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Application Note 1643
Author: Yi Tian
ISL97646 Evaluation Board Application Manual
Description
Features
The ISL97646IRZ-EVALZ is an evaluation board for the
ISL97646, which is a DC/DC voltage regulator for TFT-LCD
displays with screen sizes up to 20". ISL97646 integrates a
boost converter, a VON slice circuit, an LDO and a high
performance VCOM amplifier. This evaluation board is
designed to:
• A complete TFT-LCD PMIC evaluation platform for the
ISL97646
1. Deliver up to 0.8A current for AVDD supply to the
source/column driver ICs
3. Modulate VGH_M output for gate high voltage with desired
delay time and discharge slope using the VON slice circuit
4. The high performance amplifier generates the LCD pixel
common bias voltage (VCOM)
5. The LDO outputs up to 350mA for external digital circuitry
The ISL97646 evaluation board provides a dip switch that
allows users to select either 650kHz or 1.2MHz and the enable
signal to enable or disable the IC.
ISL97646
(24 LD 4x4 QFN)
VGH
RE
CE
PGND
FB
ENABLE
TOP VIEW
24
23
22
21
20
19
VFLK
3
16
FREQ
VDPM
4
15
COMP
VDD_1
5
14
SS
VDD_2
6
13
VIN_1
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10
11
12
LDO_OUT
VIN_2
ADJ
17
AGND
2
POS
VGH_M
NEG
18
OUT
1
9
• LDO for external digital circuitry supply
• Op Amp follower for VCOM
• Layout Guidelines
• RoHS compliant
What is Needed
• The following instruments will be needed to perform testing:
- Power supplies
- DC Electronic load
- Multimeters
- Oscilloscope
- Resistors
- Cables and wires
PART #
LX
8
• VON and VOFF charge pumps for gate driver IC supplies
Ordering Information
GND
7
• Non-synchronous boost for AVDD supply
• VON slice circuit for VGH_M
2. Generate different VON (gate high) and VOFF (gate low)
Pin Configuration
• Input voltage: 2.7V to 5.5V
ISL97646IRZ-EVALZ
DESCRIPTION
Evaluation Board for ISL97646
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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Application Note 1643
Quick Setup Guide
TABLE 1. TYPICAL MAXIMUM OUTPUT CURRENT
Step 1: Connect the power supply between the headers of VIN
and VIN_GND. The positive output of the power supply
should be connected to the VIN header. Set the power
supply voltage between 2.7V and 5.5V, and the current
limit at 4A.
Step 2: Connect the positive and negative inputs of the Electronic
load to the AVDD header and the AVDD_GND header,
respectively. The load current should not exceed the
maximum output current listed in Table 1.
Step 3: Set S1 towards the direction of the arrow in order to tie
the FREQ pin to VIN, which will set 1.2MHz switching
frequency; set S1 towards the reverse direction of the
arrow to pull FREQ to ground with R16, to set the
frequency to 650kHz.
Step 4: Set S2 towards the direction of the arrow in order to tie
the ENABLE pin to VIN, which will enable the part; set S2
towards the reverse direction of the arrow in order to pull
Enable to ground with R17, to disable the part.
Step 5: Connect pin 2 of JP4 to pin 3 of JP4 to enable LDO;
connect pin 2 of JP4 to pin 1 of JP4 to disable LDO.
Step 6: Connect pin 2 of JP5 to pin 3 of JP5 to enable Gate Pulse
Modulation (VGH_M); connect pin 2 of JP5 to pin 1 of JP5
to disable VGH_M.
Step 7: Connect the positive and negative inputs of the electronic
load to the LDO_OUT header and the LDO_GND header,
respectively.
VIN
(V)
VOUT
(V)
IOMAX
(mA)
3.3
8
800
3.3
12
480
5
8
1370
5
12
850
NOTES:
1. Table 1 shows typical maximum output current values for 1.2MHz
switching frequency and 10µH inductor.
2. Maximum current values in actual application may vary with
component variance.
3. Feedback compensation parameters and input and output
capacitance of the boost may need to be modified to keep good
stability with maximum peak inductor current of 2.6A.
Gate Pulse Modulator Timing
Diagram
The ISL97646 evaluation board can generate a modulated
VGH_M with a fixed power-on delay time, a discharging slope and
a delay time to the falling edge of VFLK. The waveform of VGH_M
is shown in Figure 1.
Step 8: Connect the Electronic load between the headers of VON
and Vin_GND. The positive input of the E-load should be
connected to the VON header; the negative input of the
E-load should be connected to Vin_GND. Connect the
E-load between the headers of VOFF and Vin_GND. The
positive input of the E-load should be connected to
Vin_GND header; the negative input of the E-load should
be connected to VOFF. Set the current values of the
E-load. The values of VON and VOFF at different loadings
are shown in Table 2.
Step 9: Connect the header of VON to the VGH pin.
Step 10: Connect the input from the signal generator between
the headers of VFLK and SGND. Select square
waveform with an amplitude of 3.3V and a frequency of
50kHz.
Step 11: Connect the power supply between the headers of POS
and SGND. Set the power supply voltage at the desired
VCOM value.
Step 12: Make sure all the connections on the EVB are correct,
then turn on the power supply and E-loads. The part will
start to operate.
Maximum Boost Output Current
The MOSFET current limit is 2.6A. This limits the maximum
output current that ISL97646 can drive. Table 1 shows the
maximum output current IOMAX at different input and output
voltages.
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FIGURE 1. POWER ON DELAY TIME
LDO Output Voltages
The output voltage is adjusted by the connection of the ADJ pin.
When ADJ is connected to ground, the output voltage is set to
3.3V; when ADJ pin is floating, the output voltage is set to 2.85V;
and when ADJ pin is connected to LDO_OUT pin, the output
voltage is set to 2.5V.
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VON and VOFF at Different
Loadings
4. The feedback network should sense the output voltage
directly from the point of load, and should be placed to the IC
and as far away from LX node as possible.
The boost converter integrated in ISL97646 is capable of
outputting up to 20V AVDD. This ISL97646 evaluation board
generates VON and VOFF based on the output AVDD designed.
Table 2 shows different values of VON and VOFF at different
AVDD and different loadings for 1.2MHz switching frequency. By
removing R18 and adding C24 and D3 into the circuit, the charge
pump is able to deliver a VON higher than 2*AVDD.
5. The power ground (PGND) and signal ground (SGND) pins
should be connected at only one point at the exposed die
plate, underneath the package.
Recommended Layout
The device performance, including efficiency, output noise,
transient response and control loop stability, is dramatically
affected by the PCB layout. PCB layout is critical, especially at
high switching frequency.
Following are some general guidelines for layout:
1. Place the external power components (the input capacitors,
output capacitors, boost inductor and output diodes, etc.) in
close proximity to the device. Traces to these components
should be kept as short and wide as possible to minimize
parasitic inductance and resistance.
2. Place VIN and VDD bypass capacitors close to the pins.
3. Reduce the loop area with large AC amplitudes and fast slew
rate.
6. The exposed die plate should be soldered to an equivalent
area of metal on the PCB. This contact area should have
multiple via connections to the back of the PCB as well as
connections to intermediate PCB layers, if available, to
maximize thermal dissipation away from the IC.
7. To minimize the thermal resistance of the package when
soldered to a multi-layer PCB, the amount of copper track and
ground plane area connected to the exposed die plate should
be maximized and spread out as far as possible from the IC.
The bottom and top PCB areas especially should be
maximized to allow thermal dissipation to the surrounding air.
8. A signal ground plane, separated from the power ground
plane and connected to the power ground pins only at the
exposed die plate, should be used for ground return
connections for control circuit.
9. Minimize feedback input track lengths to avoid switching
noise pick-up.
The EVB board layout shown on page 5 to page 7 is available to
illustrate the proper layout implementation.
TABLE 2. TYPICAL VON AND VOFF FOR DIFFERENT LOADING
VON (V)
VOFF (V)
ILOADING
AVDD = 8V
Single Stage
AVDD = 8V
Two Stages
AVDD = 12V
Single Stage
AVDD = 8V
AVDD = 12V
1mA
15.2
23.4
23.8
4.3
4.4
5mA
15.1
23.2
23.3
4.3
4.3
10mA
14.7
23.0
23.2
4.2
4.3
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Evaluation Board Design
Schematic
D4
BAT54S
Q1
MMBT3906
P16
2
AVDD
1
2
2
C23
0.1uF/25V
3
R4
1K
1
3
C27
0.1uF/25V
Voff
C11
1uF/16V
1
C26
0.1uF/25V
C25
1uF/25V
C22
0.1uF/25V
4
Z1
MMSZ 5231B
P15
Von
3
P17
0
R18
D3
OPEN
D2
BAT54S
C24
OPEN
S1
1
2
VGH
4
3
SW DIP-2
R17
10K
R16
10K
R3
10
P1
P2
AVDD_GND
LDO_GND
P3
P4
VIN_GND
SGND
10
P14
L1
10uH
C19
0.47u/40V
5
JP5
SHDN
FB
PGND
CE
COMP
VDD1
SS
6
VDD2
C20
0.47u/16V
VIN1
D1
MBRM120T3
VIN
P13
18
17
AVDD
C3
10uF/25V
C17
1uF
16
C10
15
2.2nF
14
13
R14
0
C16
0.1uF
C4
10uF/25V
C5
10uF/25V
C6
10uF/25V
AVDD
R1
10K
R5
C7
OPEN
10K
C9
10nF
R2
1.3K
12
11
10
9
8
7
ISL97644
3
P8
R9
100K
C8
OPEN
2
R7
0
VS_GPM
1
VS_AMP
R8
OPEN
R13
0
R12
0
P5
C15
R10
0
R11
OPEN
100K
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OUT
JP4
3
P9
RE
VGH
VDPM
NEG
2
1
VIN2
FREQ
OUT
C18
0.47u/16V
VFLK
LX
VFLK
LDO-OUT
4
P11
VGH_M
ADJ
3
AGND
2
C14
open
VGH_M
GND
POS
P12
C2
10uF/6.3V
19
21
20
22
23
24
U1
1
C1
10uF/6.3V
R6
2K C13
470p
POS
C12
4.7uF/6.3V
C21
0.1uF
LDO_OUT
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Evaluation Board Layout
FIGURE 2. EVB ASSEMBLY LAYER
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Evaluation Board Layout (Continued)
FIGURE 3. TOP LAYER
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Evaluation Board Layout (Continued)
FIGURE 4. BOTTOM LAYER
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Bill of Materials for ISL97646 Evaluation Board
PART TYPE
DESIGNATOR
FOOTPRINT
10k
R1
0603
1.3k
R2
0603
10
R3
0603
1k
R4
0603
10k
R5
0603
2k
R6
0603
0
R7
0603
OPEN
R8
0603
100k
R9
0603
0
R10
0603
100k
R11
0603
0
R12
0603
0
R13
0603
0
R14
0603
10
R15
0603
10k
R16
0603
10k
R17
0603
0
R18
0603
10µF/6.3V
C1
0805
10µF/6.3V
C2
0805
10µF/25V
C3
1210
10µF/25V
C4
1210
10µF/25V
C5
1210
10µF/25V
C6
1210
OPEN
C7
0603
OPEN
C8
0603
10nF/25V
C9
0603
2.2nF/25V
C10
0603
1µF/16V
C11
0603
4.7µF/6.3V
C12
0805
470pF
C13
0603
OPEN
C14
1206
OPEN
C15
0603
0.1µF/25V
C16
0603
1µF
C17
0603
0.47µF/16V
C18
0603
0.47µF/50V
C19
0805
0.47µF/16V
C20
0603
0.1µF/6.3V
C21
0603
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Bill of Materials for ISL97646 Evaluation Board (Continued)
PART TYPE
DESIGNATOR
FOOTPRINT
0.1µF/25V
C22
0603
0.1µF/25V
C23
0603
OPEN
C24
0603
1µF/25V
C25
0603
0.1µF/25V
C26
0603
0.1µF/25V
C27
0603
1µF/16V
C28
0603
MBRM120T3
D1
Case457
BAT54S
D2
SOT-23
OPEN
D3
SOT-23
BAT54S
D4
SOT-23
ADJ JP
JP4
JUMPER-3PIN
VDPM JP
JP5
JUMPER-3PIN
10µH
L1
RLF7030
AVDD_GND
P1
POWERPOST
LDO_GND
P2
POWERPOST
VIN_GND
P3
POWERPOST
SGND
P4
POWERPOST
VDIV
P5
POWERPOST
POS
P6
POWERPOST
OUT
P7
POWERPOST
VS_AMP
P8
POWERPOST
VS_GPM
P9
POWERPOST
VFLK
P11
POWERPOST
VGH_M
P12
POWERPOST
AVDD
P13
POWERPOST
VIN
P14
POWERPOST
VGH
P15
POWERPOST
VON
P16
POWERPOST
VOFF
P17
POWERPOST
MMBT3906
Q1
SOT-23
SW DIP-2
S1
DIP4
ISL97646
U1
24 LD 4X4 QFN
MMSZ 5233B
Z1
SOD-123
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