IRDC3842A SupIRBuck TM USER GUIDE FOR IR3842A EVALUATION BOARD DESCRIPTION Double Sided PCB The IR3842A is a synchronous buck converter, providing a compact, high performance and flexible solution in a small 5mmx6mm Power QFN package. An output over-current protection function is implemented by sensing the voltage developed across the on-resistance of the synchronous rectifier MOSFET for optimum cost and performance. Key features offered by the IR3842A include programmable soft-start ramp, precision 0.7V reference voltage, Power Good, thermal protection, programmable switching frequency, Sequence input, Enable input, input under-voltage lockout for proper startup, and pre-bias start-up. This user guide contains the schematic and bill of materials for the IR3842A evaluation board. The guide describes operation and use of the evaluation board itself. Detailed application information for IR3842A is available in the IR3842A data sheet. BOARD FEATURES • Vin = +12V (13.2V Max) • Vcc=+5V (5.5V Max) • Vout = +1.8V @ 0- 6A • Fs=600kHz • L= 1.0uH • Cin= 2x10uF (ceramic 1206) • Cout= 4x22uF (ceramic 0805) 02/09/10 1 IRDC3842A CONNECTIONS and OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS A well regulated +12V input supply should be connected to VIN+ and VIN-. A maximum 6A load should be connected to VOUT+ and VOUT-. The connection diagram is shown in Fig. 1 and inputs and outputs of the board are listed in Table I. IR3842A has two input supplies, one for biasing (Vcc) and the other as input voltage (Vin). Separate supplies should be applied to these inputs. Vcc input should be a well regulated 4.5V-5.5V supply and it would be connected to Vcc+ and Vcc-. Table I. Connections Connection Signal Name VIN+ Vin (+12V) VIN- Ground of Vin Vcc+ Vcc input Vcc- Ground for Vcc input VOUT- Ground of Vout VOUT+ Vout (+1.8V) Enable Enable Seq. Sequence Input PGood Power Good Signal LAYOUT The PCB is a 4-layer board. All of layers are 2 Oz. copper. It is a double sided board with components mounted on both sides. Power supply decoupling capacitors, the Bootstrap capacitor and feedback components are located close to IR3842A. The feedback resistors are connected to the output voltage at the point of regulation and are located close to the SupIRBuck. To improve efficiency, the circuit board is designed to minimize the length of the on-board power ground current path. 02/09/10 2 IRDC3842A Connection Diagram Vin GND Enable GND Seq TOP SIDE AGND Vo PGood SS Vcc GND BOTTOM SIDE Fig. 1: Connection diagram of IR384xA evaluation board 02/09/10 3 IRDC3842A Fig. 2: Board layout, top overlay Fig. 3: Board layout, bottom overlay (rear view) 02/09/10 4 IRDC3842A Fig. 4: Board layout, mid-layer I. Fig. 5: Board layout, mid-layer II. 02/09/10 5 1 PGood 1 Vcc- N/S VCC R20 Seq. R16 0 2.0K R1 23.7K R9 GND 10nF C26 270pF C11 1 SS C10 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 IR3842A C13 1uF VCC OCset SS Rt AGnd1 COMP FB seq U1 Enable 3.16k R3 130 R4 C8 10 11 12 2200pF 4.99K R2 PGnd SW Vin 49.9K R18 A 20 R6 0.1uF C24 R12 2.67K B 1 C3 10uF C2 10uF 1 1 Vin- Vin+ Vin (+12V) 1uH L1 C18 22uF C17 22uF Ceramic cap 16V 10uF 1206 C7 0.1uF Fig. 6: Schematic of the IR3842A evaluation board 0.1uF R19 7.5K 14 Enable Vcc 9 1 R17 10.0K Vcc+ 1 PGood 8 1 13 Boot AGnd2 15 02/09/10 1 VCC 22uF C16 22uF C15 1 C14 0.1uF 1 Vout- Vout+ Vout (+1.8V) IRDC3842A 6 IRDC3842A Bill of Materials Ite m Quan tity 1 2 C2 ,C3 10uF 10uF,1206,16V, X7R, 20% Panasonic - ECG ECJ-3YX1C106K 2 4 C7 C14 C24 C10 0.1uF 0603, 25V, X7R, 10% Panasonic ECJ-1VB1E104K 3 1 C8 2200pF 0603,50V,X7R, 10% Panasonic ECJ-1VB1H222K 4 1 C11 270pF 50V, 0603, NP0, 5% Murata GRM1885C1H271JA01D 5 1 C13 1uF 16V, 0603, X5R, 10% Murata GRM188R61C105KA93B 6 4 C15 C16 C17 C18 22uF 0805, 6.3V, X5R, 20% Panasonic ECJ-2FB0J226M 7 1 C26 10nF 0603, 50V, X7R, 10% Panasonic ECJ-1VB1H103K 8 1 L1 1.0uH 6.86*6.47*5.0mm Vishay/Dale IHLP2525EZER1R0M01 9 1 R1 2.0k 0603,1/10W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX2001 10 1 R2 4.99k 0603,1/10W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX4991 11 1 R3 3.16k 0603,1/10W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX3161 12 1 R4 130 0603,1/10W,1% Panasonic ERJ-3EKF1300V 13 1 R6 20 0603,1/10 W,1% Vishay/Dale CRCW060320R0FKEA 14 1 R9 23.7K 0603,1/10W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX2372 15 1 R16 0 0603,1/10 W,5% Vishay/Dale CRCW06030000Z0EA 16 1 R12 2.67K 0603,1/10 W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX2671 17 1 R17 10K 0603,1/10 W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX1002 18 1 R18 49.9k 0603,1/10 W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX4992 19 1 R19 7.5k 0603,1/10W,1% Rohm MCR03EZPFX7501 R20 Not used U1 IR3842A 6A SupIRBuck, PQFN 5x6mm International Rectifier IR3842AMPbF 20 21 02/09/10 1 Part Reference Value Description Manufacturer Part Number 7 IRDC3842A TYPICAL OPERATING WAVEFORMS Vin=12.0V, Vcc=5V, Vo=1.8V, Io=0-6A, Room Temperature, No Air Flow Fig. 7. Start up at 6A Load Ch1:Vin, Ch2:Vo, Ch3:Vss, Ch4:Enable Fig. 8. Start up at 6A Load, Ch1:Vin, Ch2:Vo, Ch3:Vss, Ch4:VPGood Fig. 9. Start up with 1.62V Pre Bias, 0A Load, Ch2:Vo, Ch3:VSS Fig. 10. Output Voltage Ripple, 6A load Ch2: Vo Fig. 11. Inductor node at 6A load Ch1:LX Fig. 12. Short (Hiccup) Recovery Ch2:Vo , Ch3:VSS 02/09/10 8 IRDC3842A TYPICAL OPERATING WAVEFORMS Vin=12V, Vcc=5V, Vo=1.8V, Io=0-6A, Room Temperature, No Air Flow Fig. 13. Transient Response, 3.0A to 6A step 2.5A/μs Ch2:Vo; Ch3:Iout (2A/Div) 02/09/10 9 IRDC3842A TYPICAL OPERATING WAVEFORMS Vin=12V, Vcc=5V, Vo=1.8V, Io=6A, Room Temperature, No Air Flow Fig. 14. Bode Plot at 6A load shows a bandwidth of 107.1KHz and phase margin of 61.2° 02/09/10 10 IRDC3842A TYPICAL OPERATING WAVEFORMS Vin=12V, Vcc=5V, Vo=1.8V, Io=0- 6A, Room Temperature, No Air Flow IR3842A_12Vin_1.8Vout 94 92 Efficiency(%) 90 88 86 84 82 80 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 Iout(A) Fig.15: Efficiency versus load current IR3842A 1.400 Power Dissipation(w) 1.200 1.000 0.800 0.600 0.400 0.200 0.000 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 Iout(A) Fig.16: Power loss versus load current 02/09/10 11 IRDC3842A THERMAL IMAGE Vin=12V, Vcc=5V, Vo=1.8V, Io=6A, Room Temperature, No Air Flow Fig. 17: Thermal Image at 6A load Test points 1 and 2 are IR3842A and inductor, respectively. 02/09/10 12 IRDC3842A PCB Metal and Components Placement Lead lands (the 11 IC pins) width should be equal to nominal part lead width. The minimum lead to lead spacing should be ≥ 0.2mm to minimize shorting. Lead land length should be equal to maximum part lead length + 0.3 mm outboard extension. The outboard extension ensures a large and inspectable toe fillet. Pad lands (the 4 big pads other than the 11 IC pins) length and width should be equal to maximum part pad length and width. However, the minimum metal to metal spacing should be no less than 0.17mm for 2 oz. Copper; no less than 0.1mm for 1 oz. Copper and no less than 0.23mm for 3 oz. Copper. 02/09/10 IRDC3842A Solder Resist It is recommended that the lead lands are Non Solder Mask Defined (NSMD). The solder resist should be pulled away from the metal lead lands by a minimum of 0.025mm to ensure NSMD pads. The land pad should be Solder Mask Defined (SMD), with a minimum overlap of the solder resist onto the copper of 0.05mm to accommodate solder resist misalignment. Ensure that the solder resist in-between the lead lands and the pad land is ≥ 0.15mm due to the high aspect ratio of the solder resist strip separating the lead lands from the pad land. 02/09/10 IRDC3842A Stencil Design • • The Stencil apertures for the lead lands should be approximately 80% of the area of the lead lads. Reducing the amount of solder deposited will minimize the occurrences of lead shorts. If too much solder is deposited on the center pad the part will float and the lead lands will be open. The maximum length and width of the land pad stencil aperture should be equal to the solder resist opening minus an annular 0.2mm pull back to decrease the incidence of shorting the center land to the lead lands when the part is pushed into the solder paste. 02/09/10 IRDC3842A BOTTOM VIEW IR WORLD HEADQUARTERS: 233 Kansas St., El Segundo, California 90245, USA Tel: (320) 252-7105 TAC Fax: (320) 252-7903 This product has been designed and qualified for the Consumer market Visit us at www.irf.com for sales contact information Data and specifications subject to change without notice. 01/10 02/09/10