PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 TEL:805-498-2111 FAX:805-498-3804 WEB:http://www.semtech.com October 25, 1999 DESCRIPTION The SC1172/3 combines a synchronous voltage mode controller with a low-dropout linear regulator providing most of the circuitry necessary to implement two DC/DC converters for powering advanced microprocessors such ® as Pentium II (Klamath) or Deschutes. The SC1172/3 switching section features an integrated 5 bit D/A converter, pulse by pulse current limiting, integrated power good signaling, and logic compatible shutdown. The SC1172/3 switching section operates at a fixed frequency of 200kHz, providing an optimum compromise between size, efficiency and cost in the intended application areas. The integrated D/A converter provides programmability of output voltage from 2.0V to 3.5V in 100mV increments and 1.30V to 2.05V in 50mV increments with no external components. FEATURES • Synchronous design, enables no heatsink solution • 95% efficiency (switching section) • 5 bit DAC for output programmability • On chip power good function • Designed for Intel Pentium® II VRM8.1 requirements 1.5V or Adj. @ 1% for linear section • APPLICATIONS • Pentium® ll or Deschutes microprocessor supplies • Flexible motherboards • 1.3V to 3.5V microprocessor supplies • Programmable dual power supplies ORDERING INFORMATION The SC1172/3 linear section is a high performance positive voltage regulator design for either the GTL bus supply at 1.5V (SC1172) or an adjustable output (SC1173). Part Number Package Linear Voltage Temp. Range (TJ) SC1172CSW SO-24 1.5V 0° to 125°C The output of the linear regulator can provide up to 5A or more with the appropriate external MOSFET. SC1173CSW SO-24 Adj. 0° to 125°C (1) Note: (1) Add suffix ‘TR’ for tape and reel. BLOCK DIAGRAM PIN CONFIGURATION EN VCC CS- CS+ BSTH Top View CURRENT LIMIT 1.25 REF VCC AGND 1 24 GATE NC 2 23 LDOV VID3 NC LDOS 3 22 21 VID0 VID1 VID2 VCC 4 5 20 VID2 OVP 6 19 VID3 PWRGOOD CS- 7 18 VID4 8 9 17 16 15 VOSENSE EN BSTH 14 BSTL CS+ PGNDH 10 DH 11 12 PGNDL 13 LEVEL SHIFT AND HIGH SIDE MOSFET DRIVE 70mV VID4 VID1 D/A & SHUTDOWN LOGIC DH R PGNDH Q OSCILLATOR S VID0 VOSENSE SHOOTTHRU CONTROL OPEN COLLECTORS PWRGOOD BSTL ERROR AMP VCC SYNCHRONOUS MOSFET DRIVER DL DL OVP (24 Pin SOIC) PGNDL AGND 1.25V REF LDOV FET CONTROLLER GATE LDOS Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 1 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Parameter VCC to GND Symbol VIN Maximum -0.3 to +7 Units V ±1 -0.3 to +15 V V TA 0 to +70 °C TJ TSTG TL θJA θJC 0 to +125 -65 to +150 300 80 25 °C °C °C °C/W °C/W PGND to GND BST to GND Operating Temperature Range Junction Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Lead Temperature (Soldering) 10 seconds Thermal Impedance Junction to Ambient Thermal Impedance Junction to Case ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Unless specified: VCC = 4.75V to 5.25V; GND = PGND = 0V; VOSENSE = VO; 0mV < (CSp-CSm) < 60mV; LDOV = 11.4V to 12.6V; TA = 25oC PARAMETER Switching Section Output Voltage Supply Voltage Supply Current Load Regulation Line Regulation Minimum operating voltage Current Limit Voltage Oscillator Frequency Oscillator Max Duty Cycle DH Sink/Source Current DL Sink/Source Current Output Voltage Tempco Gain (AOL) OVP threshold voltage OVP source current Power good threshold voltage Dead time Linear Section Quiescent current Output Voltage (SC1172) Reference Voltage (SC1173) Feedback Pin Bias Current (SC1173) Gain (AOL) Load Regulation Line Regulation Output Impedance Notes: (1) See Output Voltage table (2) In application circuit © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. CONDITIONS IO = 2A VCC VCC = 5.0 IO = 0.8A to 15A BSTH-DH = 4.5V, DH-PGNDH = 2V BSTL-DL = 4.5V, DL-PGNDL = 2V MIN TYP 8 1 0.5 60 180 90 1 1 70 200 95 30 35 120 10 88 50 LDOV = 12V LDOS to GATE (2) IO = 0 to 8A UNITS See Note 1. 4.2 VOSENSE to VO VOVP = 3.0V MAX 7 15 4.2 80 220 100 112 100 5 1.485 1.500 1.515 1.252 1.265 1.278 10 90 0.3 0.3 200 V mA % % V mV kHz % A A o ppm/ C dB % mA % ns mA V V uA dB % % Ω 2 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 PIN DESCRIPTION Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pin Name AGND NC NC LDOS VCC OVP (1) PWRGOOD 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CSCS+ PGNDH DH PGNDL DL BSTL BSTH (1) EN 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 VOSENSE (1) VID4 (1) VID3 (1) VID2 (1) VID1 (1) VID0 LDOV GATE Pin Function Small Signal Analog and Digital Ground No connection No Connection Sense Input for LDO Input Voltage High Signal out if VO>setpoint +20% Open collector logic output, high if VO within 10% of setpoint Current Sense Input (negative) Current Sense Input (positive) Power Ground for High Side Switch High Side Driver Output Power Ground for Low Side Switch Low Side Driver Output Supply for Low Side Driver Supply for High Side Driver Logic low shuts down the converter; High or open for normal operation. Top end of internal feedback chain Programming Input (MSB) Programming Input Programming Input Programming Input Programming Input (LSB) +12V for LDO section Gate Drive Output LDO Top View AGND 1 24 GATE NC 2 23 LDOV NC LDOS 3 22 21 VID0 VID1 VCC 4 5 20 VID2 OVP 6 19 VID3 PWRGOOD CS- 7 18 VID4 8 9 17 16 15 VOSENSE EN BSTH 14 BSTL 13 DL CS+ PGNDH 10 DH 11 12 PGNDL (24 Pin SOIC) Note: (1) All logic level inputs and outputs are open collector TTL compatible. 3 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 OUTPUT VOLTAGE Unless specified: VCC = 4.75V to 5.25V; GND = PGND = 0V; VOSENSE = VO; 0mV < (CSp-CSm) < 60mV; TA = 25oC PARAMETER Output Voltage CONDITIONS IO = 2A in Application Circuit VID MIN 43210 01111 01110 01101 01100 01011 01010 01001 01000 00111 00110 00101 00100 00011 00010 00001 00000 11111 11110 11101 11100 11011 11010 11001 11000 10111 10110 10101 10100 10011 10010 10001 10000 1.287 1.336 1.386 1.435 1.485 1.534 1.584 1.633 1.683 1.732 1.782 1.831 1.881 1.930 1.980 2.029 1.980 2.079 2.178 2.277 2.376 2.475 2.574 2.673 2.772 2.871 2.970 3.069 3.168 3.267 3.366 3.465 TYP 1.300 1.350 1.400 1.450 1.500 1.550 1.600 1.650 1.700 1.750 1.800 1.850 1.900 1.950 2.000 2.050 2.000 2.100 2.200 2.300 2.400 2.500 2.600 2.700 2.800 2.900 3.000 3.100 3.200 3.300 3.400 3.500 MAX 1.313 1.364 1.414 1.465 1.515 1.566 1.616 1.667 1.717 1.768 1.818 1.869 1.919 1.970 2.020 2.071 2.020 2.121 2.222 2.323 2.424 2.525 2.626 2.727 2.828 2.929 3.030 3.131 3.232 3.333 3.434 3.535 UNITS V 4 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 19 20 21 22 6 2 3 VID2 VID3 VINLIN (NORMALLY 3.3V) PWRGD VID4 24 12 VID1 VID0 0.1uF 1 C5 5 U1 SC1172/3CS NC NC GATE PGNDL AGND EN VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 OVP VCC CS+ 9 LDOS LDOV BSTL DL PGNDH DH BSTH VID4 PWRGOOD VO SENSE CS- 4 23 14 13 10 11 15 18 7 17 8 10 16 C3 1500uF C2 1500uF R16 10k R1 OVP + + EN C1 0.1uF 5V 12V R12 * NOTE: + Q2 BUK556 Q3 BUK556 R13 * 100k + + + C6 1500uF 2.32k R4 C8 1500uF R17 ** R5 5mOhm 1.00k R3 C11 330uF 1500uF C9 + WITHOUT 12V BEING PRESENT. ** R17 REQUIRED IF VINLIN CAN BE PRESENT * SEE "SETTING LDO OUTPUT VOLTAGE" TABLE. GENERATE 1.5V TO OUTPUT. CONNECT LDOS (PIN4) DIRECTLY TO VLIN TO + + C12 330uF C7 1500uF FOR SC1172, R12 AND R13 ARE NOT REQUIRED. C21 330uF 4uH L1 Q1 BUK556 0.1uF C4 VLIN C10 0.1uF VCC_CORE PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 APPLICATION CIRCUIT 5 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 MATERIALS LIST Qty. Reference Part/Description Vendor Notes 4 C1,C5,C13,C 0.1µF Ceramic 18 Various 6 C2,C3,C14C17 1500µF/6.3V SANYO 3 C11,C12, C21 330µF/6.3V Various 1 L1 4µH 3 Q1,Q2,Q3 See notes See notes FET selection requires trade-off between efficiency and cost. Absolute maximum RDS(ON) = 22 mΩ for Q1,Q2 1 R4 5mΩ IRC OAR-1 Series 1 R5 2.32kΩ, 1%, 1/8W Various 1 R6 1kΩ, 1%, 1/8W Various 1 R1 10Ω, 5%, 1/8W Various 1 R12 1%, 1/8W Various See Table (Not required for SC1172) 1 R13 1%, 1/8W Various See Table (Not required for SC1172) 1 R17 100K, 5% 1/8W Various 1 U1 SC1172/3CSW SEMTECH MV-GX or equiv. Low ESR 8 Turns 16AWG on MICROMETALS T50-52D core SETTING LDO OUTPUT VOLTAGE 1.265 ⋅ (R A + R B ) + (IFB ⋅ R A ) RB RB RA VO LDO R12 R13 3.45V 105Ω 182Ω 3.30V 105Ω 169Ω 3.10V 102Ω 147Ω 2.90V 100Ω 130Ω See layout diagram for clarification 2.80V 100Ω 121Ω R A and R B must be low enough so 2.50V 100Ω 97.6Ω that the (IFB ⋅ R A ) term does not cause 1.50V 100Ω 18.7Ω significant error VOUT = Where : IFB = Feedback pin bias current R A = Top feedback resistor R B = Bottom feedback resistor 6 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 95% 95% 90% 90% 85% 85% Efficiency Efficiency October 25, 1999 80% 3.5V Std 3.5V Sync 3.5V Sync Lo Rds 75% 80% 2.8V Std 2.8V Sync 2.8V Sync Lo Rds 75% 70% 70% 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 0 16 2 4 6 10 12 14 16 10 12 14 16 Typical Efficiency at Vo=2.8V 95% 95% 90% 90% 85% 85% Efficiency Efficiency Typical Efficiency at Vo=3.5V 80% 2.5V Std 2.5V Sync 2.5V Sync Lo Rds 75% 8 Io (Amps) Io (Amps) 80% 2.0V Std 2.0V Sync 2.0V Sync Lo Rds 75% 70% 70% 0 2 4 6 8 Io (Amps) 10 12 14 16 0 2 4 6 8 Io (Amps) Typical Efficiency at Vo=2.5V Typical Efficiency at Vo=2.0V Typical Ripple, Vo=2.8V, Io=10A Transient Response Vo=2.8V, Io=300mA to 10A 7 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 as small as possible. This loop contains all the high current, fast transition switching. Connections should be as wide and as short as possible to minimize loop inductance. Minimizing this loop area will a) reduce EMI, b) lower ground injection currents, resulting in electrically “cleaner” grounds for the rest of the system and c) minimize source ringing, resulting in more reliable gate switching signals. LAYOUT GUIDELINES Careful attention to layout requirements are necessary for successful implementation of the SC1172/3 PWM controller. High currents switching at 200kHz are present in the application and their effect on ground plane voltage differentials must be understood and minimized. 1). The high power parts of the circuit should be laid out first. A ground plane should be used, the number and position of ground plane interruptions should be such as to not unnecessarily compromise ground plane integrity. Isolated or semi-isolated areas of the ground plane may be deliberately introduced to constrain ground currents to particular areas, for example the input capacitor and bottom FET ground. 3). The connection between the junction of Q1, Q2 and the output inductor should be a wide trace or copper region. It should be as short as practical. Since this connection has fast voltage transitions, keeping this connection short will minimize EMI. The connection between the output inductor and the sense resistor should be a wide trace or copper area, there are no fast voltage or current transitions in this connection and length is not so important, however adding unnecessary impedance will reduce efficiency. 2). The loop formed by the Input Capacitor(s) (Cin), the Top FET (Q1) and the Bottom FET (Q2) must be kept 12V IN 5V 10 1 2 3 4 0.1uF 5 6 0.1uF 7 8 9 10 11 12 AGND GATE NC LDOV NC VID0 LDOS VID1 VCC VID2 OVP VID3 PWRGOOD CS- VID4 VO SENSE CS+ EN PGNDH BSTH DH BSTL PGNDL DL 24 23 2.32k 22 Cin 21 Q1 + 1.00k 20 5mOhm Vout 19 4uH 18 + Q2 Cout 17 16 15 14 13 SC1172/3 RA Heavy lines indicate 5V Vo Lin Q3 + Cin Lin high current paths. + RB Cout Lin For SC1172, RA and RB are not required. LDOS connects to Vo Lin Layout diagram for the SC1172/3 8 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 4) The Output Capacitor(s) (Cout) should be located as close to the load as possible, fast transient load currents are supplied by Cout only, and connections between Cout and the load must be short, wide copper areas to minimize inductance and resistance. 5) The SC1172/3 is best placed over a quite ground plane area, avoid pulse currents in the Cin, Q1, Q2 loop flowing in this area. PGNDH and PGNDL should be returned to the ground plane close to the package. The AGND pin should be connected to the ground side of (one of) the output capacitor(s). If this is not possible, the AGND pin may be connected to the ground path between the Output Capacitor(s) and the Cin, Q1, Q2 loop. Under no circumstances should AGND be returned to a ground inside the Cin, Q1, Q2 loop. 5V supply through a 10Ω resistor, the Vcc pin should be decoupled directly to AGND by a 0.1µF ceramic capacitor, trace lengths should be as short as possible. 7) The Current Sense resistor and the divider across it should form as small a loop as possible, the traces running back to CS+ and CS- on the SC1172/3 should run parallel and close to each other. The 0.1µF capacitor should be mounted as close to the CS+ and CS- pins as possible. 8) Ideally, the ground for the LDO section should be returned to the ground side of (one of) the switching section output capacitor(s). 6) Vcc for the SC1172/3 should be supplied from the 5V + Vout + Currents in various parts of the power section 9 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 COMPONENT SELECTION SWITCHING SECTION OUTPUT CAPACITORS - Selection begins with the most critical component. Because of fast transient load current requirements in modern microprocessor core supplies, the output capacitors must supply all transient load current requirements until the current in the output inductor ramps up to the new level. Output capacitor ESR is therefore one of the most important criteria. The maximum ESR can be simply calculated from: R ESR ILRIPPLE= V ≤ t It Vt = Maximum transient voltage excursion It = Transient current step For example, to meet a 100mV transient limit with a 10A load step, the output capacitor ESR must be less than 10mΩ. To meet this kind of ESR level, there are three available capacitor technologies: Each Capacitor C (µF) ESR (mΩ) C (µF) ESR (mΩ) Low ESR Tantalum 330 60 6 2000 10 OS-CON 330 25 3 990 8.3 1500 44 5 7500 8.8 Low ESR Aluminum The choice of which to use is simply a cost /performance issue, with Low ESR Aluminum being the cheapest, but taking up the most space. INDUCTOR - Having decided on a suitable type and value of output capacitor, the maximum allowable value of inductor can be calculated. Too large an inductor will produce a slow current ramp rate and will cause the output capacitor to supply more of the transient load current for longer - leading to an output voltage sag below the ESR excursion calculated above. The maximum inductor value may be calculated from: L≤ POWER FETS - The FETs are chosen based on several criteria with probably the most important being power dissipation and power handling capability. TOP FET - The power dissipation in the top FET is a combination of conduction losses, switching losses and bottom FET body diode recovery losses. a) Conduction losses are simply calculated as: 2 PCOND = IO ⋅ RDS(on) ⋅ δ Total Qty. Rqd. VIN 4⋅L⋅ fOSC Ripple current allowance will define the minimum permitted inductor value. Where Technology fast enough to reduce the voltage dropped across the ESR at a faster rate than the capacitor sags, hence ensuring a good recovery from transient with no additional excursions. We must also be concerned with ripple current in the output inductor and a general rule of thumb has been to allow 10% of maximum output current as ripple current. Note that most of the output voltage ripple is produced by the inductor ripple current flowing in the output capacitor ESR. Ripple current can be calculated from: R ESR C (VIN − VO ) It The calculated maximum inductor value assumes 100% duty cycle, so some allowance must be made. Choosing an inductor value of 50 to 75% of the calculated maximum will guarantee that the inductor current will ramp where δ = duty cycle ≈ VO VIN b) Switching losses can be estimated by assuming a switching time, if we assume 100ns then: PSW = IO ⋅ VIN ⋅ 10 −2 or more generally, PSW = IO ⋅ VIN ⋅ (t r + t f ) ⋅ fOSC 4 c) Body diode recovery losses are more difficult to estimate, but to a first approximation, it is reasonable to assume that the stored charge on the bottom FET body diode will be moved through the top FET as it starts to turn on. The resulting power dissipation in the top FET will be: PRR = Q RR ⋅ VIN ⋅ fOSC To a first order approximation, it is convenient to only consider conduction losses to determine FET suitability. For a 5V in; 2.8V out at 14.2A requirement, typical FET losses would be: 10 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 FET type RDS(on) (mΩ) PD (W) Package BUK556H 22 2.48 TO220 IRL2203 7.0 0.79 D PAK Si4410 13.5 1.53 SO-8 2 BOTTOM FET - Bottom FET losses are almost entirely due to conduction. The body diode is forced into conduction at the beginning and end of the bottom switch conduction period, so when the FET turns on and off, there is very little voltage across it, resulting in low switching losses. Conduction losses for the FET can be determined by: INPUT CAPACITORS - since the RMS ripple current in the input capacitors may be as high as 50% of the output current, suitable capacitors must be chosen accordingly. Also, during fast load transients, there may be restrictions on input di/dt. These restrictions require useable energy storage within the converter circuitry, either as extra output capacitance or, more usually, additional input capacitors. Choosing low ESR input capacitors will help maximize ripple rating for a given size. 2 ⋅ RDS( on ) ⋅ (1 − δ) PCOND = IO For the example above: FET type RDS(on) (mΩ) PD (W) Package BUK556H 22 1.95 TO220 IRL2203 7.0 0.62 D PAK Si4410 13.5 1.20 SO-8 2 Each of the package types has a characteristic thermal impedance, for the TO-220 package, thermal impedance is mostly determined by the heatsink used. For the surface mount packages on double sided FR4, 2 oz printed o circuit board material, thermal impedances of 40 C/W 2 o for the D PAK and 80 C/W for the SO-8 are readily achievable. The corresponding temperature rise is detailed below: o Temperature rise ( C) FET type Top FET (1) Bottom FET (1) BUK556H 49.6 39.0 IRL2203 31.6 24.8 122.4 96 Si4410 o (1) With 20 C/W Heatsink It is apparent that single SO-8 Si4410 are not adequate for this application, but by using parallel pairs in each position, power dissipation will be approximately halved and temperature rise reduced by a factor of 4. 11 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS DC/DC CONVERTER WITH LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CONTROLLER SC1172/3 October 25, 1999 OUTLINE DRAWING JEDEC MS-013AD B17104B ECN99-667 12 © 1999 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320