1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 TEL:805-498-2111 FAX:805-498-3804 WEB:http://www.semtech.com June 28, 2000 DESCRIPTION The SC1409 is a versatile, voltage-mode switching regulator designed for use in battery operated power supply applications. A simple, fixed-voltage buck regulator can be implemented using the SC1409 with a minimum of external components. Internal MOSFETs and control circuitry minimize board space and design time. The small device footprint allows for compact circuit design. SC1409 features include a temperature compensated voltage reference, triangle wave oscillator, hiccup mode current limit, an internally compensated error amplifier, overcurrent temperature protection, soft start, and under voltage lock out. The SC1409 operates at a selectable, fixed frequency of 300kHz or 500kHz, or can be synchronized to an external clock within this range, providing an optimum compromise between efficiency, external component size, and cost. FEATURES •= Internal MOSFETs •= Excellent efficiency >88% •= 1% Voltage accuracy •= Built-in over current protection •= 1A Output current •= 5µA Standby current •= Industrial temperature range •= 300kHz/500kHz selectable frequency APPLICATIONS •= Handheld equipment •= PDA power supplies •= Notebook I/O power supplies •= Peripheral card supplies •= High density DC/DC conversion ORDERING INFORMATION (1) DEVICE PACKAGE SC1409ISTR SO-8 Note: (1) Only available in tape and reel packaging. A reel contains 2500 devices. APPLICATION CIRCUIT Vin=5V R1 OPEN C6 0.1uF U1 1 2 Vout 3.45V 3.30V 3.10V 2.90V 2.80V 2.50V 1.50V R3 1.87k 1.74k 1.58k 1.40k 1.33k 1.07k 249 R4 1.00k 1.00k 1.00k 1.00k 1.00k 1.00k 1.00k 3 4 + SYNC/FSET ISET EN/SS VIN AGND PHASE FB PGND 8 7 Vout 6 L1 100uH 5 R2 C1 47uF/16V C3 0.033uF SC1409IS + C2 47uF/16V R4 1 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 June 28, 2000 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Parameter Supply Voltage Ground Differential Input Voltage Operating Ambient Temperature Range Operating Junction Temperature Range Storage Temperature Lead Temperature (Soldering) 10 seconds Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case ESD Rating (Human Body Model) Symbol VCC PGND to GND VIN TA TJ TSTG TL θ=JA θ=JC ESD Maximum -0.3 to +7 ±1 -0.3 to +7 -40 to +85 -40 to +125 -60 to +150 300 165 40 2 Units V V V °C °C °C °C °C/W °C/W kV ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Unless specified; TA = 25°C, VIN = 5V, VO = 1.8V. Output current = 1A. Per typical application circuit. Values in bold apply over full operating temperature range. Parameter Reference Symbol Conditions VREF Min Typ Max Units 1.191 1.203 1.215 V 1.179 Feedback Bias Current IFB Quiescent Current IQ Current into VCC pin 1.227 10.0 50.0 nA 2.0 4.0 mA Io=0mA Shutdown Quiescent Current IQ 15 Enable = 0V 5.0 uA 10 Regulation Load REGLOAD Regulation Line REGLINE Oscillator Frequency OSC Max Duty Cycle Output Current Limit IO = 100mA to 1A FSET=Vin FSET=GND 0.5 425 255 500 300 δmax 90 95 IO 1.5 Soft start charging current % 0.5 % 575 345 kHz kHz % A 32 EN/SS Shutdown Threshold uA 1.0 UVLO Trip point RDS(ON) 1.0 RDS(ON) Vin Increasing Vin decreasing 4.5 4.1 Top side PFET 250 V V V 375 mΩ 525 Bottom side NFET 175 250 mΩ 350 2 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 June 28, 2000 BLOCK DIAGRAM VIN OC_DET 1:800 4.5V S - I Q + ISET R EN/SS S + Q 2I 1.5V + R UV LOCKOUT - R AGND PHASE SHOOT THRU CONTROL Q S THERMAL SHUTDOWN OSCILLATOR SYNC/FSET R ERROR AMP SOFT START VREF 60nS DELAY Q S + PGND + FB - PIN CONFIGURATION Top View PIN DESCRIPTION Pin # Pin Name 1 SYNC/FSET Pin Function SYNC/FSET 1 8 ISET EN/SS 2 7 VIN 2 EN/SS Sets frequency, allows synchronization. FSET = VIN, f = 500kHz FSET = GND, f = 300kHz Enable and Soft Start pin. AGND 3 6 PHASE 3 AGND Analog ground. FB 4 5 PGND 4 FB 5 PGND Device power ground. 6 PHASE Power output to the inductor. 7 VIN Input voltage. 8 ISET Current limit programming input. (8 LEAD SOIC) Output voltage feedback. 3 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 June 28, 2000 50 0.0% 180 30 90 20 45 Gain 10 0 0 Load Reg (%) 135 Phase (deg) Gain (dB) Phase 40 -0.2% -0.4% -45 -10 100E+0 10E+3 -90 100E+6 1E+6 -0.6% 0.0 0.2 Frequency (Hz) Error Amplifier, Gain and Phase 0.6 0.8 1.0 Load Regulation Characteristic 0.4% 90% Vo=3.3V Io=0.2A Ta=25oC 25 mOhm Efficiency (%) 0.2% Line Regulation (%) 0.4 Io (A) 0.0% -0.2% 80% 3.3V; f=300kHz 3.3V; f=500kHz 2.5V; f=300kHz 2.5V; f=500kHz 70% -0.4% -0.6% 60% 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 0.0 Vin (V) 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Io(A) Efficiency Typical Line Regulation Output Voltage - Normalized (V) 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 EN/SS Voltage (V) Soft Start control of Vout Ripple; Vo=3.3V; Io=1A; f=300kHz 4 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 Shutdown Quiescent Current 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 Quiescent Current 1.0 550 500 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 450 96 400 94 Max Duty Cycle 350 92 90 Frequency (FSET=GND) 0.0 125 100 98 Frequency (FSET=VIN) 300 1.0 0.0 100 Duty Cycle (%) 8.0 Frequency (KHz) 8.0 Shutdown Quiescent (uA) Quiescent Current (mA) June 28, 2000 250 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 88 125 o Temperature (oC) Temperature ( C) Quiescent current vs temperature Frequency and max. duty cycle vs temperature 0.45 4.5 0.40 P-Channel (Topside) 4.4 0.35 4.3 VIN (V) RDS(ON) (Ω ) 0.30 0.25 0.20 N-Channel (Bottomside) VIN Increasing 4.2 4.1 0.15 0.10 4.0 VIN Decreasing 0.05 0.00 3.9 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 -50 -25 0 25 o 50 75 100 125 100 125 o Temperature ( C) Temperature ( C) FET RDS(ON) vs temperature UVLO trip point vs temperature 1.206 50 45 1.204 Reference Voltage (V) Soft Start Current (uA) 40 35 30 25 20 15 1.202 1.200 1.198 10 5 1.196 0 -50 -25 0 25 50 o Temperature ( C) Soft start current vs temperature 75 100 125 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 Temperature (oC) Reference voltage vs temperature 5 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 June 28, 2000 THEORY OF OPERATION Operating Frequency General The frequency of operation can be set to a nominal 300kHz by grounding the FSET pin, or to a nominal 500kHz by returning the FSET pin to VIN. The SC1409 can also be synchronized to an external clock using the FSET pin. The SC1409 is a synchronous buck controller with on-board FETs. It uses top FET sensing for current limit together with a soft-start circuit and hiccup overcurrent protection. The EN/SS pin can be pulled low to put the SC1409 in a low quiescent shutdown state. It uses a wide bandwidth error amplifier for optimum transient response and minimum external compensation requirements. Overcurrent limit is preset at 1.5A, but can be set at a lower value by use of an external ISET resistor. EN/SS When power is first applied to the device, the EN/SS pin sources approximately 1uA to the external soft-start capacitor, most of the rest of the internal circuitry is disabled and the device is in low-power mode. If the soft-start pin is held low, the SC1409 will remain in lowpower mode, drawing approximately 5uA from the supply. Once the soft start pin is released, the external softstart capacitor will charge up slowly to the EN/SS threshold, where the source current will increase to approximately 30uA, charging the soft-start capacitor more quickly. The voltage at the soft-start pin modifies the internal reference voltage and hence controls the output voltage (see Soft-Start control of Vout). Once the soft start capacitor has charged to approximately 3V, the reference voltage at the input to the error amp will have reached its final value and the output voltage will no longer be under the control of the soft-start. LAYOUT GUIDELINES The SC1409 should preferably be laid out over a ground plane. Since the power section and the control section of the IC share a common VIN pin, the VIN pin must be decoupled to ground by a 0.1uF ceramic capacitor as close to the IC as possible. The traces between VIN and the decoupling capacitor and the decoupling capacitor and the PGND pin should be 25 mils wide and no more than 100 mils long. The main input capacitor should be placed within about 1” of the IC using solid copper areas to connect to the IC. Ideally AGND should be returned to the output capacitor and connected to the ground plane at that point. Feedback resistors and all traces associated with them should be kept away from the phase node. The inductor should be placed as close to the PHASE pin as possible to minimize EMI. These principles are illustrated in the Evaluation Board shown below. Overcurrent Limit The SC1409 internally mirrors and scales the current through the top FET. This scaled, mirrored current is used to detect an overcurrent condition. In the event an overcurrent is detected, the output is immediately disabled and the soft-start capacitor is discharged at approximately 30uA until SS/EN reaches 1.5V. At this point the output is enabled and a normal soft-start cycle is initiated. If the fault persists, the output will be disabled, the soft-start capacitor will continue charging at 30uA until SS/EN reaches 4.5V before the discharge cycle is initiated. Some combinations of high output voltage, low inductance and high output capacitance will cause this “hiccup” mode of operation to continue even if the fault is cleared. In this case, input power will need to be cycled, or EN/SS cycled through shutdown to restore normal operation. Evaluation Board Top Copper and Assembly Diagrams 6 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 June 28, 2000 5V in R1 OPEN C6 0.1uF U1 1 2 3 4 + C1 47uF C3 0.033uF SYNC/FSET ISET EN/SS VIN AGND PHASE FB PGND SC1409IS Place C6 across pins 7 and 5 of SC1409, as close as possible to package 8 7 L1 3.3V Out 6 5 100uH Coilcraft DO3316P-104 R2 1.74k* C4 OPEN R3 OPEN + C2 47uF R4 1.0k C5 OPEN R5 OPEN GND Typical Application Circuit COMPONENT SELECTION Input Capacitor Soft Start Capacitor The soft start capacitor value determines the soft start time according to the following equation:- The Input capacitor(s) must be capable of 0.5A RMS ripple current. Total capacitance values of 22uF to 47uF are suitable with Esr of less than 350mΩ. Typical capacitors would be AVX TPS Tantalum surface mount type TPSC476M010R350 or Panasonic Specialty Polymer Aluminum Electrolytic surface mount type ECGC0KB470RA. Other types of capacitor are also suitable, such as high value ceramic or Aluminum electrolytics. C = 0.015t Inductor Divider Resistors Suitable Inductor values are in the range of 47uH to 330uH, higher inductor values give lower output voltage ripple and slower transient response time. Inductor ripple current acts with the output capacitor ESR to produce output voltage ripple. For a given output voltage ripple requirement, L can be calculated from The current through the divider chain should be at least 1000 times higher than the FB input bias current to eliminate ratio errors. This gives a maximum value for the bottom divider resistor (R4) of 24kΩ (V − VOUT ) ⋅ ESR ⋅ VOUT L ≥ IN VRIPPLE ⋅ f ⋅ VIN Output Capacitor The output capacitor requirements are similar to the input capacitor except ripple current is lower. Similar capacitors will be suitable. where C is the soft start capacitor value in uF and t is the soft start time in mS Startup from a shutdown condition will take longer than this since the soft start capacitor must charge from its shutdown value to approximately 1V at a charge current of 1uA before the shutdown is released and true soft start begins. The top resistor (R2) can then be determined from R2 = (Vo-1.203)·R4/1.203 Compensation Normally, external compensation is not recommended, however, if required, loop response can be tailored with suitable values for R3, R5, C4 and C5. Consult the factory for details. 7 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320 1 A Synchronous Switching Regulator SC1409 June 28, 2000 OUTLINE DRAWING JEDEC REF: MS-012AA LAND PATTERN SO-8 ECN00-1096 8 © 2000 SEMTECH CORP. 652 MITCHELL ROAD NEWBURY PARK CA 91320