~40% of VCC (~2V for 5V VCC bias) during various stages, such as soft-start delay, phase shedding operation, or fault conditions (OC or OV events). The matching driver’s internal PWM resistor divider can further raise the PWM potential, but not lower it below the level set by the controller IC. Therefore, the controller’s PWM outputs are FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 directly compatible with Intersil drivers that require 5V PWM signal amplitudes. Drivers requiring 3.3V PWM signal amplitudes are generally incompatible. FREQUENCY-SETTING RESISTOR VALUE (RT) The PWM signals command the MOSFET driver to turn on/off the channel MOSFETs. The ISL6334AR5368 senses current continuously for fast response. The ISL6334AR5368 supports inductor DCR sensing, or resistive sensing techniques. The associated channel current sense amplifier uses the ISEN inputs to reproduce a signal proportional to the inductor current, IL. The sense current, ISEN, is proportional to the inductor current. The sensed current is used for current balance, load-line regulation, and overcurrent protection. The internal circuitry, shown in Figures 4 and 5, represents one channel of an N-channel converter. This circuitry is repeated for each channel in the converter, but may not be active depending on the status of the PWM2, PWM3 and PWM4 pins, as described in “PWM and PSI# Operation” on page 13. The input bias current of the current sensing amplifier is typically 60nA; less than 5k input impedance is preferred to minimized the offset error. INDUCTOR DCR SENSING An inductor’s winding is characteristic of a distributed resistance, as measured by the DCR (Direct Current Resistance) parameter. Consider the inductor DCR as a separate lumped quantity, as shown in Figure 4. The channel current IL, flowing through the inductor, will also pass through Page 14 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 the DCR. Equation 4 shows the S-domain equivalent voltage across the inductor VL. V L s = I L s L + DCR (EQ. 4) A simple R-C network across the inductor extracts the DCR voltage, as shown in Figure 4. VIN I s L L ISL6596 DCR VOUT INDUCTOR + + R C For accurate current sense, a dedicated current-sense resistor RSENSE in series with each output inductor can serve as the current sense element (see Figure 5). This technique is more accurate, but reduces overall converter efficiency due to the additional power loss on the current sense element RSENSE. The same capacitor CT is needed to match the time delay between ISEN- and ISEN+ signals. Select the proper CT to keep the time constant of RISEN and CT (RISEN x CT) close to 27ns. (EQ. 7) The inductor DCR value will increase as the temperature increases. Therefore, the sensed current will increase as the temperature of the current sense element increases. In order to compensate the temperature effect on the sensed current signal, a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) resistor can be selected for the sense resistor RISEN, or the integrated temperature compensation function of ISL6334AR5368 should be utilized. The integrated temperature compensation function is described in “External Temperature Compensation” on page 24. RISEN(n) In ISEN-(n) + - ISEN+(n) RESISTIVE SENSING R SENSE I SEN = I L ----------------------R ISEN ISL6334AR5368 INTERNAL CIRCUIT CURRENT SENSE (EQ. 6) ISEN Equation 7 shows the ratio of the channel current to the sensed current ISEN. - VC(s) PWM(n) COUT - VL DCR I SEN = I L -----------------R CT DCR I SEN = I ----------------LR ISEN L IL RSENSE VOUT COUT FIGURE 4. DCR SENSING CONFIGURATION ISL6334AR5368 INTERNAL CIRCUIT The voltage on the capacitor VC, can be shown to be proportional to the channel current IL. See Equation 5. L s ------------+ 1 DCR I L DCR V C s = -------------------------------------------------------------------- s RC + 1 (EQ. 5) If the R-C network components are selected such that the RC time constant (= R*C) matches the inductor time constant (= L/DCR), the voltage across the capacitor VC is equal to the voltage drop across the DCR, i.e., proportional to the channel current. With the internal low-offset current amplifier, the capacitor voltage VC is replicated across the sense resistor RISEN. Therefore, the current out of ISEN+ pin, ISEN, is proportional to the inductor current. Because of the internal filter at ISEN- pin, one capacitor, CT, is needed to match the time delay between the ISEN- and ISEN+ signals. Select the proper CT to keep the time constant of RISEN and CT (RISEN x CT) close to 27ns. Equation 6 shows that the ratio of the channel current to the sensed current, ISEN, is driven by the value of the sense resistor and the DCR of the inductor. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 RISEN(n) In CURRENT ISEN-(n) SENSE + - ISEN+(n) CT R SENSE I SEN = I ------------------------L R ISEN FIGURE 5. SENSE RESISTOR IN SERIES WITH INDUCTORS Channel-Current Balance The sensed current In from each active channel is summed together and divided by the number of active channels. The resulting average current IAVG provides a measure of the total load current. Channel current balance is achieved by comparing the sensed current of each channel to the average current to make an appropriate adjustment to the PWM duty cycle of each channel with Intersil’s patented current-balance method. Channel current balance is essential in achieving the thermal advantage of multiphase operation. With good current balance, Page 15 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 the power loss is equally dissipated over multiple devices and a greater area. Voltage Regulation The compensation network shown in Figure 6 assures that the steady-state error in the output voltage is limited only to the error in the reference voltage (output of the DAC) and offset errors in the OFS current source, remote-sense and error amplifiers. Intersil specifies the guaranteed tolerance of the ISL6334AR5368 to include the combined tolerances of each of these elements. The sensed average current IAVG is tied to FB internally. This current will develop voltage drop across the resistor between FB and VDIFF pins for droop control. ISL6334AR5368 can not be used for non-droop applications. The output of the error amplifier, VCOMP, is compared to sawtooth waveforms to generate the PWM signals. The PWM signals control the timing of the Intersil MOSFET drivers and regulate the converter output to the specified reference voltage. The internal and external circuitry, which control voltage regulation, are illustrated in Figure 6. EXTERNAL CIRCUIT RC CC COMP ISL6334AR5368 INTERNAL CIRCUIT DAC RREF REF CREF + - FB RFB + VDROOP - VOUT+ VOUT- VCOMP ERROR AMPLIFIER IAVG VDIFF VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VOLTAGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.59375 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.58750 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.58125 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.57500 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.56875 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.56250 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.55625 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.55000 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1.54375 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.53750 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1.53125 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.52500 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.51875 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.51250 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.50625 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.50000 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1.49375 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.48750 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.48125 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.47500 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1.46875 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.46250 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.45625 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.45000 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1.44375 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.43750 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.43125 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1.42500 DIFFERENTIAL REMOTE-SENSE AMPLIFIER FIGURE 6. OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND LOAD-LINE REGULATION WITH OFFSET ADJUSTMENT The ISL6334AR5368 incorporates an internal differential remote-sense amplifier in the feedback path. The amplifier removes the voltage error encountered when measuring the output voltage relative to the local controller ground reference point, resulting in a more accurate means of sensing output voltage. Connect the microprocessor sense pins to the noninverting input, VSEN, and inverting input, RGND, of the remote-sense amplifier. The remote-sense output, VDIFF, is connected to the inverting input of the error amplifier through an external resistor. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 TABLE 2. VR11 VID 8 BIT + VSEN RGND A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) generates a reference voltage based on the state of logic signals at pins VID7 through VID0. The DAC decodes the eight 6-bit logic signal (VID) into one of the discrete voltages shown in Table 2. All VID pins have no internal pull-up current sources after tD3. After tD3, each VID input offers a minimum 30µA pull-up to an internal 2.5V source for use with open-drain outputs. The pull-up current diminishes to zero above the logic threshold to protect voltage-sensitive output devices. External pull-up resistors can augment the pull-up current sources in case leakage into the driving device is greater than 30µA. Page 16 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 TABLE 2. VR11 VID 8 BIT (Continued) TABLE 2. VR11 VID 8 BIT (Continued) VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VOLTAGE VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VOLTAGE 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1.41875 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.16875 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.41250 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.16250 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.40625 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.15625 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.40000 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.15000 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.39375 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1.14375 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.38750 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.13750 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1.38125 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1.13125 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.37500 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.12500 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1.36875 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.11875 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.36250 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.11250 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.35625 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.10625 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.35000 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.10000 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1.34375 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1.09375 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.33750 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.08750 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1.33125 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.08125 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.32500 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.07500 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1.31875 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1.06875 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.31250 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.06250 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.30625 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.05625 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.30000 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.05000 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.29375 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1.04375 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.28750 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.03750 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.28125 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.03125 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1.27500 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1.02500 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.26875 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1.01875 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.26250 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.01250 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.25625 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.00625 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.25000 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.00000 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.24375 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.99375 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.23750 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.98750 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1.23125 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.98125 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.22500 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.97500 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.21875 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.96875 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.21250 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.96250 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.20625 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.95625 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.20000 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.95000 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.19375 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.94375 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.18750 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.93750 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.18125 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.93125 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.17500 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.92500 FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 17 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 TABLE 2. VR11 VID 8 BIT (Continued) TABLE 2. VR11 VID 8 BIT (Continued) VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VOLTAGE VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VOLTAGE 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.91875 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0.66875 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.91250 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.66250 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.90625 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.65625 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.90000 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.65000 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.89375 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0.64375 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.88750 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.63750 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0.88125 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0.63125 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0.87500 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.62500 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0.86875 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.61875 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.86250 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.61250 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0.85625 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.60625 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.85000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.60000 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.84375 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.59375 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.83750 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.58750 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0.83125 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.58125 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0.82500 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.57500 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.81875 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.56875 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.81250 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.56250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.80625 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.55625 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.80000 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.55000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.79375 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.54375 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.78750 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.53750 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.78125 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.53125 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.77500 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.52500 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.76875 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.51875 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.76250 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.51250 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.75625 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.50625 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.75000 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.50000 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.74375 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OFF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.73750 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OFF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.73125 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.72500 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.71875 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.71250 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.70625 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.70000 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.69375 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.68750 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.68125 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.67500 FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Load-Line Regulation Some microprocessor manufacturers require a precisely controlled output resistance. This dependence of output voltage on load current is often termed “droop” or “load line” regulation. By adding a well controlled output impedance, the output voltage can effectively be level shifted in a direction, which works to achieve the load-line regulation required by these manufacturers. In other cases, the designer may determine that a more costeffective solution can be achieved by adding droop. Droop can help to reduce the output-voltage spike that results from fast load-current demand changes. Page 18 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 The magnitude of the spike is dictated by the ESR and ESL of the output capacitors selected. By positioning the no-load voltage level near the upper specification limit, a larger negative spike can be sustained without crossing the lower limit. By adding a well controlled output impedance, the output voltage under load can effectively be level shifted down so that a larger positive spike can be sustained without crossing the upper specification limit. FB DYNAMIC VID D/A RREF E/A REF As shown in Figure 6, a current proportional to the average current of all active channels, IAVG, flows from FB through a load-line regulation resistor RFB. The resulting voltage drop across RFB is proportional to the output current, effectively creating an output voltage droop with a steady-state value defined as shown in Equation 8: V DROOP = I AVG R FB I LOAD R X - ------------------ R FB V OUT = V REF – V OFS – ---------------R ISEN N (EQ. 9) Therefore, the equivalent loadline impedance, i.e. Droop impedance, is equal to Equation 10: (EQ. 10) Output-Voltage Offset Programming The ISL6334AR5368 allows the designer to accurately adjust the offset voltage. When a resistor, ROFS, is connected between OFS to VCC, the voltage across it is regulated to 1.6V. This causes a proportional current (IOFS) to flow into OFS. If ROFS is connected to ground, the voltage across it is regulated to 0.4V, and IOFS flows out of OFS. A resistor between DAC and REF, RREF, is selected so that the product (IOFS x ROFS) is equal to the desired offset voltage. These functions are shown in Figure 7. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 VCC OR GND - 1.6V ROFS + + 0.4V VCC - ISL6334AR5368 OFS GND FIGURE 7. OUTPUT VOLTAGE OFFSET PROGRAMMING where VREF is the reference voltage, VOFS is the programmed offset voltage, ILOAD is the total output current of the converter, RISEN is the sense resistor connected to the ISEN+ pin, and RFB is the feedback resistor, N is the active channel number, and RX is the DCR, or RSENSE depending on the sensing method. R FB R X R LL = ----------------------------N R ISEN CREF (EQ. 8) The regulated output voltage is reduced by the droop voltage VDROOP. The output voltage as a function of load current is derived by combining Equation 8 with the appropriate sample current expression defined by the current sense method employed, as shown in Equation 9: DAC Once the desired output offset voltage has been determined, use Equations 11 and 12 to calculate ROFS: For Positive Offset (connect ROFS to VCC): 1.6 R REF R OFS = -----------------------------V OFFSET (EQ. 11) For Negative Offset (connect ROFS to GND): 0.4 R REF R OFS = -----------------------------V OFFSET (EQ. 12) Dynamic VID Modern microprocessors need to make changes to their core voltage as part of normal operation. They direct the corevoltage regulator to do this by making changes to the VID inputs during regulator operation. The power management solution is required to monitor the DAC inputs and respond to on-the-fly VID changes in a controlled manner. Supervising the safe output voltage transition within the DAC range of the processor without discontinuity or disruption is a necessary function of the core-voltage regulator. In order to ensure the smooth transition of output voltage during VID change, a VID step change smoothing network, composed of RREF and CREF, as shown in Figure 7, can be used. The selection of RREF is based on the desired offset voltage as detailed in “Output-Voltage Offset Programming” on page 19. The selection of CREF is based on the time duration for 1-bit VID change and the allowable delay time. Page 19 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Assuming the microprocessor controls the VID change at 1-bit every tVID, the relationship between the time constant of RREF and CREF network and tVID is given by Equation 13. C REF R REF = t VID ISL6334AR5368 INTERNAL CIRCUIT +12V VCC (EQ. 13) During dynamic VID transition and VID steps up, the overcurrent trip point increases by 140% to avoid falsely triggering OCP circuits, while the overvoltage trip point is set to its maximum VID OVP trip level. If the dynamic VID occurs at PSI# asserted, the system should exit PSI# and complete the transition, and then resume PSI# operation 50µs after the transition. POR CIRCUIT ENABLE COMPARATOR + - Prior to converter initialization, proper conditions must exist on the enable inputs and VCC. When the conditions are met, the controller begins soft-start. Once the output voltage is within the proper window of operation, VR_RDY asserts logic high. - While in shutdown mode, the PWM outputs are held in a highimpedance state to assure the drivers remain off. The following input conditions must be met before the ISL6334AR5368 is released from shutdown mode. 1. The bias voltage applied at VCC must reach the internal power-on reset (POR) rising threshold. Once this threshold is reached, proper operation of all aspects of the ISL6334AR5368 are guaranteed. Hysteresis between the rising and falling thresholds assure that once enabled, ISL6334AR5368 will not inadvertently turn off unless the bias voltage drops substantially (see “Electrical Specifications” table beginning on page 8). 2. The ISL6334AR5368 features an enable input (EN_PWR) for power sequencing between the controller bias voltage and another voltage rail. The enable comparator holds the ISL6334AR5368 in shutdown until the voltage at EN_PWR rises above 0.875V. The enable comparator has about 130mV of hysteresis to prevent bounce. It is important that the driver reach their POR level before the ISL6334AR5368 becomes enabled. The schematic in Figure 8 demonstrates sequencing the ISL6334AR5368 with the ISL66xx family of Intersil MOSFET drivers, which require 12V bias. 3. The voltage on EN_VTT must be higher than 0.875V to enable the controller. This pin is typically connected to the output of VTT VR. When all conditions previously mentioned are satisfied, ISL6334AR5368 begins the soft-start and ramps the output voltage to 1.1V first. After remaining at 1.1V for some time, ISL6334AR5368 reads the VID code at VID input pins. If the VID code is valid, ISL6334AR5368 will regulate the output to the final VID setting. If the VID code is OFF code, ISL6334AR5368 will shut down, and cycling VCC, EN_PWR or EN_VTT is needed to restart. EN_PWR 0.875V + Enable and Disable 100k 9.1k Operation Initialization FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 EXTERNAL CIRCUIT EN_VTT 0.875V SOFT-START AND FAULT LOGIC FIGURE 8. POWER SEQUENCING USING THRESHOLDSENSITIVE ENABLE (EN) FUNCTION Soft-Start ISL6334AR5368 based VR has 4 periods during soft-start, as shown in Figure 9. After VCC, EN_VTT and EN_PWR reach their POR/enable thresholds, the controller will have a fixed delay period tD1. After this delay period, the VR will begin first soft-start ramp until the output voltage reaches 1.1V Vboot voltage. Then, the controller will regulate the VR voltage at 1.1V for another fixed period tD3. At the end of tD3 period, ISL6334AR5368 reads the VID signals. If the VID code is valid, ISL6334AR5368 will initiate the second soft-start ramp until the voltage reaches the VID voltage minus offset voltage. The soft-start time is the sum of the 4 periods as shown in Equation 14. t SS = t D1 + t D2 + t D3 + t D4 (EQ. 14) tD1 is a fixed delay with the typical value as 1.36ms. tD3 is determined by the fixed 85µs plus the time to obtain valid VID voltage. If the VID is valid before the output reaches the 1.1V, the minimum time to validate the VID input is 500ns. Therefore, the minimum tD3 is about 86µs. During tD2 and tD4, ISL6334AR5368 digitally controls the DAC voltage change at 6.25mV per step. The time for each step is determined by the frequency of the soft-start oscillator, which is defined by the resistor RSS from SS pin to GND. The second soft-start ramp time tD2 and tD4 can be calculated based on Equations 15 and 16: 1.1xR SS t D2 = ------------------------ s 6.25x25 (EQ. 15) Page 20 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 V VID – 1.1 xR SS t D4 = ------------------------------------------------ s 6.25x25 (EQ. 16) For example, when VID is set to 1.5V and the RSS is set at 100k, the first soft-start ramp time tD2 will be 704µs and the second soft-start ramp time tD4 will be 256µs. After the DAC voltage reaches the final VID setting, VR_RDY will be set to high with the fixed delay tD5. The typical value for tD5 is 85µs. Before the VR_RDY is released, the controller disregards the PSI# input and always operates in normal CCM PWM mode. VOUT, 500mV/DIV tD1 tD2 tD3 tD4 The ISL6334AR5368 actively monitors output voltage and current to detect fault conditions. Fault monitors trigger protective measures to prevent damage to a microprocessor load. One common power-good indicator is provided for linking to external system monitors. The schematic in Figure 10 outlines the interaction between the fault monitors and the VR_RDY signal. VR_RDY Signal The VR_RDY pin is an open-drain logic output which indicates that the soft-start period has completed and the output voltage is within the regulated range. VR_RDY is pulled low during shutdown and releases high after a successful soft-start and a fixed delay tD5. VR_RDY will be pulled low when an undervoltage or overvoltage condition is detected, or the controller is disabled by a reset from EN_PWR, EN_VTT, POR, or VID OFF-code. Undervoltage Detection tD5 EN_VTT The undervoltage threshold is set at 50% of the VID code. When the output voltage at VSEN is below the undervoltage threshold, VR_RDY is pulled low. VR_RDY Overvoltage Protection 500µs/DIV FIGURE 9. SOFT-START WAVEFORMS Current Sense Output The current flowing out of the IMON pin is equal to the sensed average current inside ISL6334AR5368. In typical applications, a resistor is placed from the IMON pin to GND to generate a voltage, which is proportional to the load current and the resistor value, as shown in Equation 17: R IOUT R X - ------------------ I LOAD V IOUT = -----------------N R ISEN (EQ. 17) where VIMON is the voltage at the IMON pin, RIMON is the resistor between the IMON pin and GND, ILOAD is the total output current of the converter, RISEN is the sense resistor connected to the ISEN+ pin, N is the active channel number, and RX is the DC resistance of the current sense element, either the DCR of the inductor or RSENSE depending on the sensing method. The resistor from the IMON pin to GND should be chosen to ensure that the voltage at the IMON pin is less than 1.11V under the maximum load current. If the IMON pin voltage is higher than 1.11V, overcurrent shutdown will be triggered, as described in “Overcurrent Protection” on page 22. A small capacitor can be placed between the IMON pin and GND to reduce the noise impact. If this pin is not used, tie it to GND. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Fault Monitoring and Protection Regardless of the VR being enabled or not, the ISL6334AR5368 overvoltage protection (OVP) circuit will be active after its POR. The OVP thresholds are different under different operation conditions. When VR is not enabled and during the soft-start intervals tD1, tD2 and tD3, the OVP threshold is 1.273V. Once the controller detects valid VID input, the OVP trip point will be changed to DAC plus 175mV. Two actions are taken by ISL6334AR5368 to protect the microprocessor load when an overvoltage condition occurs. At the inception of an overvoltage event, all PWM outputs are commanded low instantly (less than 20ns). This causes the Intersil drivers to turn on the lower MOSFETs and pull the output voltage below a level to avoid damaging the load. When the VDIFF voltage falls below the DAC plus 75mV, PWM signals enter a high-impedance state. The Intersil drivers respond to the high-impedance input by turning off both upper and lower MOSFETs. If the overvoltage condition reoccurs, ISL6334AR5368 will again command the lower MOSFETs to turn on. ISL6334AR5368 will continue to protect the load in this fashion as long as the overvoltage condition occurs. Once an overvoltage condition is detected, normal PWM operation ceases until ISL6334AR5368 is reset. Cycling the voltage on EN_PWR, EN_VTT or VCC below the POR-falling threshold will reset the controller. Cycling the VID codes will not reset the controller. Page 21 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 VR_RDY OUTPUT CURRENT - + UV 0A 50% DAC VDIFF SOFT-START, FAULT AND CONTROL LOGIC + OV - + 105µA - IAVG OC + OC - OUTPUT VOLTAGE 1.11V 0V IMON VID + 0.175V FIGURE 10. VR_RDY AND PROTECTION CIRCUITRY Overcurrent Protection ISL6334AR5368 has two levels of overcurrent protection. Each phase is protected from a sustained overcurrent condition by limiting its peak current, while the combined phase currents are protected on an instantaneous basis. In instantaneous protection mode, ISL6334AR5368 utilizes the sensed average current IAVG to detect an overcurrent condition. See “Channel-Current Balance” on page 15 for more details on how the average current is measured. The average current is continually compared with a constant 105µA reference current, as shown in Figure 10. Once the average current exceeds the reference current, a comparator triggers the converter to shutdown. The current out of IMON pin is equal to the sensed average current IAVG. With a resistor from IMON to GND, the voltage at IMON will be proportional to the sensed average current and the resistor value. The ISL6334AR5368 continuously monitors the voltage at IMON pin. If the voltage at IMON pin is higher than 1.11V, a comparator triggers the overcurrent shutdown. By increasing the resistor between IMON and GND, the overcurrent protection threshold can be adjusted to be less than 105µA. For example, the overcurrent threshold for the sensed average current IAVG can be set to 95µA by using a 11.8k resistor from IMON to GND. At the beginning of overcurrent shutdown, the controller places all PWM signals in a high-impedance state within 20ns, commanding the Intersil MOSFET driver ICs to turn off both upper and lower MOSFETs. The system remains in this state a period of 4096 switching cycles. If the controller is still enabled at the end of this wait period, it will attempt a soft-start. If the fault remains, the trip-retry cycles will continue indefinitely (as shown in Figure 11) until either controller is disabled or the fault is cleared. Note that the energy delivered during trip-retry FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 2ms/DIV FIGURE 11. OVERCURRENT BEHAVIOR IN HICCUP MODE. FSW = 500kHz cycling is much less than during full-load operation, so there is no thermal hazard during this kind of operation. For the individual channel overcurrent protection, ISL6334AR5368 continuously compares the sensed current signal of each channel with the 129µA reference current. If one channel current exceeds the reference current, ISL6334AR5368 will pull PWM signal of this channel to low for the rest of the switching cycle. This PWM signal can be turned on next cycle if the sensed channel current is less than the 129µA reference current. The peak current limit of individual channel will not trigger the converter to shutdown. Thermal Monitoring (VR_HOT/VR_FAN) There are two thermal signals to indicate the temperature status of the voltage regulator: VR_HOT and VR_FAN. Both VR_FAN and VR_HOT pins are open-drain outputs, and external pull-up resistors are required. Those signals are valid only after the controller is enabled. The VR_FAN signal indicates that the temperature of the voltage regulator is high and more cooling airflow is needed. The VR_HOT signal can be used to inform the system that the temperature of the voltage regulator is too high and the CPU should reduce its power consumption. The VR_HOT signal may be tied to the CPU’s PROC_HOT signal. The diagram of thermal monitoring function block is shown in Figure 12. One NTC resistor should be placed close to the power stage of the voltage regulator to sense the operational temperature, and one pull-up resistor is needed to form the voltage divider for the TM pin. As the temperature of the power stage increases, the resistance of the NTC will reduce, resulting in the reduced voltage at the TM pin. Figure 13 shows the TM voltage over the temperature for a typical design with a recommended 6.8k NTC (P/N: NTHS0805N02N6801 from Vishay) and 1k resistor RTM1. We recommend using those resistors for the accurate temperature compensation. Page 22 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 There are two comparators with hysteresis to compare the TM pin voltage to the fixed thresholds for VR_FAN and VR_HOT signals respectively. The VR_FAN signal is set to high when the TM voltage is lower than 39.1% of VCC voltage, and is pulled to GND when the TM voltage increases to above 45.1% of VCC voltage. The VR_FAN signal is set to high when the TM voltage goes below 33.3% of VCC voltage, and is pulled to GND when the TM voltage goes back to above 39.1% of VCC voltage. Figure 14 shows the operation of those signals. TM 0.451*Vcc 0.391*Vcc 0.333*Vcc VR_FAN VR_HOT TEMPERATURE T1 VR_FAN RTM1 Based on the NTC temperature characteristics and the desired threshold of the VR_HOT signal, the pull-up resistor RTM1 of TM pin is given by Equation 18: R TM1 = 2.75xR NTC T3 0.391VCC VR_HOT TM RNTC 0.333VCC FIGURE 12. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THERMAL MONITORING FUNCTION (EQ. 18) RNTC(T3) is the NTC resistance at the VR_HOT threshold temperature T3. The NTC resistance at the set point T2 and release point T1 of VR_FAN signal can be calculated as shown in Equations 19 and 20: R NTC T2 = 1.267xR NTC T3 (EQ. 19) R NTC T1 = 1.644xR NTC T3 (EQ. 20) With the NTC resistance value obtained from Equations 19 and 20, the temperature value T2 and T1 can be found from the NTC datasheet. 100 90 80 VTM/VCC (%) T3 FIGURE 14. VR_HOT AND VR_FAN SIGNAL vs TM VOLTAGE VCC oc T2 70 Temperature Compensation 60 The ISL6334AR5368 supports inductor DCR sensing, or resistive sensing techniques. The inductor DCR has a positive temperature coefficient, which is about +0.385%/°C. Since the voltage across inductor is sensed for the output current information, the sensed current has the same positive temperature coefficient as the inductor DCR. 50 40 30 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 TEMPERATURE (°C) FIGURE 13. THE RATIO OF TM VOLTAGE TO NTC TEMPERATURE WITH RECOMMENDED PARTS In order to obtain the correct current information, there should be a way to correct the temperature impact on the current sense component. ISL6334AR5368 provides two methods: integrated temperature compensation and external temperature compensation. Integrated Temperature Compensation When the TCOMP voltage is equal or greater than VCC/15, ISL6334AR5368 will utilize the voltage at TM and TCOMP pins to compensate the temperature impact on the sensed current. The block diagram of this function is shown in Figure 15. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 23 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 VCC TM o c NON-LINEAR A/D R NTC D/A VCC Isen4 Isen3 Isen2 Isen1 CHANNEL CURRENT SENSE R TM1 I4 I3 I2 I1 ki 4-BIT A/D Design Procedure 1. Properly choose the voltage divider for the TM pin to match the TM voltage vs temperature curve with the recommended curve in Figure 13. 2. Run the actual board under the full load and the desired cooling condition. R TC1 TCOMP ISL6334AR5368 multiplexes the TCOMP factor N with the TM digital signal to obtain the adjustment gain to compensate the temperature impact on the sensed channel current. The compensated channel current signal is used for droop and overcurrent protection functions. DROOP AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTION R TC2 3. After the board reaches the thermal steady state, record the temperature (TCSC) of the current sense component (inductor or MOSFET) and the voltage at TM and VCC pins. 4. Use Equation 21 to calculate the resistance of the TM NTC, and find out the corresponding NTC temperature TNTC from the NTC datasheet. R NTC T FIGURE 15. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION When the TM NTC is placed close to the current sense component (inductor), the temperature of the NTC will track the temperature of the current sense component. Therefore the TM voltage can be utilized to obtain the temperature of the current sense component. Based on VCC voltage, ISL6334AR5368 converts the TM pin voltage to a 6-bit TM digital signal for temperature compensation. With the non-linear A/D converter of ISL6334AR5368, the TM digital signal is linearly proportional to the NTC temperature. For accurate temperature compensation, the ratio of the TM voltage to the NTC temperature of the practical design should be similar to that in Figure 13. Depending on the location of the NTC and the airflow, the NTC may be cooler or hotter than the current sense component. The TCOMP pin voltage can be utilized to correct the temperature difference between NTC and the current sense component. When a different NTC type or different voltage divider is used for the TM function, the TCOMP voltage can also be used to compensate for the difference between the recommended TM voltage curve in Figure 14 and that of the actual design. According to the VCC voltage, ISL6334AR5368 converts the TCOMP pin voltage to a 4-bit TCOMP digital signal as TCOMP factor N. The TCOMP factor N is an integer between 0 and 15. The integrated temperature compensation function is disabled for N = 0. For N = 4, the NTC temperature is equal to the temperature of the current sense component. For N < 4, the NTC is hotter than the current sense component. The NTC is cooler than the current sense component for N > 4. When N > 4, the larger TCOMP factor N, the larger the difference between the NTC temperature and the temperature of the current sense component. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 V TM xR TM1 = ------------------------------ V CC – V NTC TM (EQ. 21) 5. Use Equation 22 to calculate the TCOMP factor N: 209x T CSC – T NTC N = -------------------------------------------------------- + 4 3xTNTC + 400 (EQ. 22) 6. Choose an integral number close to the above result for the TCOMP factor. If this factor is higher than 15, use N = 15. If it is less than 1, use N = 1. 7. Choose the pull-up resistor RTC1 (typical 10k); 8. If N = 15, one does not need the pull-down resistor RTC2. If otherwise, obtain RTC2 using Equation 23: NxR TC1 R TC2 = ----------------------15 – N (EQ. 23) 9. Run the actual board under full load again with the proper resistors connected to the TCOMP pin. 10. Record the output voltage as V1 immediately after the output voltage is stable with the full load. Record the output voltage as V2 after the VR reaches the thermal steady state. 11. If the output voltage increases over 2mV as the temperature increases, i.e. V2 - V1 > 2mV, reduce N and redesign RTC2; if the output voltage decreases over 2mV as the temperature increases, i.e. V1 - V2 > 2mV, increase N and redesign RTC2. External Temperature Compensation By pulling the TCOMP pin to GND, the integrated temperature compensation function is disabled. In addition, one external temperature compensation network, shown in Figure 16, can be used to cancel the temperature impact on the droop (i.e., load line). Page 24 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 MOSFETs COMP IS L 6 3 3 4 A R 5 3 6 8 INTERNAL IN T E RNAL C IR CCIRCUIT U IT FB o C LOWER MOSFET POWER CALCULATION IS E N V D IF F FIGURE 16. EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION The sensed current will flow out of the FB pin and develop a droop voltage across the resistor equivalent (RFB) between the FB and VDIFF pins. If RFB resistance reduces as the temperature increases, the temperature impact on the droop can be compensated. An NTC resistor can be placed close to the power stage and used to form RFB. Due to the non-linear temperature characteristics of the NTC, a resistor network is needed to make the equivalent resistance between the FB and VDIFF pins reverse proportional to the temperature. The external temperature compensation network can only compensate the temperature impact on the droop, while it has no impact to the sensed current inside ISL6334AR5368. Therefore, this network cannot compensate for the temperature impact on the overcurrent protection function. General Design Guide This design guide is intended to provide a high-level explanation of the steps necessary to create a multiphase power converter. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with many of the basic skills and techniques referenced in the following. In addition to this guide, Intersil provides complete reference designs, which include schematics, bills of materials, and example board layouts for all common microprocessor applications. Power Stages The first step in designing a multiphase converter is to determine the number of phases. This determination depends heavily upon the cost analysis, which in turn depends on system constraints that differ from one design to the next. Principally, the designer will be concerned with whether components can be mounted on both sides of the circuit board; whether through-hole components are permitted; and the total board space available for power supply circuitry. Generally speaking, the most economical solutions are those in which each phase handles between 15A and 25A. All surface-mount designs will tend toward the lower end of this current range. If through-hole MOSFETs and inductors can be used, higher perphase currents are possible. In cases where board space is the limiting constraint, current can be pushed as high as 40A per phase, but these designs require heat sinks and forced air to cool the MOSFETs, inductors and heat-dissipating surfaces. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 The choice of MOSFETs depends on the current each MOSFET will be required to conduct; the switching frequency; the capability of the MOSFETs to dissipate heat; and the availability and nature of heat sinking and air flow. The calculation for heat dissipated in the lower MOSFET is simple, since virtually all of the heat loss in the lower MOSFET is due to current conducted through the channel resistance (rDS(ON)). In Equation 24, IM is the maximum continuous output current; IPP is the peak-to-peak inductor current (see Equation 1); d is the duty cycle (VOUT/VIN); and L is the perchannel inductance. I L P-P 2 1 – d I M 2 P LOW 1 = r DS ON ----- 1 – d + -----------------------------------12 N (EQ. 24) An additional term can be added to the lower-MOSFET loss equation to account for additional loss accrued during the dead time when inductor current is flowing through the lowerMOSFET body diode. This term is dependent on the diode forward voltage at IM, VD(ON); the switching frequency, Fsw; and the length of dead times, td1 and td2, at the beginning and the end of the lower-MOSFET conduction interval respectively. I IM I (EQ. 25) M I P-P P-P- t P LOW 2 = V D ON F sw ----d1 + ------ – ---------- t d2 N- + --------2 2 N Thus the total maximum power dissipated in each lower MOSFET is approximated by the summation of PLOW,1 and PLOW,2. Upper MOSFET Power Calculation In addition to rDS(ON) losses, a large portion of the upper-MOSFET losses are due to currents conducted across the input voltage (VIN) during switching. Since a substantially higher portion of the upper-MOSFET losses are dependent on switching frequency, the power calculation is more complex. Upper MOSFET losses can be divided into separate components involving the upper-MOSFET switching times; the lower-MOSFET body-diode reverse-recovery charge, Qrr; and the upper MOSFET rDS(ON) conduction loss. When the upper MOSFET turns off, the lower MOSFET does not conduct any portion of the inductor current until the voltage at the phase node falls below ground. Once the lower MOSFET begins conducting, the current in the upper MOSFET falls to zero as the current in the lower MOSFET ramps up to assume the full inductor current. In Equation 26, the required time for this commutation is t1 and the approximated associated power loss is PUP,1. I M I P-P t 1 P UP,1 V IN ----- ---- f N- + --------2 2 S (EQ. 26) Page 25 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 At turn on, the upper MOSFET begins to conduct and this transition occurs over a time t2. In Equation 27, the approximate power loss is PUP,2. I M I P-P t 2 P UP, 2 V IN ----- – ---------- ---- f S 2 2 N (EQ. 27) A third component involves the lower MOSFET’s reverse-recovery charge, Qrr. Since the inductor current has fully commutated to the upper MOSFET before the lower-MOSFET’s body diode can draw all of Qrr, it is conducted through the upper MOSFET across VIN. The power dissipated as a result is PUP,3 and is approximated in Equation 28: P UP,3 = V IN Q rr f S (EQ. 28) Finally, the resistive part of the upper MOSFET’s is given in Equation 29 as PUP,4. The total power dissipated by the upper MOSFET at full load can now be approximated as the summation of the results from Equations 26, 27, and 28. Since the power equations depend on MOSFET parameters, choosing the correct MOSFETs can be an iterative process involving repetitive solutions to the loss equations for different MOSFETs and different switching frequencies, as shown in Equation 29. 2 I P-P2 I M P UP,4 r DS ON ----- d + ---------- d 12 N (EQ. 29) The resistors connected to the Isen+ pins determine the gains in the load-line regulation loop and the channel-current balance loop as well as setting the overcurrent trip point. Select values for these resistors by using Equation 30: (EQ. 30) where RISEN is the sense resistor connected to the ISEN+ pin, N is the active channel number, RX is the resistance of the current sense element, either the DCR of the inductor or RSENSE depending on the sensing method, and IOCP is the desired overcurrent trip point. Typically, IOCP can be chosen to be 1.2x the maximum load current of the specific application. With integrated temperature compensation, the sensed current signal is independent on the operational temperature of the power stage, i.e. the temperature effect on the current sense element RX is cancelled by the integrated temperature compensation function. RX in Equation 30 should be the resistance of the current sense element at the room temperature. When the integrated temperature compensation function is disabled by pulling the TCOMP pin to GND, the sensed current will be dependent on the operational temperature of the power stage, since the DC resistance of the current sense element FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to adjust the value of one or more ISEN resistors. When the components of one or more channels are inhibited from effectively dissipating their heat so that the affected channels run hotter than desired, choose new, smaller values of RISEN for the affected phases (see the section entitled “Channel-Current Balance” on page 15). Choose RISEN,2 in proportion to the desired decrease in temperature rise in order to cause proportionally less current to flow in the hotter phase, as shown in Equation 31: T R ISEN ,2 = R ISEN ----------2 T 1 (EQ. 31) In Equation 31, make sure that T2 is the desired temperature rise above the ambient temperature, and T1 is the measured temperature rise above the ambient temperature. While a single adjustment according to Equation 31 is usually sufficient, it may occasionally be necessary to adjust RISEN two or more times to achieve optimal thermal balance between all channels. Load-Line Regulation Resistor The load-line regulation resistor is labelled RFB in Figure 6. Its value depends on the desired loadline requirement of the application. The desired loadline can be calculated using Equation 32: Current Sensing Resistor RX I OCP R ISEN = -------------------------- ------------–6 N 105 10 may be changed according to the operational temperature. RX in Equation 30 should be the maximum DC resistance of the current sense element at the all operational temperature. V DROOP R LL = -----------------------I FL (EQ. 32) where IFL is the full load current of the specific application, and VRDROOP is the desired voltage droop under the full load condition. Based on the desired loadline RLL, the loadline regulation resistor can be calculated using Equation 33: NR R ISEN LL R FB = --------------------------------RX (EQ. 33) where N is the active channel number, RISEN is the sense resistor connected to the ISEN+ pin, and RX is the resistance of the current sense element, either the DCR of the inductor or RSENSE depending on the sensing method. If one or more of the current sense resistors are adjusted for thermal balance (as in Equation 31), the load-line regulation resistor should be selected based on the average value of the current sensing resistors, as given in Equation 34: R LL R FB = ---------RX RISEN n (EQ. 34) n where RISEN(n) is the current sensing resistor connected to the nth ISEN+ pin. Page 26 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Compensation The two opposing goals of compensating the voltage regulator are stability and speed. Depending on whether the regulator employs the optional load-line regulation as described in LoadLine Regulation, there are two distinct methods for achieving these goals. Case 1: 2f 0 V P-P LC R C = R FB ------------------------------------0.75V IN 0.75V IN C C = ----------------------------------2V PP R FB f 0 COMPENSATING LOAD-LINE REGULATED CONVERTER The load-line regulated converter behaves in a similar manner to a peak-current mode controller because the two poles at the output-filter L-C resonant frequency split with the introduction of current information into the control loop. The final location of these poles is determined by the system function, the gain of the current signal, and the value of the compensation components, RC and CC. Since the system poles and zero are affected by the values of the components that are meant to compensate them, the solution to the system equation becomes fairly complicated. Fortunately there is a simple approximation that comes very close to an optimal solution. Treating the system as though it were a voltage-mode regulator by compensating the L-C poles and the ESR zero of the voltage-mode approximation yields a solution that is always stable with very close to ideal transient performance. C2 (OPTIONAL) RC CC COMP + RFB VDROOP VDIFF ISL6334AR5368 FB FIGURE 17. COMPENSATION CONFIGURATION FOR LOAD-LINE REGULATED ISL6334AR5368 CIRCUIT The feedback resistor, RFB, has already been chosen as outlined in “Load-Line Regulation Resistor” on page 26. Select a target bandwidth for the compensated system, f0. The target bandwidth must be large enough to assure adequate transient performance, but smaller than 1/3 of the per-channel switching frequency. The values of the compensation components depend on the relationships of f0 to the L-C pole frequency and the ESR zero frequency. For each of the three cases which follow, there is a separate set of equations for the compensation components. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 1 ------------------- > f 0 2 LC Case 2: 1 1 ------------------- f 0 < ----------------------------2C ESR 2 LC V P-P 2 2 f 02 LC R C = R FB --------------------------------------------0.75 V IN (EQ. 35) 0.75V IN C C = ------------------------------------------------------------- 2 2 f 02 V P-P R FB LC Case 3: 1 f 0 > -----------------------------2C ESR 2 f 0 V P-P L R C = R FB ----------------------------------------0.75 V IN ESR 0.75V IN ESR C C C = -----------------------------------------------2V P-P R FB f 0 L In Equation 35, L is the per-channel filter inductance divided by the number of active channels; C is the sum total of all output capacitors; ESR is the equivalent-series resistance of the bulk output-filter capacitance; and VPP is the sawtooth amplitude described in the “Electrical Specifications” table beginning on page 8. The optional capacitor C2, is sometimes needed to bypass noise away from the PWM comparator. Keep a position available for C2, and be prepared to install a high-frequency capacitor of between 10pF and 100pF in case any leading-edge jitter problem is noted. Once selected, the compensation values in Equation 35 assure a stable converter with reasonable transient performance. In most cases, transient performance can be improved by making adjustments to RC. Slowly increase the value of RC while observing the transient performance on an oscilloscope until no further improvement is noted. Normally, CC will not need adjustment. Keep the value of CC from Equation 35 unless some performance issue is noted. Output Filter Design The output inductors and the output capacitor bank together to form a low-pass filter responsible for smoothing the pulsating voltage at the phase nodes. The output filter also must provide the transient energy until the regulator can respond. Because it has a low bandwidth compared to the switching frequency, the output filter necessarily limits the system transient response. The output capacitor must supply or sink load current while the current in the output inductors increases or decreases to meet the demand. Page 27 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 At the beginning of the load transient, the output capacitors supply all of the transient current. The output voltage will initially deviate by an amount approximated by the voltage drop across the ESL. As the load current increases, the voltage drop across the ESR increases linearly until the load current reaches its final value. The capacitors selected must have sufficiently low ESL and ESR so that the total output-voltage deviation is less than the allowable maximum. Neglecting the contribution of inductor current and regulator response, the output voltage initially deviates by an amount, as shown in Equation 36: di V ESL ----- + ESR I dt (EQ. 36) The filter capacitor must have sufficiently low ESL and ESR so that V < VMAX. Most capacitor solutions rely on a mixture of high-frequency capacitors with relatively low capacitance in combination with bulk capacitors having high capacitance but limited highfrequency performance. Minimizing the ESL of the highfrequency capacitors allows them to support the output voltage as the current increases. Minimizing the ESR of the bulk capacitors allows them to supply the increased current with less output voltage deviation. The ESR of the bulk capacitors also creates the majority of the output-voltage ripple. As the bulk capacitors sink and source the inductor AC ripple current (see “Interleaving” on page 12 and Equation 2), a voltage develops across the bulk-capacitor ESR equal to IC,PP (ESR). Thus, once the output capacitors are selected, the maximum allowable ripple voltage, VPP(MAX), determines the lower limit on the inductance, as shown in Equation 37. V – N V OUT V OUT IN L ESR -----------------------------------------------------------f S V IN V P-P MAX (EQ. 37) Since the capacitors are supplying a decreasing portion of the load current while the regulator recovers from the transient, the capacitor voltage becomes slightly depleted. The output inductors must be capable of assuming the entire load current before the output voltage decreases more than VMAX. This places an upper limit on inductance. dictates the selection of L because duty cycles are usually less than 50%. Nevertheless, both inequalities should be evaluated, and L should be selected based on the lower of the two results. In each equation, L is the per-channel inductance, C is the total output capacitance, and N is the number of active channels. 2NCVO L -------------------- V MAX – I ESR I 2 (EQ. 38) 1.25 NC L -------------------------- V MAX – I ESR V IN – V O I 2 (EQ. 39) Switching Frequency Selection There are a number of variables to consider when choosing the switching frequency, as there are considerable effects on the upper-MOSFET loss calculation. These effects are outlined in “MOSFETs” on page 25, and they establish the upper limit for the switching frequency. The lower limit is established by the requirement for fast transient response and small outputvoltage ripple as outlined in “Output Filter Design” on page 27. Choose the lowest switching frequency that allows the regulator to meet the transient-response requirements. Input Capacitor Selection The input capacitors are responsible for sourcing the AC component of the input current flowing into the upper MOSFETs. Their RMS current capacity must be sufficient to handle the AC component of the current drawn by the upper MOSFETs which is related to duty cycle and the number of active phases. 0.3 INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT (IRMS/IO) In high-speed converters, the output capacitor bank is usually the most costly (and often the largest) part of the circuit. Output filter design begins with minimizing the cost of this part of the circuit. The critical load parameters in choosing the output capacitors are the maximum size of the load step, I; the loadcurrent slew rate, di/dt; and the maximum allowable outputvoltage deviation under transient loading, VMAX. Capacitors are characterized according to their capacitance, ESR, and ESL (equivalent series inductance). 0.2 0.1 IL(P-P) = 0 IL(P-P) = 0.5 IO IL(P-P) = 0.75 IO 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 DUTY CYCLE (VO/VIN) 0.8 1.0 FIGURE 18. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT vs DUTY CYCLE FOR 2-PHASE CONVERTER Equation 38 gives the upper limit on L for the cases when the trailing edge of the current transient causes a greater outputvoltage deviation than the leading edge. Equation 39 addresses the leading edge. Normally, the trailing edge FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 28 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 MULTIPHASE RMS IMPROVEMENT IL(P-P) = 0 IL(P-P) = 0.5 IO IL(P-P) = 0.25 IO IL(P-P) = 0.75 IO 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 DUTY CYCLE (VO/VIN) 0.8 1.0 FIGURE 19. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT vs DUTY CYCLE FOR 3-PHASE CONVERTER INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT (IRMS/IO) 0.3 IL(P-P) = 0 IL(P-P) = 0.25 IO IL(P-P) = 0.5 IO IL(P-P) = 0.75 IO 0.2 0.1 Figure 21 is provided as a reference to demonstrate the dramatic reductions in input-capacitor RMS current upon the implementation of the multiphase topology. For example, compare the input RMS current requirements of a 2-phase converter versus that of a single phase. Assume both converters have a duty cycle of 0.25, maximum sustained output current of 40A, and a ratio of IL,PP to IO of 0.5. The single phase converter would require 17.3ARMS current capacity while the two-phase converter would only require 10.9ARMS. The advantages become even more pronounced when output current is increased and additional phases are added to keep the component cost down relative to the single phase approach. 0.6 INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT (IRMS/IO) INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT (IRMS/IO) 0.3 0.4 0.2 IL(P-P) = 0 IL(P-P) = 0.5 IO IL(P-P) = 0.75 IO 0 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 DUTY CYCLE (VO/VIN) 0.8 1.0 FIGURE 20. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT vs DUTY CYCLE FOR 4-PHASE CONVERTER For a 2-phase design, use Figure 18 to determine the inputcapacitor RMS current requirement given the duty cycle, maximum sustained output current (IO), and the ratio of the per-phase peak-to-peak inductor current (IL(P-P)) to IO. Select a bulk capacitor with a ripple current rating which will minimize the total number of input capacitors required to support the RMS current calculated. The voltage rating of the capacitors should also be at least 1.25 times greater than the maximum input voltage. Figures 19 and 20 provide the same input RMS current information for three and four phase designs respectively. Use the same approach to selecting the bulk capacitor type and number as previously described. Low capacitance, high-frequency ceramic capacitors are needed in addition to the bulk capacitors to suppress leading and falling edge voltage spikes. The result from the high current slew rates produced by the upper MOSFETs turn on and off. Select low ESL ceramic capacitors and place one as close as possible to each upper MOSFET drain to minimize board parasitic impedances and maximize suppression. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 DUTY CYCLE (VO/VIN) 0.8 1.0 FIGURE 21. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT vs DUTY CYCLE FOR SINGLE-PHASE CONVERTER Layout Considerations The following layout strategies are intended to minimize the impact of board parasitic impedances on converter performance and to optimize the heat-dissipating capabilities of the printedcircuit board. These sections highlight some important practices which should not be overlooked during the layout process. Component Placement Within the allotted implementation area, orient the switching components first. The switching components are the most critical because they carry large amounts of energy and tend to generate high levels of noise. Switching component placement should take into account power dissipation. Align the output inductors and MOSFETs such that space between the components is minimized while creating the PHASE plane. Place the Intersil MOSFET driver IC as close as possible to the MOSFETs they control to reduce the parasitic impedances due to trace length between critical driver input and output signals. If possible, duplicate the same placement of these components for each phase. Next, place the input and output capacitors. Position one highfrequency ceramic input capacitor next to each upper MOSFET Page 29 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 drain. Place the bulk input capacitors as close to the upper MOSFET drains as dictated by the component size and dimensions. Long distances between input capacitors and MOSFET drains result in too much trace inductance and a reduction in capacitor performance. Locate the output capacitors between the inductors and the load, while keeping them in close proximity to the microprocessor socket. Root-Sum-Squared (RSS) method with 3 sigma distribution point of the related components and parameters. 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For information regarding Intersil Corporation and its products, see www.intersil.com FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 30 of 31 ISL6334AR5368 Package Outline Drawing L40.6x6 40 LEAD QUAD FLAT NO-LEAD PLASTIC PACKAGE Rev 3, 10/06 4X 4.5 6.00 36X 0.50 A B 6 PIN 1 INDEX AREA 6 PIN #1 INDEX AREA 40 31 30 1 6.00 4 . 10 ± 0 . 15 21 10 0.15 (4X) 11 20 TOP VIEW 0.10 M C A B 40X 0 . 4 ± 0 . 1 4 0 . 23 +0 . 07 / -0 . 05 BOTTOM VIEW SEE DETAIL "X" 0.10 C 0 . 90 ± 0 . 1 ( C BASE PLANE ( 5 . 8 TYP ) SEATING PLANE 0.08 C SIDE VIEW 4 . 10 ) ( 36X 0 . 5 ) C 0 . 2 REF 5 ( 40X 0 . 23 ) 0 . 00 MIN. 0 . 05 MAX. ( 40X 0 . 6 ) DETAIL "X" TYPICAL RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN NOTES: 1. Dimensions are in millimeters. Dimensions in ( ) for Reference Only. 2. Dimensioning and tolerancing conform to AMSE Y14.5m-1994. 3. Unless otherwise specified, tolerance : Decimal ± 0.05 4. Dimension b applies to the metallized terminal and is measured between 0.15mm and 0.30mm from the terminal tip. 5. Tiebar shown (if present) is a non-functional feature. 6. The configuration of the pin #1 identifier is optional, but must be located within the zone indicated. The pin #1 identifier may be either a mold or mark feature. FN6839 Rev 2.00 Sep 7, 2010 Page 31 of 31