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Digital Control Compatible Synchronous Buck ±4-A Drivers with Current Sense
Conditioning Amplifier
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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Digitally-Controlled Synchronous-Buck Power
Stages for Single and Multi-Phase
Applications
Especially Suited for Use with UCD91xx or
UCD95xx Contollers
High-Current Multi-Phase VRM/EVRD
Regulators for Desktop, Server, Telecom and
Notebook Processors
Digitally-Controlled Synchronous-Buck Power
Supplies Using µCs or the TMS320TM DSP
Family
DESCRIPTION
The UCD7230 is part of the UCD7K family of digital
control compatible drivers for applications utilizing
digital control techniques or applications requiring
fast local peak current limit protection.
VOUT
VIN
CS
BIAS
VDD
CS+
BST
OUT1
SW
PVDD
OUT2
PGND
+
IO
UVLO
+
IDLY
0.6 V
POS
BIAS
3V3
3V3
REG
25x
NEG
+
DriveandDead-Time
ControlLogic
(D;1-D)
Enable
Blank
AGND
AO
ILOAD
IN
PWM
Over
Current
IMAX
ILIM
CLF
CLF
SRE
Current
Limit Logic
ILIM/10
IDLY
SRE
DLY
UCD7230
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Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of Texas
Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
TrueDrive, PowerPAD are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
PRODUCT PREVIEW information concerns products in the
formative or design phase of development. Characteristic data and
other specifications are design goals. Texas Instruments reserves
the right to change or discontinue these products without notice.
Copyright © 2006, Texas Instruments Incorporated
PRODUCT PREVIEW
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Input from Digital Controller Sets Operating
Frequency and Duty Cycle
Up to 2-MHz Switching Frequency
Dual Current Limit Protection with
Independently Adjustable Thresholds
Fast Current Sense Circuit with 25-ns
Propagation Delay and Adjustable Blanking
Interval Prevents Catastrophic Current Levels
Digital Output Current Limit Flag
Low Offset, Gain of 25, Differential Current
Sense Amplifier
3.3-V, 10-mA Internal Regulator
Dual ±4-A TrueDrive™ High-Current Drivers
10-ns Typical Rise/Fall Times with 2.2-nF
Loads
25-ns Input-to-Output Propagation Delay
25-ns Current Sense-to-Output Propagation
Delay
4.5-V to 15.5-V Supply Voltage Range
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The UCD7230 is a 4-A MOSFET gate driver specifically designed for synchronous buck applications. It is ideally
suited to provide the bridge between digital controllers such as the UCD91xx or the UCD95xx and the power
stage. With 25-ns cycle-by-cycle current limit protection, the UCD7230 device protects the power stage from
faulty input signals or excessive load currents.
The UCD7230 includes high-side and low-side 4-A gate drivers which utilize Texas Instrument’s TrueDrive™
output architecture. This architecture delivers rated current into the gate capacitance of a MOSFET during the
Miller plateau region of the switching. Furthermore, the UCD7230 offers a low offset differential amplifier with a
fixed gain of 25. This amplifier greatly simplifies the task of conditioning small current sense signals inherent in
high efficiency buck converters.
The UCD7230 includes a 3.3-V, 10-mA linear regulator to provide power to digital controllers such as the
UCD91xx. The UCD7230 is compatible with standard 3.3-V I/O ports of the UCD91xx, the TMS320TM family
DSPs, µCs, or ASICs.
The UCD7230 is offered in PowerPAD™ HTSSOP or space-saving QFN packages. Package pin out has been
carefully designed for optimal board layout
SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION DIAGRAMS
VIN
UCD7230
PRODUCT PREVIEW
1 VDD
UCD9112
ADC3
2
RB0
DPWMA0
2 SRE
3
CSBIAS 19
IN
2
SW
AD33
4 3V3
AVSS
VD25
CS+ 20
2
18
VOUT
OUT1 17
5
AGND
BST 16
6
DLY
PVDD 15
7
ILIM
OUT2 14
8 CLF
PGND 13
RPOS
GSENSE
1
EAP
VOUT
DPWMB0
RB1/TMRI1
9
EAM
I0
NEG 12
RNEG
1
GSENSE
10 A0
ADC2
POS 11
RST
COMMUNICATION
(Programming&
StatusReporting)
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Figure 1. Single-Phase Synchronous Buck Converter using UCD9112 and one UCD7230
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SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION DIAGRAMS (continued)
VIN
UCD7230PWP
RB0
1 VDD
UCD9112
2
RB0
ADC3
2 SRE
DPWMA0
CSBIAS 19
3 IN
2
SW
AD33
4 3V3
AVSS
5
VD25
CS+ 20
AGND
6 DLY
2
18
OUT1 17
VOUT
RPOS1
BST 16
GSENSE
PVDD 15
1
EAP
VOUT
DPWMB0
ILIM
OUT2 14
8 CLF
PGND 13
7
RB1/TMRI1
RNEG1
9
EAM
I0
NEG 12
1
GSENSE
10 A0
ADC2
POS 11
RST
2
2 SRE
RB0
3 IN
DPWMA1
COMMUNICATION
(Programming&
StatusReporting)
4 3V3
5
AGND
6 DLY
2
CS+ 20
CSBIAS 19
2
SW 18
OUT1 17
RPOS2
BST 16
PVDD 15
ILIM
OUT2 14
8 CLF
PGND 13
7
DPWMB1
RB3/TMRI0
RNEG2
9
I0
10 A0
ADC5
2
PRODUCT PREVIEW
UCD7230PWP
1 VDD
NEG 12
1
POS 11
2
Figure 2. Multi-Phase Synchronous Buck Converter using UCD9112 and two UCD7230
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SRE
CSBIAS
19
3
IN
SW
18
6
DLY
7
ILIM
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8
CLF
9
10
UCD7230
(HTSSOP)
BST
16
PVDD
15
OUT2
14
PGND
13
I0
NEG
12
A0
POS
11
AGND
2
DLY
3
ILIM
4
CLF
17
16
15 SW
UCD7230
(QFN RGW)
(5x5, 0.65)
14 OUT1
13 BST
12 PVDD
5
11 OUT2
6
7
8
9
NEG
AGND
17
18
POS
5
OUT1
19
A0
3V3
1
I0
4
20
3V3
CSBIAS
2
10
PGND
20
CS+
CS+
VDD
VDD
IN
1
SRE
CONNECTION DIAGRAMS
ORDERING INFORMATION (1) (2)
TEMPERATURE RANGE
-40°C to + 125°C
(1)
(2)
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PACKAGED DEVICES
PowerPAD™ HTSSOP-20 (PWP)
QFN-20 (RGW)
UCD7230PWP
UCD7230RGW
These products are packaged in Pb-Free and green lead finish of Pd-Ni-Au which is compatible with MSL level 1 at 255-260°C peak
reflow temperature to be compatible with either lead free or Sn/Pb soldering operations.
HTSSOP-20 (PWP), and QFN-20 (RGW) packages are available taped and reeled. Add R suffix to device type (e.g. UCD7230PWPR) to
order quantities of 2,000 devices per reel for the PWP package and 1,000 devices per reel for the RSA and RGW packages.
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(1)
over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)
CONDITION
Supply voltage
IDD
Supply current
VO
Output gate drive voltage
VALUE
UNIT
16
V
Quiescent
20
Switching, TA = 25°C, TJ =
125°C, VDD = 12 V
200
OUT1, BST
OUT2
-1 V to 36
-1 V to VDD+0.3
IOUT(sink)
OUT1
4.0
IOUT(source)
OUT1
-2.0
OUT2
4.0
IOUT(sink)
Output gate drive current
IOUT(source)
OUT2
Analog inputs
-1 to 20
CS+
-0.3 to 20
CSBIAS
-0.3 to 16
POS, NEG
-0.3 to 5.6
ILIM, DLY, I0
-0.3 to 3.6
Analog output
A0
-0.3 to 3.6
Digital I/O’s
IN, SRE, CLF
-0.3 to 3.6
Power dissipation
2.67
TA = 25°C (QFN-20 package)
TJ
Junction operating temperature
-55 to 150
Tstg
Storage temperature
-65 to 150
HBM
CDM
ESD rating
Lead temperature (soldering, 10 sec)
(1)
VV
A
-4.0
SW
TA = 25°C (PWP-20 package)
mA
Human body model
2000
Charged device model
500
300
V
W
°C
V
°C
Stresses beyond those listed under “absolute maximum ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings
only and functional operation of the device at these or any other condition beyond those indicated is not implied. Exposure to absolute
maximum rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. All voltages are with respect to GND. Currents are positive
into, negative out of the specified terminal. Consult company packaging information for thermal limitations and considerations of
packages.
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PRODUCT PREVIEW
PARAMETER
VDD
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VDD = PVDD = 12 V, 4.7-µF from VDD to AGND, 1 µF from PVDD to PGND, 0.1 µF from CS+ to AGND, 0.22 µF from BST to SW,
TA = TJ = -40°C to +125°C, RCS+ = 5 kΩ, RDLY = 50 kΩ over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted).
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
SUPPLY
Supply current, off
VDD = 4.2 V
Supply current
Outputs not switching IN = LOW
400
500
µA
4
TBD
mA
LOW-VOLTAGE UNDER-VOLTAGE LOCKOUT
VDD UVLO ON
VDD rising
4.25
4.5
4.75
VDD UVLO OFF
VDD falling
4.05
4.5
4.75
150
250
350
3.267
3.3
3.333
3.234
3.3
3.366
VDD UVLO hysteresis
V
mV
REFERENCE / EXTERNAL BIAS SUPPLY
3V3 initial set point
TA = 25°C
3V3 over temperature
PRODUCT PREVIEW
3V3 load regulation
ILOAD = 1 mA to 10 mA, VDD = 5V
1
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3V3 line regulation
VDD = 4.75 V to 12 V, ILOAD = 10
mA
1
7
Short circuit current
VDD = 4.75 V to 12 V
11
17
3V3 OK threshold, ON
3.3 V rising
2.9
3
3.1
3V3 OK threshold, OFF
3.3 V falling
2.7
2.8
2.8
V
mV
mA
V
INPUT SIGNAL (IN)
INHigh
Positive-going input threshold
voltage
1.65
2.08
INLow
Negative-going input threshold
voltage
1.16
1.5
INHigh –
INLow
Input voltage hysteresis
0.6
0.8
Input resistance to AGND
50
Frequency ceiling
100
150
2
V
kΩ
MHz
CURRENT LIMIT (ILIM)
ILIM internal voltage setpoint
ILIM=OPEN
0.51
0.55
0.58
25
50
75
CLF output high level
ILOAD = 7 mA
2.64
CLF output low level
ILOAD = 7 mA
Propagation delay from IN to reset
CLF
2nd IN rising to CLF falling after a
current limit event
ILIM input impedance
0.66
15
20
V
kΩ
V
ns
CURRENT SENSE COMPARATOR (OUTPUT SENSE)
ILIM = open
55
ILIM = 3.3 V
100
ILIM = 0.75 V
75
ILIM = 0.25 V
25
Propagation delay from POS to
OUT1 falling (1)
ILIM = open, CS = threshold + 60 mV
60
Propagation delay from POS to
OUT2 rising (1)
ILIM = open, CS = threshold + 60 mV
80
Propagation delay from POS to
CLF (1)
ILIM = open, CS = threshold + 60 mV
50
CS threshold (POS - NEG)
(1)
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As designed and characterized. Not 100% tested in production.
mV
ns
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
VDD = PVDD = 12 V, 4.7-µF from VDD to AGND, 1 µF from PVDD to PGND, 0.1 µF from CS+ to AGND, 0.22 µF from BST to SW,
TA = TJ = -40°C to +125°C, RCS+ = 5 kΩ, RDLY = 50 kΩ over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted).
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
CURRENT SENSE COMPARATOR (INPUT SENSE)
CS threshold
CS blanking time (2)
RDLY = 50 kΩ (CSBIAS-CS+)
120
RDLY = 100 kΩ (CSBIAS-CS+)
60
RDLY = 50 kΩ , IN rising to OUT1, IN
falling to OUT2
Rdelay range
125
25
Propagation delay from CS+ to
OUT1 (2)
Propagation delay from CS+ to
OUT2 (2)
mV
50
ns
100
kΩ
60
CS = threshold + 60mV
60
Propagation delay from CS+ to
CLF (2)
ns
50
CURRENT SENSE AMP
I0 = FLOAT; VPOS = 1.26 V; VNEG =
1.25 V
Closed loop dc gain (lossless
current sense method)
I0 = FLOAT; VPOS= 1.26 V; VNEG =
1.25 V; RPOS = 1 kΩ
Input impedance
Differential, POS – NEG
VCM
Input Common Mode Voltage Range VCM(max) is limited to (VDD-1.2V)
VIO
Input Offset Voltage
I0 = FLOAT; VPOS = VNEG = 1.25 V
A0_Vol
Minimum Output Voltage
VPOS = 1.2 V; VNEG = 1.3 V;
A0_ISINK = 250 µA
A0_Voh
Maximum Output Voltage
VPOS =1.3 V; VNEG = 1.2 V; A0_
ISOURCE = 500 µA
23
25
V/V
24
50
-0.3
1
0.2
3.1
3.3
V
3
I0 = FLOAT; VPOS = VNEG = 5.0 V
10
POS
I0 = FLOAT; VPOS = VNEG = 0.8 V,
RPOS = 1 kΩ
2
NEG
I0 = FLOAT; VPOS = VNEG = 0.8 V
2
Input Bias Current
V
mV
0.15
10
NEG
kΩ
5.6
I0 = FLOAT; VPOS = VNEG = 5.0 V,
RPOS = 1 kΩ
POS
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PRODUCT PREVIEW
Closed loop dc gain (current sense
resistor method)
uA
ZERO CURRENT REFERENCE (IO)
IO
(2)
Reference voltage
Measured at I0
IO output offset voltage
IO open, POS = NEG = open,
measure AO - IO
Input transition voltage
With respect to IO reference
Input transition current
Initial source current into pin to use
an external I0 voltage
Output impedance
IZERO = 0.6 V
0.54
0.6
0.66
25
45
50
mV
55
5
7
10
V
uA
14
kΩ
As designed and characterized. Not 100% tested in production.
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
VDD = PVDD = 12 V, 4.7-µF from VDD to AGND, 1 µF from PVDD to PGND, 0.1 µF from CS+ to AGND, 0.22 µF from BST to SW,
TA = TJ = -40°C to +125°C, RCS+ = 5 kΩ, RDLY = 50 kΩ over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted).
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
LOW-SIDE OUTPUT DRIVER (OUT2)
Source current (3)
Sink current
(3)
Source current (3)
Sink current
(3)
VDD = 12 V, IN = high, OUT2 = 5 V
4
VDD = 12 V, IN = low, OUT2 = 5 V
4
VDD = 4.75 V, IN = high, OUT2 = 0
2
VDD = 4.75 V, IN = low, OUT2 =
4.75 V
3
Rise time
CLOAD = 2.2 nF, VDD = 12 V
10
Fall time
CLOAD = 2.2 nF, VDD = 12 V
10
Output with VDD <UVLO
VDD = 1.0 V, Isink = 10 mA
0.8
Propagation delay from IN to OUT2
CLOAD = 2.2 nF, VDD = 12 V, IN
falling
60
A
ns
1.2
V
ns
HIGH-SIDE OUTPUT DRIVER (OUT1)
VDD = 12 V, BST = 12 V IN = High,
OUT1 = 5 V
2
VDD = 12 V, BST = 12 V IN = Low,
OUT1 = 5 V
4
VDD = 4.75 V = BST = 4.75 V, IN =
High, OUT1 = 0
1
VDD = 4.75 V, BST = 4.75 V, IN =
Low, OUT1 = 4.75 V
3
Rise time
CLOAD = 2.2 nF OUT1 to SW, VDD
= 12 V
20
Fall time
CLOAD = 2.2 nF OUT1 to SW, VDD =
12 V
10
Propagation delay from IN to OUT1
CLOAD = 2.2 nF, VDD = 12 V, IN
rising
40
Source current (3)
PRODUCT PREVIEW
Sink current
(3)
Source current
Sink current
(3)
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(3)
(3)
As designed and characterized. Not 100% tested in production.
A
ns
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DEVICE INFORMATION
TERMINAL FUNCTIONS
TERMINAL
I/O
DESCRIPTION
HTSSOP20
QFN-20
VDD
1
18
-
Supply input pin to power the internal circuitry except the driver outputs. The
UCD7230 accepts an input range of 4.5 V to 15.5 V.
SRE
2
19
I
Synchronous Rectifier Enable. The SRE pin is a high impedance digital input
capable of accepting 3.3-V logic level signals, used to disable the synchronous
rectifier switch. The synchronous rectifier is disabled when this signal is low. A
Schmitt trigger input comparator desensitizes this pin from external noise.
IN
3
20
I
The IN pin is a high impedance digital input capable of accepting 3.3-V logic
level signals up to 2 MHz. A Schmitt trigger input comparator desensitizes this
pin from external noise.
3V3
4
1
O
Regulated 3.3-V rail. The onboard linear voltage regulator is capable of
sourcing up to 10 mA of current. Bypass with 0.22-µF ceramic capacitance
from this pin to analog ground, AGND.
AGND
5
2
-
Analog ground return.
DLY
6
3
I
Requires a resistor to AGND for setting the current sense blanking time for
both the high-side and low-side current sense comparators. The value of this
resistor in conjunction with the resistor in series with the CS+ pin sets the high
side current sense threshold.
ILIM
7
4
I
Output current limit threshold set pin. The output current threshold is 1/10th of
the value set on this pin. If left floating the voltage on this pin is 0.55 V. The
voltage on the ILIM pin can range from 0.25 V to 1V to set the threshold from
25 mV to 100 mV.
CLF
8
5
O
Current Limit Flag. The CLF signal is a 3.3-V digital output which is latched
high after an over current event, triggered by either of the two current sense
comparators and reset after two clock pulses received on the IN pin.
IO
9
6
I
Sets the current sense linear amplifier “Zero” output level. The default value is
0.6 V which allows negative current measurement.
AO
10
7
O
Current sense linear amplifier output. The output voltage level on this pin
represents the average output current. Any value below the level on the I0 pin
represents negative output current.
POS
11
8
I
Non-inverting input of the output current sense amplifier and current limit
comparator.
NEG
12
9
I
Inverting input of the output current sense amplifier and current limit
comparator.
PGND
13
10
-
Power ground return. This pin should be connected close to the source of the
low-side synchronous rectifier MOSFET.
OUT2
14
11
I
The low-side high-current TrueDrive™ driver output. Drives the gate of the
low-side synchronous MOSFET between PVDD and PGND.
PVDD
15
12
-
Supply pin provides power for the output drivers. It is not connected internally
to the VDD supply rail. The bypass capacitor for this pin should be returned to
PGND.
BST
16
13
I
Floating OUT1 driver supply powered by an external Schottky diode from the
PVDD pin during the synchronous MOSFET on time.
OUT1
17
14
I
The high-side high-current TrueDrive™ driver output. Drives the gate of the
high-side buck MOSFET between SW and BST.
SW
18
15
I/O
CSBIAS
19
16
I
Supply pin for the high-side current sense comparator.
CS+
20
17
I
Non-inverting Input for the high side current sense comparator. A resistor
connected between this pin and the high side MOSFET drain, in conjunction
with the DLY resistor sets the high-side current limit threshold.
PRODUCT PREVIEW
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NAME
OUT1 gate drive return and square wave input to output inductor.
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
Introduction
The UCD7230 is a synchronous buck driver with peak-current limiting. It is a member of the UCD7K family of
digital compatible drivers suitable either for applications utilizing digital control techniques or analog applications
that require local fast peak current limit protection.
In systems using the UCD7230, the feedback loop is closed externally and the IN signal represents the PWM
information required to regulate the output voltage. The PWM signal may be implemented by either a digital or
analog controller.
The UCD7230 has two over-current protection features, one that limits the peak current in the high-side switch
and one that limits the output current. Both limits are individually programmable. The internal current sense
blanking enables ease of design with real-world signals. In addition to over current limit protection, current sense
signals can be conditioned by the on board amplifier for use by the system controller.
Supply Requirements
PRODUCT PREVIEW
The UCD7230 operates on a supply range of 4.5 V to 15.5 V. The supply voltage should be applied to three
pins, PVDD, VDD, and CSBIAS. PVDD is the supply pin for the lower driver, and has the greatest current
demands. The supply connection to PVDD is also the point where an external Schottky diode provides current to
the high side flying driver. PVDD should be bypassed to PGND with a low ESR ceramic capacitor. In the same
fashion, the flying driver should be bypassed between BST and SW.
VDD and CSBIAS are less demanding supply pins, and should be resistively coupled to the supply voltage for
isolation from noise generated by high current switching and parasitic board inductance. Use 100 Ω for CSBIAS
and 1 Ω for VDD. VDD should be bypassed to AGND with a 4.7-µF ceramic capacitor while CSBIAS should be
bypassed to AGND with 0.1 µF. Although the three supply pins are not internally connected, they must be
biased to the same voltage. It is important that all bypassing be done with low parasitic inductance techniques to
good ground planes.
PGND and AGND are the ground return connections to the chip. Ground plane construction should be used for
both pins. For a MOSFET driver operating at high frequency, it is critical to minimize the stray inductance to
minimize overshoot, undershoot, and ringing. The low output impedance of the drivers produces waveforms with
high di/dt. This induces ringing in the parasitic inductances. It is highly desirable that the UCD7230 and the
MOSFETs be collocated. PGND and the AGND pins should be connected to the PowerPAD™ of the package
with two thin traces. It is critical to ensure that the voltage potential between these two pins does not exceed 0.3
V.
Although quiescent VDD current is low, total supply current depends on the gate drive output current required for
the capacitive load and the switching frequency. Total supply current is the sum of quiescent VDD current and
the average OUT current. Knowing the operating frequency and the MOSFET gate charge (Qg), average OUT
current can be calculated from (IOUT = Qg x f), where f is the operating frequency.
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
Reference / External Bias Supply
The UCD7230 includes a series pass regulator to provide a regulated 3.3 V at the 3V3 pin that can be used to
power other circuits such as the UCD91xx, a microcontroller or an ASIC. 3V3 can source 10 mA of current. For
normal operation, place a 0.22-µF ceramic capacitor between 3V3 and AGND.
Control Inputs
IN and SRE are high impedance digital inputs designed for 3.3-V logic-level signals. They both have 100-kΩ
pull-down resistors. Schmitt Trigger input stage design immunizes the internal circuitry from external noise. IN is
the command input for the upper driver, OUT1, and can function up to 2 MHz. SRE controls the function of the
lower driver, OUT2. When SRE is false (low), OUT2 is held low. When SRE is true, OUT2 is inverted from OUT1
with appropriate delays that preclude cross conduction in the Buck MOSFETs.
The driver outputs utilize Texas Instruments’ TrueDrive™ architecture, which delivers rated current into the gate
of a MOSFET when it is most needed, during the Miller plateau region of the switching transition. This provides
best switching speeds and reduces switching losses. TrueDrive™ consists of pull-up/ pull-down circuits using
bipolar and MOSFET transistors in parallel. This hybrid output stage also allows relatively constant current
sourcing even at reduced supply voltages.
The low-side high-current output stage of the UCD7230 device is capable of sourcing and sinking 4-A
peak-current pulses and swings from PVDD to PGND. The high-side floating output diver is capable of sourcing
2 A and sinking 4-A peak-current pulses. This ratio of gate currents, common to synchronous buck applications,
minimizes the possibility of parasitic turn on of the low-side power MOSFET due to dv/dt currents during the
rising edge switching transition.
If further limiting of the rise or fall times to the power device is desired, an external resistance can be added
between the output of the driver and the power MOSFET gate. The external resistor also helps remove power
dissipation from the driver.
The driver outputs follows the IN and SRE as previously described provided that VDD and 3V3 are above their
respective under-voltage lockout thresholds. When the supplies are insufficient, the chip holds both OUT1 and
OUT2 low.
It is worth reiterating the need mentioned in the supply section for sound high frequency design techniques in
the circuit board layout and bypass capacitor selection and placement. Some applications may generate
excessive ringing at the switch-inductor node. This ringing can drag SW to negative voltages that might cause
functional irregularities. To prevent this, carefull board layout and appropriate snubbing are essential. In addition,
it may be appropriate to couple SW to the inductor with a 1-Ω resistor, and then bypass SW to PGND with a low
impedance Schottky diode.
Current Sensing and Overload Protection
Since the UCD7230 is physically collocated with the high-current elements of the power converter, it is logical
that current be monitored by the chip. An internal instrumentation amplifier conditions current sense signals so
that they can be used by the control chip generating the pwm signal.
POS and NEG are inputs to an instrumentation amplifier circuit. This amplifier has a nominal gain of 25 and
presents its output at AO. This can be used to monitor a parallel RC around the buck inductor shown in
Figure 3. As long as the RPOS x C time constant is the same as the L/R of the inductor and its parasitic
equivalent series resistance, then the voltage on C is the same as the IR drop on the parasitic inductor
resistance. Signals in this method can be very small, so the amp is necessary to condition the signals to useful
amplitudes. Should more accurate current sensing be required, a sense resistor can be placed between the
buck inductor and output capacitor. Since that resistor represents inefficiency to the converter, it will also be a
very small value of resistance with small signals, and, again, the amp conditions the signal to useful size.
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The internal configuration of the instrumentation amplifier is such that AO is 0.6 V when POS – NEG = zero.
Because of this output offset, the amplifier can accurately pass information for both positive and negative load
current. The offset is controlled by IO. If IO is left to float, the offset is 0.6 V. 0.6 V is present at IO through an
internal 10-kΩ resistor and should be bypassed to AGND. If a higher value of offset is desired, a voltage in
excess of 0.65 V can be externally applied to IO. Once IO is forced above 0.65 V, the internal 10 kΩ is
disconnected, and then the AO output offset is now equal to the voltage at IO. The transfer function of the
amplifier is given by:
AO = 25( POS - NEG ) + IO
SW
VOUT
RPOS
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OUT2
PGND
POS
RNEG
UCD7230
NEG
Figure 3. Lossless Average Output Current Sensing Using DC Resistance of the Output Inductor
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
While the amp faithfully passes the sensed current signal, it should be noted that the amplifier is bandwidth
limited for normal switching frequencies. Therefore, AO represents a moving average of the sensed current.
Should noise filtering be desired, a capacitor, not to exceed 220 pF, can be placed from AO to AGND. There is
a 1-kΩ resistor between the amplifier output and A0 for this cap to work with. Alternately, a capacitor can be
connected between POS and NEG to filter against the RPOS resisance.
Note that inferring inductor current by use of a parallel RC has the following caveats. As long as the RPOS x C
time constant is the same as L/R, then the voltage across C is the same as the IR drop across the equivalent R
of the inductor. If the time constants don’t match, the average voltage across C is still the same as the average
voltage across R, but the indication of ripple current amplitude will be off. Tolerance of the value of R in the
inductor has a direct effect on measurement accuracy, as does the temperature coefficient of R. Copper has a
temperature coefficient of approximately 3800 ppm/°C. For a 100 °C rise in winding temperature, the dc
resistance of the inductor increases by 38%. The worst case scenario would be a cracked core or
under-designed inductor in which cases the core could tend towards saturation. In that scenario, inductor current
could change slope drastically and is not correctly modeled by the capacitor voltage.
For impedance matching and best common mode rejection, a resistor, RNEG = RPOS, should be inserted in series
with NEG as shown in Figure 3. RPOS slightly lowers the amplifier gain, and therefore should be kept ≤ 1 kΩ.
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The amp output can go up to 3.3 V, so reasonable designs limit full scale to 3.0 V. Should attenuation be
necessary, use a resistive divider between AO and the control chip A/D input as shown in Figure 4.
1 kW
To A/D
AO
Figure 4. Level Shifting and Filtering the Voltage Representation of the Average Output Current
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
While the current sense amplifier is useful for accurate current monitoring or controlling overload conditions,
extreme overload conditions must be handled in timeframes that are generally much shorter than the A/D of a
control chip can achieve. Therefore, there are two comparators on the UCD7230 to sense extreme overload and
protect the driven power MOSFETs.
Extreme current overload is handled in two ways by the UCD7230. One is a comparator that monitors the
voltage between POS and NEG, or effectively the output current of the converter as shown in Figure 3. The
other is a comparator that monitors the voltage drop across the high side MOSFET, or effectively the input
current. Should either condition exceed a preset value, OUT1 is immediately turned off for the remainder of the
cycle.
To program the current limit, a value of resistance from DLY to AGND must first be chosen to establish a
blanking time during which the comparators will be blinded to switching noise. The blanking time starts with the
rising edge on IN for the input comparator and from both the rising and falling edge of IN for the output
comparator. Blanking time is given by:
t BLANK ( ns ) = 2.5 RDLY ( k W )
where RDLY is the resistor from DLY to AGND. RDLY should be limited to a range of 25 kΩ to 100 kΩ.
PRODUCT PREVIEW
Once RDLY has been chosen, the threshold for the input comparator, i.e., the drop allowed across the high-side
MOSFET, is given by:
VCS ( in ) = 1.2 · ( RCS + RDLY )
Where VCS(in) is the threshold of allowed voltage across the high-side MOSFET and RCS+ is a resistor connected
from CS+ to the drain of the high-side MOSFET.
The blanking time for the output comparator is identical to the input comparator. The output comparator
threshold is given by:
VCS ( out ) = I LIM 10
Where VCS(out) is the threshold of allowed voltage between the POS and NEG pins and ILIM is the voltage on the
ILIM pin. Note that the ILIM is internally connected to 0.5 V through a 40-kΩ resistor. Any voltage between 0.25
V and 1.0 V can be applied to ILIM. For voltages above 1.0 V, the maximum VCS(out) threshold is clamped to 0.1
V. Possible methods for setting ILIM are shown in Figure 5.
When using the output comparator to monitor the voltage on the parallel sensing capacitor across the inductor,
the same caveats apply as described for the current sense amplifier.
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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
A) GPIO Outputs
DIGITAL
CONTROLLER
UCD7230
VCC
3V3
GND
AGND
40 kW
ILIM
GPIO1
20 kW
GPIO2
2.5 kW
GPIO4
B) PWM Output
DIGITAL
CONTROLLER
VCC
GPIO3
OPEN
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
GPIO2
OPEN
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
GPIO1
OPEN
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
GPIO4
OPEN
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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ILIM SETPOINT
[Volts]
ILIM (open)
0.50
ILIM0
0.00
ILIM1
0.14
ILIM2
0.29
ILIM3
0.43
ILIM4
0.57
ILIM5
0.72
ILIM6
0.86
ILIM7
1.00
10 kW
GPIO3
UCD7230
3V3
GND
AGND
Cf
Rf
ILIM
PWM
Rf and Cf filter the PWM
output to generate a DC
input to the ILIM PIN
C) Resistor Divider
DIGITAL
CONTROLLER
UCD7230
VCC
3V3
GND
AGND
R1
R2
ILIM
D) Internal Set Point
UCD7230
3V3
AGND
Cf
ILIM
Figure 5. Setting the ILIM Voltage with: A) GPIO Outputs, B) PWM Output, C) Resistor Divider, D) Internal
Set Point.
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If either comparator threshold is exceeded, OUT1 is immediately turned off for the remainder of the cycle and
CLF is asserted true. Upon the rising edge of IN, the switches resume normal operation, but the CLF assertion
is maintained. If a fault is not detected in this switching cycle, then the next rising edge of IN removes the CLF
assertion. However, if one of the comparators detects a fault, then CLF assertion continues. It is the privilege of
the control device to monitor CLF and decide how to handle the fault condition. Meanwhile, the protection
comparators protect the power MOSFET switches on a cycle-by-cycle basis. Note that when a fault condition
causes OUT1 to be driven low, and OUT2 behaves as if the input pulse had been terminated normally. In some
fault conditions, it is advantageous to drive OUT2 low. SRE can be used to cause OUT2 to remain low at the
discretion of the control chip. This can be used to achieve faster discharge of the inductor and also to fully
disconnect the converter from the output voltage.
Startup Handshaking
The UCD7230 has a built-in handshaking feature to facilitate efficient start-up of the digitally controlled power
supply. At start-up the CLF flag is held high until all the internal and external supply voltages of the device are
within their operating range. Once the supply voltages are within acceptable limits, CLF goes low and the device
will process input commands. The digital controller should monitor CLF at start-up and wait for CLF to go low
before sending pwm information to the UCD7230.
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Thermal Management
The usefulness of a driver is greatly affected by the drive power requirements of the load and the thermal
characteristics of the device package. In order for a power driver to be used over a particular temperature range,
the package must allow for the efficient removal of the heat while keeping the junction temperature within rated
limits. The UCD7230 is available in PowerPAD™ HTSSOP and QFN packages to cover a range of application
requirements. Both have the exposed pads to remove thermal energy from the semiconductor junction.
As illustrated in Reference [3 & 4], the PowerPAD™ packages offer a lead-frame die pad that is exposed at the
base of the package. This pad is soldered to the copper on the PC board (PCB) directly underneath the device
package, reducing the θJA down to 38°C/W. The PC board must be designed with thermal lands and thermal
vias to complete the heat removal subsystem, as summarized in Reference [3].
Note that the PowerPAD™ is not directly connected to any leads of the package. However, it is electrically and
thermally connected to the substrate which is the ground of the device. The PowerPAD™ should be connected
to the quiet ground of the circuit.
REFERENCES
1. Power Supply Seminar SEM-1600 Topic 6: A Practical Introduction to Digital Power Supply Control, by
Laszlo Balogh, Texas Instruments Literature No. SLUP224
2. Power Supply Seminar SEM–1400 Topic 2: Design and Application Guide for High Speed MOSFET Gate
Drive Circuits, by Laszlo Balogh, Texas Instruments Literature No. SLUP133.
3. Technical Brief, PowerPad Thermally Enhanced Package, Texas Instruments Literature No. SLMA002
4. Application Brief, PowerPAD™ Made Easy, Texas Instruments Literature No. SLMA004
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