SC2544 High Performance Wide Input Range Dual Synchronous Buck Controller POWER MANAGEMENT Description Features The SC2544 is a high performance dual PWM controller. It is designed to convert a wide ranged input voltage down to two independent output rails. The PWM operations of the two channels are 180 degree out of phase which can greatly reduce the size and the cost of the input capacitors. Synchronous Buck PWM topology and voltage mode control allow high efficiency operation, fast transient responses, and flexible component selection for easy designs. A 10V internal linear regulator provides the bias for the controller, and this voltage is optimized for gate drivers to deliver high efficiency. The power sequencing is fully supported including independent start up, and power good output. In the shut down mode the controller only draws 100nA from the supply. The controller also offers full protection features for the conditions of under voltage, over voltage, and the over current. There is no need for a current sensing resistor because the MOSFET on resistance is used for the sensing element. The switching frequency is adjustable from 100 kHz to 300 kHz. Two packages TSSOP-24 and MLPQ-24 are offered. Independent dual-outputs Wide input voltage range: 4.5V~28V Adjustable output voltage down to 0.75V Sequential and ratiometric start-up Power good output Synchronous Buck topology with voltage mode control Out of phase operation to reduce cost of input capacitor 10V internal regulator for gate driver to deliver high efficiency Programmable switching frequency: 100kHz~300kHz Full protection: UVLO, OVP and programmable OCP No need for current sense resistor Low shutdown current (100nA typical) 24 lead TSSOP and MLPQ packages Fully WEEE and RoHS Compliant Applications Typical Application Circuit Systems with 4.5V~28V input LCDTV and PDPTV Network and telecom systems Portable devices SC2544 VIN+ VO1 1 VCC 2 3 ENABLE 4 FB1 5 6 VIN+ 7 8 VO1 9 10 11 FB1 12 VIN AGND VCC ROSC PWRGD EN FB2 FB1 ERROUT1 ERROUT2 SS2 SS1 ILIM1 ILIM2 BST1 BST2 DRVH2 DRVH1 PHASE2 PHASE1 DRVL1 DRVL2 PGND PVCC 24 23 22 PWGRD 21 FB2 20 19 VIN+ 18 17 16 VO2 15 14 13 VCC FB2 Pinout shown as TSSOP-24. Revision: August 10, 2005 1 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Absolute Maximum Ratings Exceeding the specifications below may result in permanent damage to the device, or device malfunction. Operation outside of the parameters specified in the Electrical Characteristics section is not implied. Parameter Symbol Maximum U nits BST1, BST2 to PGND V b st 38 V VIN to PGND Vin 28 V ILIM1, ILIM2 and EN to PGND VIN V VC C and PVC C to PGND 14 V +/- 0.3 V -0.3 to 14 V -0.3 to VC C V -3 V -0.3 to VC C V PGND to AGND BST1 to PH1, BST2 to PH2, D RVH1 to PH1, D RVH2 to PH2 D RVL1, D RVL2 to PGND PHASE, D RVL to AGND pulse (100nS), peak voltage All Other Pi ns to AGND TSTG -60 to +150 o C TJ -40 to +150 o C TLEAD 260 o C Thermal Resi stance Juncti on to C ase TSSOP-24 MLP-24 θJC 23 2 o C /W Thermal Resi stance Juncti on to Ambi ent TSSOP-24 MLP-24 θJA 78 25 o C /W Storage Temperature Range Juncti on Temperature Lead Temperature (Solderi ng) 10 Sec for TSSOP-24 Lead Temperature (IR Reflow) for MLPQ-24 Note: This device is ESD sensitive. Use of standard ESD handling precautions is required. Electrical Characteristics o Unless specified: TA = 25 C, VIN=16V, Fs=200KHz . Parameter Test C onditions Min Typ Max U nit 4.5 V U ndervoltage Lockout Start Threshold Vcc ri si ng UVLO Hysteresi s Vcc falli ng 200 SS1/SS2/EN =Hi gh, FS=200kHz 6.0 VIN > 12V 10 V I_load=0~20mA 2 % Vi n=12~24V 2 % 200KHz, 1nF on HG, 1nF on LG 14 mA EN=low 0.1 Li ne Regulati on 5V<Vi n <28V 0.5 % Load Regulati on 0A<load current <10A 0.5 % mV Pow er Supply Operati ng C urrent (I IN-IPVCC) Vcc Regulated Vcc Load Regulati on Level Vcc Li ne Regulati on PVcc Operati ng C urrent D i sable Qui escent C urrent 10 mA 10 uA Main Sw itcher output Output Voltage Accuracy 2005 Semtech Corp. Wi thout feedback attenuati on , TA = -40 oC to +85 oC 2 0.735 0.750 0.765 V www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Electrical Characteristics Unless specified: T = 25 C, V =16V, Fs=200KHz (Cont.) o A IIN Parameter Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit 2 V ENABLE EN Ramp Up Threshold Voltage EN Ramp Down Threshold Voltage 0.6 V Soft Start Soft Start Charge Current 84 uA Soft Start Discharge Current 15 uA 0.65 V Threshold Voltage for DRVL Out of Tri-State Pull below this level, turning on DRVL (Turn on low side MOSFET) Error Amplifier TA = -40oC to +85oC Voltage Feedback Reference 0.735 0.750 Input Bias Current 0.765 V 2 uA 70 dB Unity Gain Bandwidth (1) 3 MHz Output Source/Sink Current 1 mA 10 V/uS 75 nS Open Loop Gain Slew Rate (1) 100pF capacitive loading (1) PWM Comparator to Output Delay (1) Oscillator Frequency Range per phase Oscillator Frequency per phase 100 Rosc=73K OHM 175 210 300 kHz 245 kHz Oscillator Ramp Peak Voltage 2.3 V Oscillator Ramp Valley Voltage 1 V Current Limit ILIM Source Current 9 ILIM Offset Voltage 10 11 uA 2 mV Duty Cycle PWM 1 & 2 Maximum Duty Cycle Rosc = 73K OHM 90 % PWM 1 & 2 Minimum Duty Cycle Rosc = 73K OHM 0 % 2005 Semtech Corp. 3 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Pin Descriptions for SC2544TSTRT (TSSOP) Pin # Pin Name 1 VIN 2 VC C 3 EN When EN pin is low all outputs are disabled. Typical shutdown current is l00nA. 4 FB 1 Negative input of the error amplifier for output1. 5 ERROUT1 6 SS1 An external capacitor connected from this pin to AGND sets the soft-start time. Disable output1 by pulling this pin below 1V. 7 ILIM1 An external resistor connected from this pin to PHASE1 sets the over current shutdown trip point. 8 BST1 Boost capacitor connection for output1 high side gate drive. Connect an external capacitor as shown in the typical application circuit. 9 DRVH1 10 PHASE1 11 DRVL1 Low side gate drive for output 1. 12 PGND Power ground of low-side drivers. 13 PVC C Supply voltage for low-side gate drivers. 14 DRVL2 Low-side gate drive for output 2. 15 PHASE2 16 DRVH2 17 BST2 Boost capacitor connection for OUTPUT2 high side gate drive. Connect an external capacitor as shown in the typical application circuit. 18 ILIM 2 An external resistor connected from this pin to PHASE2 sets the over current shutdown trip point. 19 SS2 20 ERROUT2 21 FB 2 22 PWRGD 23 ROSC A resistor from this pin to AGND sets oscillator frequency. 24 AGND Analog signal ground. Star connected to the system ground plane. 2005 Semtech Corp. Pin Function Input supply voltage. The range is from 4.5V to 28V. 10V regulator output. Supply voltage for the gate drivers. Connect to VIN pin when Vin<10V. Error amplifier output for buck converter1. Gate drive for the high side MOSFET of output1. 180 degrees out of phase with DRVH2. Phase node for output 1. Phase node for output 2. Gate drive for the high side MOSFET of OUTPUT2. 180 degrees out of phase with DRVH1. An external capacitor connected from this pin to AGND sets the soft-start time. Disable output1 by pulling this pin below 1V. Error amplifier output for buck converter2. Negative input of the error amplifier of output2. Open collector output. It is internally pulled low when either output is below the power good threshold level. 5 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Pin Descriptions for SC2544MLTRT (MLPQ) Pin # Pin Name 1 FB 1 2 ERROUT1 3 SS1 An external capacitor connected from this pin to AGND sets the soft-start time. Disable output1 by pulling this pin below 1V. 4 ILIM1 An external resistor connected from this pin to PHASE1 sets the over current shutdown trip point. 5 BST1 Boost capacitor connection for output1 high side gate drive. Connect an external capacitor as shown in the typical application circuit. 6 DRVH1 7 PHASE1 8 DRVL1 Low side gate drive for output 1. 9 PGND Power ground of low-side drivers. 10 PVC C Supply voltage for low-side gate drivers. 11 DRVL2 Low-side gate drive for output 2. 12 PHASE2 13 DRVH2 14 BST2 Boost capacitor connection for output2 high side gate drive. Connect an external capacitor as shown in the typical application circuit. 15 ILIM2 An external resistor connected from this pin to PHASE2 sets the over current shutdown trip point. 16 SS2 An external capacitor connected from this pin to AGND sets the soft-start time. Disable output1 by pulling this pin below 1V. 17 ERROUT2 18 FB 2 19 PWRGD 20 ROSC A resistor from this pin to AGND sets oscillator frequency. 21 AGND Analog signal ground. Star connected to the system ground plane. 22 VIN 23 VC C 24 EN 2005 Semtech Corp. Pin Function Negative input of the error amplifier for output1. Error amplifier output for buck converter1. Gate drive for the high side MOSFET of output1. 180 degrees out of phase with DRVH2. Phase node for output 1. Phase node for output 2. Gate drive for the high side MOSFET of output2. 180 degrees out of phase with DRVH1. Error amplifier output for buck converter2. Negative input of the error amplifier of output2. Open collector output. It is internally pulled low when either output is below the power good threshold level. Input supply voltage. The range is from 4.5V to 28V. 10V regulator output. Supply voltage for the gate drivers. Connect to VIN pin when Vin<10V. When EN pin is low all outputs are disabled. Typical shutdown current is 100nA. 6 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Block Diagram (One PWM channel shown) PVCC BST1 Protect 1 DRVH1 PHASE1 Ramp1 ROSC PHASE1 PVCC + Oscillator Ramp generator PVCC PWM S - DRVL1 Q CLK1 R Protect 1 ERROUT1 FB1 FB1 - + SS1 E/A 0.75V + 0.75V OUT OUT OUT VCC R + - 3R S R /Q Protect 1 10u A UVLO OCP OUT VCC + VCC + OVP VIN EN ON/OFF VCC 0.89V 0.75V Band Gap 1 10V LDO Band Gap 2 UVLO PWRGD 0.75V 0.675V FB1 FB2 AGND 2005 Semtech Corp. FB1 OUT - ENABLE ILIM1 - 7 + - OUT OVP OCP - www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information Start-up Overview The SC2544 is a constant frequency 2-phase voltage mode step-down PWM switching controller driving all Nchannel MOSFETs. The two channels of the controller operate at 180 degree out of phase from each other. Since input currents are interleaved in a two-phase converter, input ripple current is lower and smaller input capacitance can be used for filtering. Also, with lower inductor current and smaller inductor ripple current per phase, overall I2 R losses are reduced. During start-up, the reference voltage of the error amplifier equals 30% of the voltage on Css (soft-start capacitor) which is connected between the SS pin and ground. When the controller is enabled (by pulling EN pin high), one internal 84uA current source, ISS, (soft start current) will charge the soft-start capacitor gradually. The PWM output starts pulsing when the soft start voltage reaches 1V. This soft start scheme will ensure the duty cycle to increase slowly, therefore limiting the charging current into the output capacitor and also ensuring the inductor does not saturate. The soft start capacitor will eventually be charged up to 2.5V. The soft-start sequence is initiated when EN pin is high and Vcc >4.5V or during recovery from a fault condition ( OCP, OVP, or UVLO). F req uency Se tting requency Setting The frequency of the SC2544 is user- programmable. The oscillator of SC2544 can be programmed with an external resistor from the Rosc pin to the ground. The step-down controller is capable of operating up to 300KHz. The relationship between oscillation frequency versus oscillation resistor is shown in Figure 1. The period of start up can be programed by the soft start capacitor: The advantages of using constant frequency operation are simple passive component selection and ease of feedback compensation. Before setting the operating frequency, the following trade-offs should be considered. 1) Passive component size 2) Circuitry efficiency 3) EMI condition 4) Minimum switch on time 5) Maximum duty ratio For a given output power, the sizes of the passive components are inversely proportional to the switching frequency, whereas MOSFETs/Diodes switching losses are proportional to the operating frequency. Other issues such as heat dissipation, packaging and cost issues are also to be considered. The frequency bands for signal transmission should be avoided because of EM interference. Tss = By connecting different capacitors at SS1 and SS2 pins, VO1 and VO2 will start at different time, achieving sequential start-up for the outputs. Connecting SS1 and SS2 together would make the 2 outputs start and reach steady state values at the same time, achieving ratiometric start-up. Shutdown When the EN pin is pulled low, an internal 15uA current source discharges the soft-start capacitor and DRVH/ DRVL signals stop pulsing. The output voltage ramps down at a rate determined by the load condition. The SC2544 can also be shutdown by pulling down directly on the SS pin. The designer needs to consider the slope of the SS pin voltage and choose a suitable pull down resistor to prevent the output from undershooting. 350 300 Fsw(KHz) Css × 2.5V 84 μA 250 Shutdown can also be triggered when an OCP condition occurs. When an OCP condition is detected, DRVH and DRVL will stop pulsing and enter a “tri-state shutdown” with the output voltage ramping down at a rate determined by the load condition. The internal 15uA current source will begin discharging the soft-start capacitor and when the soft-start voltage reaches 0.65V, DRVL will go high. 200 150 100 50 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 Rosc(KOHM) Figure 1. Switching frequency versus Rosc. © 2005 Semtech Corp. 8 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) Over Current Protection (OCP) The inductor current is sensed by using the low side MOSFET Rds(on) . After low side MOSFET is turned on, the OCP comparator starts monitoring the voltage drop across the MOSFET. The OCP trip level is programmed by the resistor from the ILIM pin to the phase node. There is an internal current source that flows out of the ILIM pin which will generate a voltage drop on the setting resistor. When the sum of the setting resistor voltage and the MOSFET drain to source voltage is less then zero, the OCP condition will be flagged. This functionality is depicted in Figure 2. The following formula is used to set the OCP level TG IL 100n S B lan kin g Figure 3. OCP comparator timing chart. U nder V oltage Lock Out (UVL O) Voltage (UVLO) 10 µ A × RILIM = I L _ PEAK × RDS ( ON ) The UVLO circuitry monitors Vcc and the soft start begins once Vcc ramps up above 4.5V. There is a built in 200mV hysteresis for the UVLO ramp down threshold. The gate driver output will be in “tristate” (both high side and low side MOSFET off) once Vcc ramps down bellow 4.2V (typical), and the soft start cap will be discharged by internal 15uA current sink. When OCP is tripped, both high side and low side MOSFETs will be turned off and this condition is latched. At the same time, the soft start cap will be discharged by the internal current source of 15uA. When the Vss drops bellow 0.65V, the DRVL pin will go high again. Ov er V oltage Pr o t ection (O VP) Over Voltage Pro (OVP) To avoid switching noise during the phase node commutation, a 100nS blanking time is built in after the low side MOSFET is turned on, as shown in Fig. 3. The OVP circuitry monitors the feedback voltages, If either feedback voltage exceeds 0.89V, the OVP condition is registered. Under this condition, the DRVH pins will be pulled low, and the DRVL pins will be pulled high. This will create a “crow bar” condition for the input power rail in case the high side MOSFET is failed short. The crow bar operation may trip the input supply to prevent the load from seeing more voltage. VCC 10uA + OCP DRVH ILIM O C P A ctive OUTPUT P o w er Good Output Out - DRVL The power good is an open collector output. The PWRGD pin is pulled low at start up if any of the two feedback voltages below 90% of its regulation level. The ramp down threshold of the signal is 80% of the regulation target. External pull up is required for the PWRGD pin, and the pull up resistor should be chosen such that the pin does not sink more than 2mA when PWRGD is low. Figure 2. Block diagram of over current protection. 2005 Semtech Corp. 9 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) IL,rms = Io 1 + General Design Pr ocedure ffor or a St ep-do wn P o w er Procedure Step-do ep-down Po Converter The followings are to be considered when choosing inductors. a) Inductor core material: For higher efficiency applications above 300 KHz, ferrite, Kool-Mu and polypermalloy materials should be used. Low-cost powdered iron cores can be used for cost sensitiveapplications below 300 KHz but with attendant higher core losses. b) Select inductance value: Sometimes the calculated inductance value is not available off-the-shelf. The designer can choose the adjacent (larger) standard inductance value. The inductance varies with temperature and DC current. It is a good engineering practice to re-evaluate the resultant current ripple at the rated DC output current. c) Current rating: The saturation current of the inductor should be at least 1.5 times of the peak inductor current under all conditions. Selection criterias and design procedures for the following parameters are described: 1) Output inductor (L) type and value 2) Output capacitor (C o) type and value 3) Input capacitor (C in) type and value 4) Power MOSFETs 5) Current sensing and limiting circuit 6) Voltage sensing circuit 7) Loop compensation network The following step-down converter specifications are needed: Input voltage range: V in,min and V in,max Input voltage ripple (peak-to-peak): DV in Output voltage: V o Output voltage accuracy: e Output voltage ripple (peak-to-peak): DV o Nominal output (load) current: I o Maximum output current limit: I o,max Output (load) current transient slew rate: dIo (A/ s) Circuit efficiency: η Output Capacit or (C o) and V out Ripple Capacitor Inductor (L) and Ripple Current The output capacitor provides output current filtering in steady state and serves as a reservoir during load transient. The output capacitor can be modeled as an ideal capacitor in series with its parasitic ESR and ESL as shown in Figure 4. Both step-down controllers in the SC2544 operate in synchronous continuous-conduction mode (CCM) regardless of the output load level. The output inductor selection/design is based on the output DC and transient requirements. Both output current and voltage ripples are reduced with larger inductance but it takes longer to change the inductor current during load transients. Conversely smaller inductance results in lower DC copper losses but the AC core losses (flux swing) and the winding AC resistance losses are higher. A compromise is to choose the inductance such that peak-to-peak inductor ripple-current is 20% to 30% of the rated output load current. Assuming that the inductor current ripple (peak-topeak) value is δ *Io, the inductance value will then be L= δ2 . 12 Co Lesl Resr Figure 4. An equivalent circuit of output. If the current through the branch is ib(t), the voltage across the terminals will then be Vo (1 − D) . δIo fs t vo (t) = Vo + The peak current in the inductor becomes di (t) 1 ib (t)dt + Lesl b + Resrib (t). Co 0 dt ∫ This basic equation illustrates the effects of ESR, ESL, and Co on the output voltage. (1+ δ /2)*Io and the RMS current is 2005 Semtech Corp. 10 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) The voltage rating of aluminum capacitors should be at least 1.5Vo. The RMS current ripple rating should also be greater than The first term is the DC voltage across C o at time t=0. The second term is the voltage variation caused by the charge balance between the load and the converter output. The third term is voltage ripple due to ESL and the fourth term is the voltage ripple due to ESR. The total output voltage ripple is then a vector sum of the last three terms. G,R Usually it is necessary to have several capacitors of the same type in parallel to satisfy the ESR requirement. The voltage ripple caused by the capacitor charge/discharge should be an order of magnitude smaller than the voltage ripple caused by the ESR. To guarantee this, the capacitance should satisfy Since the inductor current is a triangular waveform with peak-to-peak value G *I o , the ripple-voltage caused by inductor current ripples is 'Y& | &R ! G,R &RIV / HVO I V G ,R ' and the ESR ripple-voltage is 'Y(65 Remark 1: High frequency ceramic capacitors may not carry most of the ripple current. It also depends on the capacitor value. Only when the capacitor value is set properly, the effect of ceramic capacitor low ESR starts to be significant. For example, if a 10 P F, 4m : ceramic capacitor is connected in parallel with 2x1500 P F, 90m : electrolytic capacitors, the ripple current in the ceramic capacitor is only about 42% of the current in the electrolytic capacitors at the ripple frequency. If a 100 P F, 2m : ceramic capacitor is used, the ripple current in the ceramic capacitor will be about 4.2 times of that in the electrolytic capacitors. When two 100 P F, 2m : ceramic capacitors are used, the current ratio increases to 8.3. In this case most of the ripple current flows in the ceramic decoupling capacitor. The ESR of the ceramic capacitors will then determine the output ripple-voltage. 5HVUG,R Aluminum capacitors (e.g. electrolytic) have high capacitances and low ESLs. The ESR has the dominant effect on the output ripple voltage. It is therefore very important to minimize the ESR. Other types to choose are solid OS-CON, POSCAP, and tantalum. When determining the ESR value, both the steady state ripple-voltage and the dynamic load transient need to be considered. To meet the steady state output ripple-voltage spec, the ESR should satisfy 5H VU¢ '92 G ,2 To limit the dynamic output voltage overshoot/ undershoot within a (say 3%) of the steady state output voltage from no load to full load, the ESR value should satisfy 5H VU ¢ Remark 2: The total equivalent capacitance of the filter bank is not simply the sum of all the paralleled capacitors. The total equivalent ESR is not simply the parallel combination of all the individual ESRs either. Instead they should be calculated using the following formula. 92 ,2 Then, the required ESR value of the output capacitors should be Resr = min{Resr1,Resr2 }. ã 2005 Semtech Corp. SIV5 HVU In many applications, several low ESR ceramic capacitors are added in parallel with the aluminum capacitors in order to further reduce ESR and improve high frequency decoupling. Because the values of capacitance and ESR are usually different in ceramic and aluminum capacitors, the following remarks are made to clarify some practical issues. the ripple-voltage due to ESL is ' Y (6/ HT Z &HT&Z 11 5D 5E Z &D &E &D &E 5D &D 5E &E Z &D &E &D &E www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) &5HTHTZZ In Figure 6 the DC input voltage source has an internal impedance Rin and the input capacitor Cin has an ESR of R esr . MOSFET and input capacitor current waveforms, ESR voltage ripple and input voltage ripple are shown in Figure 7. 5D5E 5D 5E Z &D &E 5E &E 5D &D 5D 5E Z &D &E &D &E where R 1a and C 1a are the ESR and capacitance of electrolytic capacitors, and R 1b and C1b are the ESR and capacitance of the ceramic capacitors, respectively (Figure 5). L4 &D &E &HT 5D 5E 5HT L&LQ 9HVU Figure 5. Equivalent RC branch. 9&LQ Req and Ceq are both functions of frequency. For rigorous design, the equivalent ESR should be evaluated at the ripple frequency for voltage ripple calculation when both ceramic and electrolytic capacitors are used. If R1a = R1b = R1 and C1a = C1b = C1, then R eq and Ceq will be frequency-independent and Figure 7. Typical waveforms at converter input. It can be seen that the current in the input capacitor pulses with high di/dt. Capacitors with low ESL should be used. It is also important to place the input capacitor close to the MOSFETs on the PC board to reduce trace inductances around the pulse current loop. Req = 1/2 R1 and Ceq = 2C1. Input Capacitor (Cin) The RMS value of the capacitor current is approximately The input supply to the converter usually comes from a pre-regulator. Since the input supply is not ideal, input capacitors are needed to filter the current pulses at the switching frequency. A simple buck converter is shown in Figure 6. ,&LQ 5HVU PCin = ICin2Resr. / For reliable operation, the maximum power dissipation in the capacitors should not result in more than 10oC of temperature rise. Many manufacturers specify the maximum allowable ripple current (ARMS) rating of the capacitor at a given ripple frequency and ambient temperature. The input capacitance should be high enough to handle the ripple current. It is common pratice that multiple capacitors are placed in parallel to increase the ripple current handling capability. ' 9'& &LQ &R 5R Figure 6. A simple model for the converter input. ã 2005 Semtech Corp. G ' ' ' @ K K The power dissipated in the input capacitors is then 4 5LQ ,R '> 12 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) Choosing P ower MOSFET Po MOSFETss Main considerations in selecting the MOSFET’s are power dissipation, MOSFETs cost, and packaging. Switching losses and conduction losses of the MOSFET’s are directly related to the total gate charge (C g) and channel on-resistance (R ds(on)). In order to judge the performance of MOSFET’s, the product of the total gate charge and on-resistance is used as a figure of merit (FOM). Transistors with the same FOM follow the same curve in Figure 8. Sometimes meeting tight input voltage ripple specifications may require the use of larger input capacitance. At full load, the peak-to-peak input voltage ripple due to the ESR is δ ∆v ESR = R esr (1 + )Io . 2 The peak-to-peak input voltage ripple due to the capacitor is ∆v C ≈ DIo , Cin fs From these two expressions, CIN can be found to meet the input voltage ripple specification. In a multi-phase converter, channel interleaving can be used to reduce ripple. The two step-down channels of the SC2544 operate at 180 degrees from each other. If both stepdown channels in the SC2544 are connected to the same input rail, the input RMS currents will be reduced. Ripple cancellation effect of interleaving allows the use of smaller input capacitors. Gate Charge (nC) 50 When two channels with a common input are interleaved, the total DC input current is simply the sum of the individual DC input currents. The combined input current waveform depends on duty ratio and the output current waveform. Assuming that the output current ripple is small, the following formula can be used to estimate the RMS value of the ripple current in the input capacitor. 2 If D1>0.5 and (D1-0.5) < D2<0.5, then 2 ICin ≈ 0.5Io1 + (D1 − 0.5)(Io1 + Io 2 )2 + (D 2 − D1 + 0.5)Io 2 . If D1>0.5 and D2 < (D1-0.5) < 0.5, then 1 0 0 5 1 Rds On-resistance (mOhm) 10 15 20 20 The closer the curve is to the origin, the lower is the FOM. This means lower switching loss or lower conduction loss or both. It may be difficult to find MOSFET’s with both low C g and low R ds(on. Usually a trade-off between R ds(on and Cg has to be made. MOSFET power dissipation consists of a) conduction loss due to the channel resistance Rds(on); b) switching loss due to the switch rise time t r and fall time t f; and c) the gate loss due to the gate resistance RG. 2 ICin ≈ 0.5Io1 + D 2 (Io1 + Io 2 )2 + (D1 − D 2 − 0.5)Io 2 . If D1>0.5 and D2 > 0.5, then 2 20 MOSFET selection also depends on applications. In many applications, either switching loss or conduction loss dominates for a particular MOSFET. For synchronous buck converters with high input to output voltage ratios, the top MOSFET is hard switched but conducts with very low duty cycle. The bottom switch conducts at high duty cycle but switches at near zero voltage. For such applications, MOSFET’s with low Cg are used for the top switch and MOSFET’s with low R ds(on) are used for the bottom switch. ICin ≈ D1Io1 + D 2Io2 . 2 Cg( 500 , Rds ) Figure 8. Figure of Merit curves. If D1<0.5 and D2<0.5, then 2 Cg( 200 , Rds ) FOM:100*10^{-12} FOM:200*10^{-12} FOM:500*10^{-12} Let the duty ratio and output current of Channel 1 and Channel 2 be D1, D2 and Io1, Io2, respectively. 2 40 Cg( 100 , Rds ) 2 ICin ≈ (D1 + D 2 − 1)(Io1 + Io 2 )2 + (1 − D 2 )Io1 + (1 − D1 )Io2 . 2005 Semtech Corp. 13 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) In Figure 9, Qgs1 is the gate charge needed to bring the gate-to-source voltage Vgs to the threshold voltage V gs_th. Q gs2 is the additional gate charge required for the switch current to reach its full-scale value Ids, and Qgd . is the charge needed to charge gate-to-drain (Miller) capacitance when Vds is falling. Top Switc h Switch The RMS value of the top switch current is calculated as δ2 IQ1,rms = Io D(1+ 12 ). The conduction losses are then P tc = I Q1,rms 2 R ds(on). Switching losses occur during the time interval [t 1, t3]. Defining tr = t3-t 1 and tr can be approximated as R ds(on) varies with temperature and gate-source voltage. Curves showing Rds(on) variations can be found in manufacturers’ data sheet. From the Si4860 datasheet, Rds(on) is less than 8m Ω when Vgs is greater than 10V. However R ds(on) increases by 50% as the junction temperature increases from 25oC to 110 oC. tr = Vcc − Vgsp . where Rgt is the total resistance from the driver supply rail to the gate of the MOSFET. It includes the gate driver internal impedance Rgi, external resistance Rge and the gate resistance Rg within the MOSFET : The switching losses can be estimated using the simple formula R gt = Rgi+R ge+R g. Vgsp is the Miller plateau voltage shown in Figure 9. Similarly an approximate expression for tf is Pts = 21 ( t r + t f )(1 + 2δ )Io Vin fs . where tr is the rise time and tf is the fall time of the switching process. Different manufactures have different definitions and test conditions for t and r t . To clarify these, we sketch the typical MOSFET f switching characteristics under clamped inductive mode in Figure 9. tf = (Q gs 2 + Q gd )R gt Vgsp . Only a portion of the total losses P g = Q g V cc f s is dissipated in the MOSFET package. Here Q g is the total gate charge specified in the datasheet. The power dissipated within the MOSFET package is V ds V o lts (Q gs 2 + Q gd )R gt Ids M iller plateau Ptg = V gs Rg R gt Q g Vcc fs . The total power loss of the top switch is then V gs th Pt = Ptc+Pts+Ptg. Q gs1 Q gs2 t0 t1 t2 Q gd t3 If the input supply of the power converter varies over a wide range, then it will be necessary to weigh the relative importance of conduction and switching losses. This is because conduction losses are inversely proportional to the input voltage. Switching loss however increases with the input voltage. The total power loss of MOSFET should be calculated and compared for high-line and low-line cases. The worst case is then used for thermal design. G ate charge Figure 9. MOSFET switching characteristics 2005 Semtech Corp. 14 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) Bottom Switch The RMS current in bottom switch is given by Main Control Loop Design The goal of compensation is to shape the frequency response charatericstics of the buck converter to achieve a better DC accuracy and a faster transient response for the output voltage, while maintaining the loop stability. 2 δ IQ2,rms = Io (1− D)(1+ 12 ). The conduction losses are then The block diagram in Figure 10 represents the control loop of a buck converter designed with the SC2544. The control loop consists of a compensator, a PWM modulator, and an LC filter. P bc=I Q2,rms2 R ds(on) . where R ds(on) is the channel resistance of bottom MOSFET. If the input voltage to output voltage ratio is high (e.g. V in =12V, V o=1.5V), the duty ratio D will be small. Since the bottom switch conducts with duty ratio (1-D), the corresponding conduction losses can be quite high. The LC filter and PWM modulator represent the small signal model of the buck converter operating at fixed switching frequency. The transfer function of the model is given by: Due to non-overlapping conduction between the top and the bottom MOSFET’s, the internal body diode or the external Schottky diode across the drain and source terminals always conducts prior to the turn on of the bottom MOSFET. The bottom MOSFET switches on with only a diode voltage between its drain and source terminals. The switching loss is negligible due to near zerovoltage switching. VO VIN 1 + sRESRC = ⋅ VC Vm 1 + sL / R + s 2 LC REF REF Rg R gt EA L Vo MODULATOR - Co The gate losses are estimated as P bg = PWM + Zf Q g V cc f s . ERROUT Resr Zs The total bottom switch losses are then Pb=Pbc+Pbg. Fig. 10. Block diagram of the control loop. Once the power losses for the top and bottom MOSFET’s are known, thermal and package design at component and system level should be done to verify that the maximum die junction temperature (T j,max , usually 125 o C) is not exceeded under the worst-case condition. The equivalent thermal impedance from junction to ambient ( θ ja ) should satisfy θ ja ≤ Tj,max − Ta,max Ploss where VIN is the input voltage, Vm is the amplitude of the internal ramp, and R is the equivalent load. The model is a second order system with a finite DC gain, a complex pole pair at Fo, and an ESR zero at Fz, as shown in Figure 11. The locations of the poles and zero are determined by: . θ ja depends on the die to substrate bonding, packaging material, the thermal contact surface, thermal compound property, the available effective heat sink area, and the air flow condition (natual or forced convection). Actual temperature measurement of the prototype should be carried out to verify the thermal design. 2005 Semtech Corp. 15 FO = 1 2π LCO FZ = 1 2π Re srCO www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) The compensator in Figure 10 includes an error amplifier and impedance networks Zf and Zs. It is implemented by the circuit in Figure 12. The compensator provides an integrator, double poles, and double zeros. As shown in Figure 11, the integrator is used to boost the gain at low frequency. Two zeros are introduced to compensate excessive phase lag at the loop gain crossover due to the integrator (-90deg) and the complex pole pair (-180deg). Two high frequency poles are designed to compensate the ESR zero and to attenuate high frequency noise. Fp1 G A IN (d B ) F z1 LO Rbot = OP GA IN Fo CO Fz NV Fc ER TE R G A IN F R E Q U E N C Y (H z) Fig. 11. Bode plots for control loop design. A MathCAD program is available upon request for the calculation of the compensation parameters. C2 C1 R2 C3 Rtop Vc 0.75V ∗ Rtop Vo − 0.75V where 0.75V is the internal reference voltage of the SC2544. The other components of the compensator can be calculated using following design procedure: (1). Plot the converter gain, including LC filter and PWM modulator. (2). Select the open loop crossover frequency Fc located at 10% to 20% of the switching frequency. At Fc, find the required DC gain. (3). Use the first compensator pole Fp1 to cancel the ESR zero Fz. (4). Have the second compensator pole Fp2 at half the switching frequency to attenuate the switching ripple and high frequency noise. (5). Place the first compensator zero Fz1 at or below 50% of the power stage resonant frequency Fo. (6). Place the second compensator zero Fz2 at or below the power stage resonant frequency Fo. Fp2 C O M P E N S A T O R G A IN F z2 A resistive divider is used to program the output voltage. The top resistor R top of the divider in Fig. 12 can be chosen from 20k Ω to 30k Ω . Then the bottom resistor Rbot is found from: R3 Vo Out E/A + Rbot 0.75V Fig. 12. Compensation network. 2005 Semtech Corp. 16 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Applications Information (Cont.) PC Board Layout Issues Circuit board layout is very important for the proper operation of high frequency switching power converters. A power ground plane is required to reduce ground bounces. The followings are suggested for proper layout. Control Section 6) The frequency-setting resistor Rosc should be placed close to Pin 23. Trace length from this resistor to the analog ground should be minimized. 7) Place the bias decoupling capacitor right across the VCC and analog ground AGND. P o w er Stage 1) Separate the power ground from the signal ground. In SC2544 design, use an isolated local ground plane for the controller and tie it to power grand. 2) Minimize the size of the high pulse current loop. Keep the top MOSFET, the bottom MOSFET and the input capacitors within a small area with short and wide traces. In addition to the aluminum energy storage capacitors, add multi-layer ceramic (MLC) capacitors from the input to the power ground to improve high frequency bypass. 3) Reduce high frequency voltage ringing. Widen and shorten the drain and source traces of the MOSFETs to reduce stray inductances. Add a small RC snubber if necessary to reduce the high frequency ringing at the phase node. Sometimes slowing down the gate drive signal also helps in reducing the high frequency ringing at the phase node if the EMI is a concern for the system. 4) Shorten the gate drive trace. Integrity of the gate drive (voltage level, leading and falling edges) is important for circuit operation and efficiency. Short and wide gate drive traces reduce trace inductances. Bond wire inductance is about 2~3nH. If the length of the PCB trace from the gate driver to the MOSFET gate is 1 inch, the trace inductance will be about 25nH. If the gate drive current is 2A with 10ns rise and falling times, the voltage drops across the bond wire and the PCB trace will be 0.6V and 5V respectively. This may slow down the switching transient of the MOSFET’s. These inductances may also ring with the gate capacitance. 5) Put the decoupling capacitor for the gate drive power supplies (BST and PVCC) close to the IC and power ground. 2005 Semtech Corp. 17 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Typical Application Circuit SC2544MLTRT VO2 U1 VIN+ C1 1uF/25V 1 C2 1uF/16V VCC 2 3 EN 4 FB1 C3 SS1 1n 4.7n R4 C9 18k R6 5 C10 220nF 4.7K C32 7 N.P. C17 1uF/16V R8 R10 6 0 2.2 8 9 10 11 VIN+ 12 SC2544 VIN AGND VCC ROSC EN PWRGD FB1 FB2 ERROUT1 ERROUT2 SS1 SS2 ILIM1 ILIM2 BST1 BST2 DRVH1 DRVH2 PHASE1 PHASE2 DRVL1 DRVL2 PGND PVCC R2 10K 24 R3 23 73.2K 22 PWGRD 21 FB2 SS2 20 19 470nF C11 R5 R7 4.7K 1uF/16V C33 N.P. 18 17 C4 1n C18 16 R9 C12 4.7n 18k 0 R11 15 2.2 14 VIN+ VCC 13 C31 R12 L1 7.6uH 28K Q3 R15 499 FB1 C20 C21 C22 C23 IR F 7 8 1 1 A VO1 0R C34 N.P. C19 3.9nF N.P. 3 3 0 u F /6 .3 V N.P. 3 3 0 u F /6 .3 V 4.9K C16 C15 0.1uF/25V 10uF/25V 10uF/25V L2 N.P. VO2 7.6uH Q4 R13 499 R14 28K C35 N.P. C29 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 3.3nF FB2 N.P. C30 R17 C14 R25 N.P. R25 N.P. N.P. N.P. N.P. 3 3 0 u F /6 .3 V Q2 C13 Q1 330uF /6.3V 10uF/25V 10uF/25V 0.1uF/25V R24 IR 7 8 1 1 A C8 1 u F /1 6 V N.P. C7 IR F 7 8 1 1 A C6 IR F 7811A C5 R18 8.25K Vin: 4.5V ~ 28V Vout: 3.3V/6A and 5V/6A © 2005 Semtech Corp. 18 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Evaluation Board - Bill of Material SC2544MLTRT R ef Qty Reference Part Number/Value Manufacturer 1 1 C1 1uF, 25V, X5R,Ceramic, 0805 Any 2 3 C2,C18,C31 1uF, 16V, X5R, Ceramic , 0805 Any 3 4 C3,C4,C34,C35 1nF, Ceramic 0805 Any 4 14 L1, L2, C 5, C 16, C 20, C 21, C 24, C 24, C 29, C30, C32, C33,R25 N.P. 5 4 C 6, C 7, C 14, C 15 10uF, 25V, X5R , Ceramic 1206 Panasonic, ECJ3YB1E106M 6 2 C 8, C 13 0.1uF, 25V, 0603 Any 7 2 C 12, C 9 4.7nF, Ceramic, 0603 Any 8 1 C 10, 220nF, Ceramic, 0603 Any 9 1 C11 470nF, Ceramic, 0603 Any 10 1 C 17 1nF, Ceramic, 0603 Any 11 2 C28,C19 3.3nF, Ceramic, 0603 Any 12 2 C 22, C 23, C 26, C 27 33uF, 6.3V, 18mohm, PosCap Sanyo, 6TPE330MIL 13 2 L1, L2 7.6uH, 6.8A, 16mohm Sumida, CDRH127 14 4 Q1, Q2, A3, Q4 IRF7811A IR 15 1 R2 10K , 0603 Any 16 1 R3 73.2K, 0603 Any 17 2 R5, R4 18K , 0603 Any 18 1 R6 6.8K, 0603 Any 19 1 R7 4.7K, 0603 Any 20 1 R10 4.7, 0603 Any 21 1 R25, R11 4.7, 0603 Any 22 2 R14, R12 2.2, 0603 Any 23 2 R15,R13 499, 0603 Any 24 2 R18, R17 4.9K, 0603 Any 25 1 R24 0, 0603 Any 26 1 U1 S C 2544 Semtech © 2005 Semtech Corp. 19 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Typical Characteristics CH1: CH2: CH3: CH4: CH1:Vi CH2:Ven CH3:VSS CH4:Vo TG1 BG1 TG2 BG2 Shut down by pulling down EN pin voltage. Gate waveform CH1: EN CH2: VO1 CH3:Vo CH4:Io CH3: VO2 Ratiometric start up(connect SS1,SS2 together). Transient response(0-5A). CH1: EN CH2: VO1 CH1:TG CH2:BG CH3:TG CH4:BG CH3: VO2 Over current protection (5A/10mV) Sequential start up (Seperate SS1,SS2). © 2005 Semtech Corp. 20 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Typical Characteristics (Cont.) Vin=8V Vin=16V 190 100% 188 Fs (khz) Efficient 80% 60% 40% 186 184 182 180 20% 178 -40 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Io(A) 7 8 9 20 50 110 Freq. vs. Temp. ( Rosc=75kohm, Vin=16V). 10.5 10.3 350 300 Vcc (V) 250 200 150 100 50 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.5 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Vin (V) Rosc(KOHM) Operating frequency vs. Rosc. Vcc vs. Vin ( Ta=25 Degree C). 9 10.13 8 10.11 7 Vcc (V) Io(A) 80 Temperature (Degree C) Efficiency Curve for Vout=3.3V. Fsw(KHz) -10 10 6 10.09 10.07 5 10.05 4 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.03 -40 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Tj (Degree C) RILIM(KOHM) RILIM vs. OCP (Vi=12V). 2005 Semtech Corp. -20 Vcc vs. Temp. 21 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Typical Characteristics (Cont.) 7.0 Icc (mA) 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 Vin(V) DRVL min Ton(nS) Icc vs. Vin (25 DegreeC). 500 480 460 440 420 400 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Tj (Degree C) DL min Ton vs. Tj (Vin=16V). Dead time (nS) 100 80 60 40 20 0 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Tj (Degree C) Dead time vs. Tj (Vin=16V, DH falling to DL rising). 2005 Semtech Corp. 22 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Outline Drawing - TSSOP-24 A DIM D e A A1 A2 b c D E1 E e L L1 N 01 aaa bbb ccc N 2X E/2 E1 E PIN 1 INDICATOR ccc C 2X N/2 TIPS 1 2 3 e/2 B .047 .002 .006 .042 .031 .007 .012 .003 .007 .303 .307 .311 .169 .173 .177 .252 BSC .026 BSC .018 .024 .030 (.039) 24 0 8 .004 .004 .008 1.20 0.05 0.15 0.80 1.05 0.19 0.30 0.09 0.20 7.70 7.80 7.90 4.30 4.40 4.50 6.40 BSC 0.65 BSC 0.45 0.60 0.75 (1.0) 24 0 8 0.10 0.10 0.20 D aaa C SEATING PLANE DIMENSIONS MILLIMETERS INCHES MIN NOM MAX MIN NOM MAX A2 A C H A1 bxN bbb c GAGE PLANE C A-B D 0.25 L (L1) SEE DETAIL SIDE VIEW DETAIL A 01 A NOTES: 1. CONTROLLING DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS (ANGLES IN DEGREES). 2. DATUMS -A- AND -B- TO BE DETERMINED AT DATUM PLANE -H3. DIMENSIONS "E1" AND "D" DO NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH, PROTRUSIONS OR GATE BURRS. 4. REFERENCE JEDEC STD MO-153, VARIATION AD. Land Pattern - TSSOP-24 X DIM (C) G C G P X Y Z Z Y DIMENSIONS INCHES MILLIMETERS (.222) .161 .026 .016 .061 .283 (5.65) 4.10 0.65 0.40 1.55 7.20 P NOTES: 1. © 2005 Semtech Corp. THIS LAND PATTERN IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY. CONSULT YOUR MANUFACTURING GROUP TO ENSURE YOUR COMPANY'S MANUFACTURING GUIDELINES ARE MET. 23 www.semtech.com SC2544 POWER MANAGEMENT Outline Drawing - MLPQ-24 (4 x 4mm) A D B DIM PIN 1 INDICATOR (LASER MARK) Top View A A1 A2 b D D1 E E1 e L N aaa bbb E A2 A DIMENSIONS INCHES MILLIMETERS MIN NOM MAX MIN NOM MAX .031 .035 .040 0.80 0.90 1.00 .000 .001 .002 0.00 0.02 0.05 - (0.20) - (.008) .007 .010 .012 0.18 0.25 0.30 .151 .157 .163 3.85 4.00 4.15 .100 .106 .110 2.55 2.70 2.80 .151 .157 .163 3.85 4.00 4.15 .100 .106 .110 2.55 2.70 2.80 0.50 BSC .020 BSC .011 .016 .020 0.30 0.40 0.50 24 24 .004 0.10 .004 0.10 SEATING PLANE aaa C A1 C D1 LxN E/2 Bottom View E1 2 1 N bxN bbb e C A B D/2 NOTES: 1. CONTROLLING DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS (ANGLES IN DEGREES). 2. COPLANARITY APPLIES TO THE EXPOSED PAD AS WELL AS THE TERMINALS. Land Pattern - MLPQ-24 (4 x 4mm) K (C) G H DIM C G H K P X Y Z Z DIMENSIONS INCHES MILLIMETERS (.155) (3.95) 3.10 .122 .106 2.70 .106 2.70 .021 0.50 .010 0.25 .033 0.85 .189 4.80 X P NOTES: 1. THIS LAND PATTERN IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY. CONSULT YOUR MANUFACTURING GROUP TO ENSURE YOUR COMPANY'S MANUFACTURING GUIDELINES ARE MET. 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