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NX2139A
SINGLE CHANNEL MOBILE PWM AND LDO CONTROLLER
PRODUCTION DATA SHEET
Pb Free Product
DESCRIPTION
The NX2139A controller IC is a compact Buck control- n
ler IC with 16 lead MLPQ package designed for step n
down DC to DC converter in portable applications. It n
n
can be selected to operate in synchronous mode or
non-synchronous mode to improve the efficiency at light n
load.Constant on time control provides fast response,
good line regulation and nearly constant frequency un- n
der wide voltage input range. The NX2139 A controller
is optimized to convert single supply up to 22V bus
voltage to as low as 0.75V output voltage. Over cur- n
n
rent protection and FB UVLO followed by latch feature. A built-in LDO controller can drive an external N- n
MOSFET to provide a second output voltage from ei- n
ther PWM output source or other power source. Both n
PWM controller and LDO controller have separate EN n
feature. Other features includes: 5V gate drive capability, power good indicator, over voltage protection, n
internal Boost schottky diode and adaptive dead band n
n
control.
n
FEATURES
Internal Boost Schottky Diode
Ultrasonic mode operation available
Bus voltage operation from 4.5V to 22V
Less than 1uA shutdown current with Enable low
Excellent dynamic response with constant on time
control
Selectable between Synchronous CCM mode and
diode emulation mode to improve efficiency at
light load
Programmable switching frequency
Current limit and FB UVLO with latch off
Over voltage protection with latch off
LDO controller with seperate enable
Two independent Power Good indicator available
Pb-free and RoHS compliant
APPLICATIONS
Notebook PCs and Desknotes
Tablet PCs/Slates
On board DC to DC such as
12V to 3.3V, 2.5V or 1.8V
Hand-held portable instruments
TYPICAL APPLICATION
4 PGOOD
PGOOD
TON
1MEG
16
100k
9
5V
10
1u
2
2x10uF
PVCC
HDRV 12
2.2
BST 13
VCC
1u
ENSW
/MODE
IRF7807
1u
1.5uH
SW 11
NX2139 A
15
VIN 7V~22V
1n
Vout 1.8V/7A
2R5TPE330MC
330uF
LDRV 8
AO4714
OCSET 10
1
VOUT
FB
5k
330p
3
10.5k
7.5k
14
LDODRV
ENLDO
50
5V
100k
LDOPG
M3
SI4800
7
33n
5
LDOFB 6
LDOPG
GND
1n
20k
7.5k
1.5V@2A
2x10uF
7.5k
PAD
Figure1 - Typical application of NX2139A
ORDERING INFORMATION
Device
Temperature
NX2139ACMTR -10 o C to 100 o C
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
Package
3X3 MLPQ-16L
Pb-Free
Yes
1
NX2139A
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
VCC,PVCC to GND & BST to S W voltage ............ -0.3V to 6.5V
TON to GND ......................................................... -0.3V to 28V
HDRV to S W Voltage .......................................... -0.3V to 6.5V
SW to GND ......................................................... -2V to 30V
All other pins ........................................................ VCC+0.3V
Storage Temperature Range .................................-65 oC to 150 oC
Operating Junction Temperature Range .................-40 oC to 150 oC
ESD Susceptibility ............................................... 2kV
CAUTION: Stresses above those listed in "ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM R ATINGS", may cause permanent
damage to the device. This is a stress only rating and operation of the device at these or any other conditions
above those indicated in the operational sections of this specification is not implied.
PACKAGE INFORMATION
TON
ENSW/MODE
ENLDO
BST
3x3 16-LEAD PLASTIC MLPQ
16
15
14
13
θ JA ≈ 46o C/W
12 HDRV
VO 1
VCC
2
FB
3
11 SW
17
AGND
10 OCSET
9 PVCC
6
7
LDOFB
LDODRV
8
LDRV
5
LDOPG
PGOOD 4
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Unless otherwise specified, these specifications apply over Vcc =5 V, VIN=15V and T A =25oC, unless otherwise
specified.
PARAMETER
VIN
recommended voltage range
Shut down current
VCC,PVCC Supply
Input voltage range
Operating quiescent current
Shut down current
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
SYM
Test Condition
VIN
Min
4.5
ENLDO=GND, ENSW=GND
VCC
TYP
VFB=0.85V, ENLDO=GND,
ENSW=5V
ENLDO=GND, ENSW=GND
MAX
Units
22
V
1
4.5
5.5
1.8
1
uA
V
mA
uA
2
NX2139A
PARAMETER
VCC UVLO
Under-voltage Lockout
threshold
Falling VCC threshold
ON and OFF time
SYM
VCC_UVLO
TON operating current
ON -time
Minimum off time
FB voltage
Internal FB voltage
Input bias current
Line regulation
Test Condition
VIN=15V, Rton=1Mohm
VIN=9V,VOUT=0.75V,
Rton=1Mohm
Vref
VCC from 4.5V to 5.5V
OUTPUT voltage
Output range
VOUT shut down discharge
resistance
ENSW/MODE=GND
Soft start time
PGOOD
Pgood high rising threshold
PGOOD delay after softstart
PGOOD propagation delay
filter
Power good hysteresis
Pgood output switch
impedance
Pgood leakage current
SW zero cross comparator
Offset voltage
HighNSide Driver
(CL=3300pF)
Output Impedance , Sourcing
Current
Output Impedance , Sinking
Current
Rise Time
Fall Time
Deadband Time
Low Side Driver
(CL=3300pF)
Output Impedance, Sourcing
Current
Output Impedance, Sinking
Current
Rise Time
Fall Time
Deadband Time
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
NOTE1
NOTE1
Min
TYP
MAX
Units
3.9
3.7
4.1
3.9
4.5
4.3
V
V
15
uA
312
380
390
590
468
800
ns
ns
0.739
0.75
-1
0.761
100
1
V
nA
%
0.75
3.3
V
30
ohm
1.5
ms
90
1.6
% Vref
ms
2
5
us
%
13
ohm
1
uA
5
mV
R source(Hdrv)
I=200mA
1.5
ohm
Rsink(Hdrv)
I=200mA
1.5
ohm
THdrv(Rise)
10% to 90%
THdrv(Fall)
90% to 10%
Tdead(L to Ldrv going Low to Hdrv going
H)
High, 10% to 10%
50
50
30
ns
ns
ns
R source(Ldrv)
I=200mA
1.5
ohm
Rsink(Ldrv)
I=200mA
0.5
ohm
50
50
10
ns
ns
ns
TLdrv(Rise)
10% to 90%
TLdrv(Fall)
90% to 10%
Tdead(H to SW going Low to Ldrv going
L)
High, 10% to 10%
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NX2139A
PARAMETER
ENSW/MODE threshold and
bias current
SYM
Test Condition
PFM/Non Synchronous Mode
Ultrasonic Mode
Synchronous Mode
Shutdown mode
Input bias current
LDO Controller
Quiescent current
Leave it open or use limits in
spec
LDOFB input bias current
LDODrv sourcing current
LDODrv sinking current
LDO PGOOD threshold
LDO PGOOD propagation
delay filter
LDO PGOOD impedance
Current Limit
Ocset setting current
Over temperature
Threshold
Hysteresis
Under voltage
FB threshold
Over voltage
Over voltage tripp point
Internal Schottky Diode
Forward voltage drop
TYP
80%
VCC
60%
VCC
MAX
VCC+0
.3V
80%
VCC
60%
VCC
0.8
2
0
Units
V
V
ENSW/MODE=VCC
5
V
V
uA
ENSW/MODE=GND
-5
uA
PWM OFF, LDOEN=HI,
IOUT=0mA
1
mA
LDOEN logic high voltage
LDOEN logic low voltage
LDOFB reference voltage
Output UVLO threshold
Open loop gain
Min
2
0.728
0.75
0.8
0.773
70
60
NOTE1
%Vref
DB
1
LDOFB=0.72V
LDOFB=0.78V
NOTE1
20
NOTE1
Forward current=50mA
V
V
V
2
2
uA
mA
mA
90
%Vref
2
13
us
ohm
24
28
uA
155
o
15
o
C
C
70
%Vref
125
%Vref
500
mV
NOTE1: This parameter is guaranteed by design but not tested in production(GBNT).
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
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NX2139A
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
PIN NUMBER PIN SYMBOL
PIN DESCRIPTION
This pin is directly connected to the output of the switching regulator and
senses the VOUT voltage. An internal MOSFET discharges the output during
turn off.
1
VOUT
2
VCC
3
FB
4
PGOOD
PGOOD indicator for switching regulato r. It requires a pull up resistor to Vcc
or lower voltage. When FB pin reaches 90% of the reference voltage
PGOOD transitions from LO to HI state.
5
LDOPG
PGOOD indicator for LDO, requires a pull up resistor to Vcc or lower voltage. When LDOFB pin reaches 90% of the reference voltage PGOOD
transitions from LO to HI state.
6
LDOFB
This pin is the error amplifiers inverting input. This pin is connected via
resistor divider to the output of the LDO to set the output DC voltage.
7
LDODRV
8
LDRV
Low side gate driver output.
9
PVCC
Provide the voltage supply to the lower MOSFET drivers. Place a high
frequency decoupling capacitor 1uF X5R to this pin.
10
OCSET
11
SW
12
HDRV
13
BST
14
ENLDO
LDO enable input functions only when ENS W/MODE is not shutdown.
15
ENSW/
MODE
Switching converter enable input. Connect to VCC for PFM/Non synchronous
mode, connected to an external resistor divider equals to 70%VCC for ultrasonic, connected to GND for shutdown mode, floating or connected to 2V for
the synchronous mode.
16
TON
VIN sensing input. A resistor connects from this pin to VIN will set the frequency. A 1nF capacitor from this pin to GND is recommended to ensure the
proper operation.
PAD
GND
Power ground.
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
This pin supplies the internal 5V bias circuit. A 1uF X7R ceramic capacitor is
placed as close as possible to this pin and ground pin.
This pin is the error amplifiers inverting input. This pin is connected via
resistor divider to the output of the switching regulator to set the output DC
voltage from 0.75V to 3.3 V.
The drive signal for external LDO N channel MOSFE T.
This pin is connected to the drain of the external low side MOSFET and is
the input of over current protection(OCP) comparato r. An internal current
source is flown to the external resistor which sets the OCP voltage across
the Rdson of the low side MOSFE T.
This pin is connected to source of high side FE Ts and provide return path for
the high side driver. It is also the input of zero current sensing comparato r.
High side gate driver output.
This pin supplies voltage to high side FET drive r. A high freq 1uF X7R
ceramic capacitor and 2.2ohm resistor in series are recommended to be
placed as close as possible to and connected to this pin and S W pin.
5
NX2139A
BLOCK DIAGRAM
VCC(2)
Bias
TON(16)
VIN
4.3/4.1
ON time
pulse
genearation
VOUT
Disable_B
Thermal
shutdown
POR
start
R
S
VIN
ODB
HD
VOUT
BST(13)
HDRV(12)
FET Driver
HD_IN
Q
SW(11)
1.8V
5V
PVCC(9)
FB(3)
LDRV(8)
Mini offtime
400ns
OCP_COMP
PGND
VREF=0.75V
start
POR
FBUVLO_latch
soft start
Diode
emulation
HD
VCC
ENSW
/MODE(15)
1M
1M
Disable
PFM_nonultrasonic
MODE
SELECTION
Sync
OCSET(10)
FB
1.25*Vref/0.7VREF OCP_COMP
OVP
GND(17 PAD)
FB
FBUVLO_latch
PGOOD(4)
0.7*Vref
SS_finished
VOUT(1)
VOUT
start
0.9*Vref
LDOFBUVLO_latch
LDOPG(5)
1.5V@2A~5A
0.7*Vref
LDOSS_finished
0.9*Vref
LDO_POR
LDOFBUVLO_latch
ENLDO(14)
LDO_EN
soft
start
LDODRV(7)
LDOFB(6)
Figure 2 - Simplified block diagram of the NX2139A
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
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NX2139A
TYPICAL APPLICATION
(VIN=7V to 22V, SW VOUT=1.8V/7A, LDO VOUT=1.5V/2A)
4 PGOOD
PGOOD
TON
R1
100k
9
5V
R2
10
C1
1u
2
C2
1u
PVCC
C3
1n
VIN 7V~22V
HDRV 12
R13 2.2
BST 13
C4
1u
SW 11
VCC
NX2139A
ENSW
15
/MODE
R4
1MEG
16
M1
IRF7807
Lo
1.5uH
M2
LDRV 8
LDOPG
R3
100k
LDODRV
ENLDO
7
5V
LDOFB 6
5 LDOPG
GND
AO4714
R5
5k
OCSET 10
1
VOUT
C8
330p
FB 3
14
CI1
2x10uF
CO1
2R5TPE330MC
330uF
R12
2.2
C7
1.5n
R6
10.5k
R7
7.5k
R8
50
C6
33n
C5
1n
R9
20k
Vout 1.8V/7A
M3
SI4800
1.5V@2A
R10
7.5k
CO2
2x10uF
R11
7.5k
PAD
Figure 3 - Demo board schematic
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
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NX2139A
Bill of Materials
Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
Quantity
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
Reference
CI1
CO2
CO1
C1,C2,C4
C3,C5
C6
C7
C8
Lo
M1
M2
M3
R1,R3
R2
R4
R5
R6
R7,R10,R11
R8
R9
R12,R13
U1
Value
10uF/25V/X5R
10uF/6.3V/X5R
2R5TPE330MC
1uF
1nF
33nF
1.5nF
330pF
DO5010H-152
IRF7807
AO4714
SI4800
100k
10
1M
5k
10.5k
7.5k
50
20k
2.2
NX2139A
Manufacture
SANYO
COILCRAFT
IR
AOS
PHILIPS
NEXSEM INC.
8
NX2139A
Demoboard Waveforms
Fig.4 Startup (CH1 1.8V OUTPUT, CH2 1.5V LDO,
CH3 SW PGOOD, CH4 LDO PGOOD)
Fig.5 Turn off (CH1 1.8V OUTPU T, CH2 1.5V LDO,
CH3 SW PGOOD, CH4 LDO PGOOD)
Fig.6 LDO output transient with S W in PFM mode
(CH1 1.8V OUTPUT AC, CH2 1.5V LDO AC, CH4
LDO OUTPUT CURRENT)
Fig.7 SW output transient (CH1 1.8V OUTPUT AC,
CH2 1.5V LDO AC, CH4 1.8V OUTPUT CURRENT)
Fig.8 Start into short (CH1 VIN, CH2 5V VCC, CH4
INDUCTOR CURRENT)
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
Fig. 9 VOUT ripple @ VIN=12 V,IOUT=4A (CH1 SW,
CH3 VOUT AC)
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NX2139A
VIN=12V, VOUT=1.8V
OUTPUT EFFICIENCY(%)
100.00%
90.00%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
10
100
1000
10000
OUTPUT CURRENT(mA)
Fig. 10 Output efficiency
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
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NX2139A
APPLICATION INFORMATION
FS is around 220kHz.
VIN
- Input voltage
Output Inductor Selection
VOUT
- Output voltage
IOUT
- Output current
Symbol Used In Application Information:
The value of inductor is decided by inductor ripple
current and working frequenc y. Larger inductor value
normally means smaller ripple current. However if the
DVRIPPLE - Output voltage ripple
FS
inductance is chosen too large, it brings slow response
- Working frequency
and lower efficiency. The ripple current is a design free-
DIRIPPLE - Inductor current ripple
dom which can be decided by design engineer according to various application requirements. The inductor
Design Example
value can be calculated by using the following equa-
The following is typical application for NX2139A,
tions:
the schematic is figure 1.
VIN = 7 to 22V
LOUT =
VOUT=1.8V
IRIPPLE
...(3)
IRIPPLE =k × IOUTPUT
FS=220kHz
IOUT=7A
where k is percentage of output current.
In this example, inductor from COILCRAFT
DO5010H-152 with L=1.5uH is chosen.
DVRIPPLE <=60mV
DVDROOP<=60mV @ 3A step
Current Ripple is recalculated as below:
On_Time and Frequency Calculation
The constant on time control technique used in
IRIPPLE =
NX2139A delivers high efficienc y, excellent transient
(22V-1.8V) × 372nS
1.5uH
=5A
down notebook applications.
An internal one shot timer turns on the high side
driver with an on time which is proportional to the input
supply VIN as well inversely proportional to the output
VOUT. During this time, the output inductor
charges the output cap increasing the output voltage
by the amount equal to the output ripple. Once the
timer turns off, the Hdrv turns off and cause the output
voltage to decrease until reaching the internal FB voltage of 0.75V on the PFM comparator. At this point the
comparator trips causing the cycle to repeat itself.
A
minimum off time of 400nS is internally set.
(VIN -VOUT ON
)×T
L OUT
=
dynamic response, make it a good candidate for step
voltage
( VIN -VOUT ON) × T
...(4)
Output Capacitor Selection
Output capacitor is basically decided by the
amount of the output voltage ripple allowed during
steady state(DC) load condition as well as specification for the load transient. The optimum design may
require a couple of iterations to satisfy both conditions.
Based on DC Load Condition
The amount of voltage ripple during the DC load
condition is determined by equation(5).
∆IRIPPLE
8 × FS × COUT
The equation setting the On Time is as follows:
∆VRIPPLE = ESR × ∆IRIPPLE +
4.45 × 10 −12 × R TON × VOUT
TON =
VIN − 0.5V
...(1)
Where ESR is the output capacitors' equivalent
VOUT
FS =
VIN × TON
...(2)
series resistance,C OUT is the value of output capaci-
In this application example, the RTON is chosen
to be 1Mohm , when VIN=22V, the TON is 372nS and
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
...(5)
tors.
Typically POSCAP is recommended to use in
NX2139's applications. The amount of the output voltage ripple is dominated by the first term in equation(5)
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NX2139A
and the second term can be neglected.
For this example, one POSCAP 2R5TPE330MC
is chosen as output capacito r, the ESR and inductor
current typically determines the output voltage ripple.
When VIN reach maximum voltage, the output volt-
ESR × COUT × VOUT ESR E × C E × VOUT
=
...(10)
∆Istep
∆I step
where ESRE and CE represents ESR and capaci-
tance of each capacitor if multiple capacitors are used
in parallel.
age ripple is in the worst case.
∆V
60mV
ESR desire = RIPPLE =
= 12m Ω
∆IRIPPLE
5A
L crit =
The above equation shows that if the selected
output inductor is smaller than the critical inductance,
...(6)
the voltage droop or overshoot is only dependent on
If low ESR is required, for most applications, mul- the ESR of output capacito r. For low frequency catiple capacitors in parallel are needed. The number of pacitor such as electrolytic capacito r, the product of
output capacitor can be calculate as the following:
E S R E × ∆ IR I P P L E
∆ VR IPPLE
N =
N=
ESR and capacitance is high and
L ≤ L crit is true. In
that case, the transient spec is mostly like to depen-
...(7)
dent on the ESR of capacito r.
Most case, the output capacitor is multiple ca-
12m Ω × 5A
60m V
pacitor in parallel. The number of capacitor can be calculated by the following
N =1
The number of capacitor has to be round up to a
integer. Choose N =1.
N=
ESR E × ∆Istep
∆Vtran
+
VOUT
× τ2
2 × L × C E × ∆Vtran
...(11)
where
Based On Transient Requirement
0 if L ≤ L crit

τ =  L × ∆Istep
− ESR E × CE
 V
 OUT
Typically, the output voltage droop during transient is specified as
∆V droop < ∆V tran @step load DISTEP
if
L ≥ L crit
...(12)
During the transient, the voltage droop during the
transient is composed of two sections. One section is
dependent on the ESR of capacito r, the other section
is a function of the inductor, output capacitance as well
as input, output voltage. For example, for the overshoot when load from high load to light load with
a
For example, assume voltage droop during transient is 60mV for 3A load step.
If one POSCAP 2R5TPE330MC(330uF, 12mohm
ESR) is used, the crticial inductance is given as
ESRE ×CE × VOUT
=
∆Istep
DISTEP transient load, if assuming the bandwidth of sys-
Lcrit =
as the following equation.
12mΩ× 3300µF ×1.8V
= 23.76µH
3A
tem is high enough, the overshoot can be estimated
∆Vovershoot = ESR × ∆Istep +
where
VOUT
× τ2
2 × L × COUT
τ is the a function of capacito r,etc.
0 if L ≤ L crit

τ =  L × ∆Istep
− ESR × COUT
 V
 OUT
where
...(8)
if
L ≥ L crit
...(9
The selected inductor is 1.5uH which is smaller
than critical inductance. In that case, the output voltage transient mainly dependent on the ESR.
number of capacitor is
N=
ESR E × ∆Istep
∆Vtran
12mΩ × 3A
60mV
= 0.6
=
Choose N=1.
Rev. 2.4
06/13/12
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NX2139A
Based On Stability Requirement
ESR of the output capacitor can not be chosen
and power dissipation. The main consideration is the
power loss contribution of MOSFETs to the overall con-
too low which will cause system unstable. The zero
verter efficienc y. In this application, one IRF7807 for
caused by output capacitor's ESR must satisfy the re-
high side and one AO4714 with integrated schottky di-
quirement as below:
ode for low side are used.
FESR =
F
1
≤ SW ...(13)
2 × π × ESR × COUT
4
Besides that, ESR has to be bigger enough so
There are two factors causing the MOSFET
power loss:conduction loss, switching loss.
Conduction loss is simply defined as:
that the output voltage ripple can provide enough volt-
PHCON =IOUT 2 × D × RDS(ON) × K
age ramp to error amplifier through FB pin. If ESR is
PLCON =IOUT 2 × (1 − D) × RDS(ON) × K
too small, the error amplifier can not correctly dectect
the ramp, high side MOSFET will be only turned off for
minimum time 400nS. Double pulsing and bigger out-
PTOTAL =PHCON + PLCON
...(15)
where the R DS(ON) will increases as MOSFET junc-
put ripple will be observed. In summar y, the ESR of
tion temperature increases, K is RDS(ON) temperature
the transient and DC ripple requirements.
package rating or overall system thermal budget.
Input Capacitor Selection
conduction at the switching transition. The total
output capacitor has to be big enough to make the sys- dependency. As a result, RDS(ON) should be selected
for the worst case. Conduction loss should not exceed
tem stable, but also has to be small enough to satify
Input capacitors are usually a mix of high fre-
Switching loss is mainly caused by crossover
switching loss can be approximated.
1
× VIN × IOUT × TSW × FS
...(16)
2
ramic capacitors bypass the high frequency noise, and
where I OUT is output current, T SW is the sum of T R
bulk capacitors supply switching current to the
and TF which can be found in mosfet datasheet, and
MOSFETs. Usually 1uF ceramic capacitor is chosen
FS is switching frequenc y. Swithing loss PSW is freto decouple the high frequency noise.The bulk input
capacitors are decided by voltage rating and RMS cur- quency dependent.
Also MOSFET gate driver loss should be considrent rating. The RMS current in the input capacitors
ered when choosing the proper power MOSFE T.
can be calculated as:
MOSFET gate driver loss is the loss generated by disIRMS = IOUT × D × 1- D
...(14)
charging the gate capacitor and is dissipated in driver
D = TON × FS
circuits.It is proportional to frequency and is defined
When VIN = 22V, VOUT=1.8V, IOUT=7A, the result of
as:
input RMS current is 1.9A.
Pgate = (QHGATE × VHGS + QLGATE × VLGS ) × FS
...(17)
For higher efficiency, low ESR capacitors are
where QHGATE is the high side MOSFE Ts gate
recommended. One 10uF/X5R/25V and two 4.7uF/
charge,Q
LGATE is the low side MOSFE
Ts gate
X5R/25V ceramic capacitors are chosen as input
charge,VHGS is the high side gate source voltage, and
capacitors.
VLGS is the low side gate source voltage.
This power dissipation should not exceed maxiPower MOSFETs Selection
mum power dissipation of the driver device.
The NX2139A requires at least two N-Channel
power MOSFETs. The selection of MOSFETs is based
Output Voltage Calculation
on maximum drain source voltage, gate source voltOutput voltage is set by reference voltage and
age, maximum current rating, MOSFET on resistance
external voltage divider. The reference voltage is fixed
quency ceramic capacitors and bulk capacitors. Ce-
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PSW =
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at 0.75V. The divider consists of two ratioed resistors
tion of frequency keeps the system running at light light
so that the output voltage applied at the Fb pin is 0.75V with high efficienc y.
In CCM mode, inductor current zero-crossing
when the output voltage is at the desired value.
The following equation applies to figure11, which
shows the relationship between
age divide r.
VOUT , VREF and volt-
R1
when inductor current becomes negative. In this way
the efficiency is lower compared with PFM mode at
light load, but frequency will be kept constant.
Vout
R2
sensing is disabled, low side MOSFET keeps on even
Over Current Protection
Over current protection for NX2139A is achieved
Fb
by sensing current through the low side MOSFE T. An
typical internal current source of 24uA flows through
an external resistor connected from OCSET pin to SW
Vref
node sets the over current protection threshold. When
synchronous FET is on, the voltage at node S
W is given
as
Figure 11 - Voltage Divider
VSW =-IL × RDSON
The voltage at pin OCSET is given as
R 1=
R 2 × VR E F
V O U T R-V
EF
...(18)
IOCP × ROCP +VSW
When the voltage is below zero, the over current
where R2 is part of the compensator, and the value occurs as shown in figure below.
of R1 value can be set by voltage divide r.
vbus
Mode Selection
I OCP
24uA
NX2139A can be operated in PFM mode, ultrasonic PFM mode, CCM mode and shutdown mode by
applying different voltage on ENS W/MODE pin.
When VCC applied to ENS W /MODE pin,
OCP
R OCP
OCP
comparator
SW
NX2139A is In PFM mode. The low side MOSFET emulates the function of diode when discontinuous continuous mode happens, often in light load condition.
During that time, the inductor current crosses the zero
ampere border and becomes negative current. When
the inductor current reaches negative territory, the low
side MOSFET is turned off and it takes longer time for
Figure 12 - Over Voltage Protection
The over current limit can be set by the following
equation.
ISET = IOCP × ROCP /RDSON
If the low side MOSFETRDSON=10mΩ at the OCP
the output voltage to drop, the high side MOSFET waits occuring moment, and the current limit is set at 12A,
longer to be turned on. At the same time, no matter
then
light load and heavy load, the on time of high side
ISET × RDSON 12A × 10m Ω
MOSFET keeps the same. Therefore the lightier load,
the lower the switching frequency will be. In ultrosonic
PFM mode, the lowest frequency is set to be 25kHz to
R OCP =
IOCP
=
24uA
= 5k Ω
Choose ROCP=5kΩ
avoid audio frequency modulation. This kind of reduc-
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Power Good Output
Power good output is open drain output, a pull
up resistor is needed. Typically when softstart is
finised and FB pin voltage is over 90% of V REF, the
PGOOD pin is pulled to high after a 1.6ms dela y.
Smart Over Output Voltage Protection
Active loads in some applications can leak current from a higher voltage thanVOUT, cause output volt-
PLOSS = (VLDOIN − VLDOOUT ) × I LOAD
= (1.8V − 1.5V) × 2A = 0.6W
Select MOSFET SI4800 with 33m Ω RDSON is
sufficient.
LDO Compensation
The diagram of LDO controller including VCC
regulator is shown in the following figure.
age to rise. When the FB pin voltage is sensed over
LDO input
and low side MOSFET will be turned on to discharge
the VOUT. NX2139A resumes its switching operation after FB pin voltage drops to V REF.
+
112% of VREF, the high side MOSFET will be turned off
Vref
Rf1
LDODRV
LDOFB
Rb
Rf2
If FB pin voltage keeps rising and is sensed over
Cb
Rc
Cc
125% of VREF, the low side MOSFET will be latched to
ESR
Rload
Co
be on to discharge the output voltage and over voltage
protection is triggered. To resume the switching operation, resetting voltage on pin VCC or pin EN is necessary.
Under Output Voltage Protection
Typically when the FB pin voltage is under 70%
of VREF, the high side and low side MOSFET will be
turned off. To resume the switching operation, VCC or
ENSW has to be reset.
LDO Selection Guide
NX2139A offers a LDO controller. The selection
of MOSFET to meet LDO is more straight forward.
The MOSFET has to be logic level MOSFET and its
Rdson at 4.5V should meet the dropout requirement.
For example.
VLDOIN =1.8V
VLDOOUT =1.5V
ILoad =2A
The maximum Rdson of MOSFET should be
R RDSON = (VLDOIN − VLDOOUT ) × I LOAD
= (1.8V − 1.5V) / 2A = 0.15Ω
Most of MOSFE Ts can meet the requirement.
More important is that MOSFET has to be selected
right package to handle the thermal capability. For LDO,
maximum power dissipation is given as
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Figure 13 - NX2139 A LDO controller.
Rb and Cb have fixed value which is used to compensate the comparater of the LDO controller. Set
Rb=50ohm, Cb=33nF.
For most low frequency capacitor such as electrolytic, POSCAP, OSCON, etc, the compensation parameter can be calculated as follows.
CC =
g × ESR
1
× m
2 × π × FO × R f1 1+gm × ESR
where FO is the desired crossover frequenc y.
Typically, when the POSCAP and electrical ca-
pacitor is chosen as output capacito r, crossover frequency FO has to be 2 to 3 times higher than zero
caused by ESR. In this example, we select Fo=150kHz.
gm is the forward trans-conductance of MOSFET.
For SI4800, g m=19.
Select Rf1= 7.5kohm.
Output capacitor is Sanyo POSCAP 4TPE150MI
with 150uF, ESR=18mohm.
1
19S × 18m Ω
CC =
×
=36pF
2 × π × 150kHz × 7.5kΩ 1+19S × 18m Ω
Typically CC is chosen to be 1 to 1.5 times smaller
than calculated value to compensate parasitic effect.
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Here CC is chosen to be 33p F. For electrolytic or
POSCAP, RC is typically selected to be zero.
Rf2 is determined by the desired output voltage.
Rf1 × VREF
Rf2 =
VLDOOUT − VREF
70% of VREF, the IC goes into latch mode. The IC will
turn off all the channel until VCC or ENS W resets.
Power Good for LDO
Power good output is open drain output, a pull
up resistor is needed. Typically when softstart is
7.5kΩ × 0.75V
1.5V − 0.75V
=7.5kΩ
=
finised and LDOFB pin voltage is over 90% of V REF,
the LDOPGOOD pin is pulled to high.
Choose Rf2=7.5kΩ.
When ceramic capacitors or some low ESR bulk
capacitors are chosen as LDO output capacitors, the
zero caused by output capacitor ESR is so high that
crossover frequency FO has to be chosen much higher
Layout Considerations
The layout is very important when designing high
frequency switching converters. Layout will affect noise
pickup and can cause a good design to perform with
than zero caused by RC and CC and much lower than
less than expected results.
used as output capacito r. We select Fo= 300kHz,
the layout which are power components and small sig-
zero caused by ESR . For example, 10uF ceramic is
Rf1=7.5kohm and select MOSFET SI4800(gm=19). RC
and CC can be calculated as follows.
2 × π × FO × CO
RC =Rf1 ×
×
gm
VOUT
IOUT
V
gm × OUT
IOUT
1+gm ×
1.5V
1+19S ×
2 × π × 300kHz × 20uF
2A
=7.5kΩ ×
×
1.5V
19S
19S ×
2A
=14.9kΩ
Typically RC is chosen to be 1 to 1.5 times smaller
There are two sets of components considered in
nal components. Power components usually consist of
input capacitors, high-side MOSFE T, low-side
MOSFET, inductor and output capacitors. A noisy environment is generated by the power components due
to the switching powe r. Small signal components are
connected to sensitive pins or nodes. A multilayer layout which includes power plane, ground plane and signal plane is recommended .
Layout guidelines:
1. First put all the power components in the top
layer connected by wide, copper filled areas. The input
capacitor, inductor, output capacitor and the MOSFETs
should be close to each other as possible. This helps
than calculated value to compensate parasitic effect.
to reduce the EMI radiated by the power loop due to
Choose RC=20kΩ.
the high switching currents through them.
CC =
10 × CO
R C × gm
10 × 20uF
=
20kΩ × 19S
=0.53nF
Choose CC=1000pF.
2. Low ESR capacitor which can handle input
RMS ripple current and a high frequency decoupling
ceramic cap which usually is 1uF
need to be practi-
cally touching the drain pin of the upper MOSFE T, a
plane connection is a must.
3. The output capacitors should be placed as close
as to the load as possible and plane connection is required.
Current Limit for LDO
Current limit of LDO is achieved by sensing the
LDO feedback voltage. When LDO_FB pin is below
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4. Drain of the low-side MOSFET and source of
the high-side MOSFET need to be connected thru
a
plane and as close as possible. A snubber needs to be
placed as close to this junction as possible.
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5. Source of the lower MOSFET needs to be connected to the GND plane with multiple vias. One is not
enough. This is very important. The same applies to
the output capacitors and input capacitors.
6. Hdrv and Ldrv pins should be as close to
MOSFET gate as possible. The gate traces should be
wide and short. A place for gate drv resistors is needed
to fine tune noise if needed.
7. Vcc capacitor, BST capacitor or any other bypassing capacitor needs to be placed first around the
IC and as close as possible. The capacitor on comp to
GND or comp back to FB needs to be place as close to
the pin as well as resistor divide r.
8. The output sense line which is sensing output
back to the resistor divider should not go through high
frequency signals, should be kept away from the inductor and other noise sources. The resistor divider
must be located as close as possible to the FB pin of
the device.
9. All GNDs need to go directly thru via to GND
plane.
10. In multilayer PCB, separate power ground
and analog ground. These two grounds must be connected together on the PC board layout at a single point.
The goal is to localize the high current path to a separate loop that does not interfere with the more sensitive analog control function.
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Demoboard Schematic
BUS
1
CIN3
BUS
4.7u/25V
R7
1M
5
100k
5V
9
BST
PGOOD
VCCP
14
LIN_EN
LDOIN
C7
10u
C3
10u
R19
7.5k
R18
50
C19
33n
7
OCP
DL
VOUT
R17
20k
11
1
Lo
VOUT
OUT
CO1
2R5TPE330MC
10k
8
2
DO5010H-152
R3
10
4
CO2
4.7u/6.3V
R15
2.2
M2
AO4714
C9
1.5n
GND
1
C15
330p
C18
1n
6
R20
7.5k
SW
LIN_DRV
LIN_FB
GND
LDOOUT
LDODRV
17
LDOOUT
4
3
2
1
M3
SI4800
M1
IRF7807
8
7
6
5
EN
5
6
7
8
LDOIN
4
0
1
2
3
15
R2
12
10u/25V
VCC
C2
1u
N X 2 1 3 9 /M L P Q -1 6 /3 x 3
2
CIN1
C17
1u
DH
VCC
10
4.7u/25V
2.2
LIN_PGOOD
C16
1u
R6
R4
8
7
6
5
4
100k
R8
1
CIN2
13
1
2
3
R11
5V
1n
TON
U1
16
C6
FB
R5
10.5k
3
R10
7.5k
Figure 14 - NX2139A schematic for the demoboard layout
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Demoboard Layout
Figure 15 Top layer
Figure 16 Ground layer
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Figure 17 Power layer
Figure 18 Bottom layer
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MLPQ 16 PIN 3 x 3 PACKAGE OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
SYMBOL
NAME
A
A1
A3
B
D
D2
E
E2
e
L
M
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Dimensions In Millimeters
MIN
0.700
0.000
0.180
2.950
1.600
2.950
1.600
0.325
0.203REF
0.50BSC
1.5REF
Dimensions In Inches
MAX
0.800
0.050
MIN
0.028
0.000
0.300
3.050
1.750
3.050
1.750
0.007
0.116
0.063
0.116
0.063
0.450
0.013
0.008REF
0.50BSC
0.059REF
MAX
0.031
0.002
0.012
0.120
0.069
0.120
0.069
0.018
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