AIC1577 External NMOS Step-Down PWM Controller DESCRIPTION FEATURES N-Channel MOSFET Drive Operating Input Voltage from 4.5V to 24V Wide Ouput Range : 0.8V to 20V ±1.5% 0.8V Reference Low Dropout Operation : 95% Duty Cycle 500KHz Fixed Constant Frequency Low Standby Current, IQ Typically 720µA Logic-Control Micropower Shutdown Output Overvoltage Protection Internal Diode for Bootstrapped Gate Drive Current Mode Operation for Excellent Line and Load Transient Response Available in an 8-Lead SO and MSOP Package The AIC1577 is a current mode switching regulator controller that drives external Nchannel power MOSFET using a fixed frequency architecure. It uses external divider to adjust output voltage from 0.8V to 20V with excellent line and load regulation. A maximum high duty cycle limit of 95% provides low dropout operation which extends operating time in battery-operated systems. Switching frequency up to 500KHz are achievable thus allowing smaller sized filter components. The operating current level is user-programmable via an external current sense resistor. It also provide output overvolt- APPLICATIONS LCD Monitor Palmtop Computers, PDAs Wireless Modems On-Card Switching Regulators DC Power Distribution Systems age protection under fault conditions. A multifunction pin (ITH/RUN) allows external compensation for optimum load step response plus shutdown. Soft start can also be implemented with this pin to properly sequence supplies. Package available are in SOP8 and MSOP8 for SMD. Analog Integrations Corporation Si-Soft Research Center DS-1577P-02 010405 3A1, No.1, Li-Hsin Rd. I , Science Park , Hsinchu 300, Taiwan , R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5772500 FAX: 886-3-5772510 www.analog.com.tw 1 AIC1577 TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT 1 2 C5 3 330pF 4 R3 24k VIN CS ITH/RUN BOOST DRI FB SW GND AIC1577 8 C2 0.1µF 7 6 5 RS 33m + CIN1 22µF M1 FDS6694 C3 0.1µF L1 + CIN2 22µF VOUT 3.3V 3A 10µH D1 SL43 C4 R1 20k VIN 6V~24V C1 1000pF COUT 220µF C6 2.2µF 1nF R2 62k CIN1, CIN2: HER-MEI 22µF/35V Electrolytic capacitors M1: FAIRCHILD FDS6694 N-MOSFET D1: GS SL43 L1: TDK SLF12555T-100M3R4 COUT: HER-MEI 220µF /16V Electrolytic capacitor C6: TAIYO YUDEN LMK212BJ225KG-T Ceramic capacitor ORDERING INFORMATION AIC1577-XXXX PIN CONFIGURATION PACKING TYPE TB: TUBE TR: TAPING & REEL TOP VIEW PACKAGING TYPE S: SMALL OUTLINE O: MSOP8 CS 1 8 VIN ITH/RUN 2 7 BOOST FB 3 6 DRI 5 SW GND 4 C: Commercial P: Lead Free Commercial Example: AIC1577COTR in MSOP Package & Taping & Reel Packing Type AIC1577POTR in MSOP Lead Free Package & Taping & Reel Packing Type 2 AIC1577 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Supply Voltage (VIN) Drive Supply Voltage (BOOST) Switch Voltage (SW) Differential Boost Voltage (BOOST to SW ) ITH/RUN,VFB Voltages Peak Drive Output Current < 10µS (DRI ) Operating Temperature Range Junction Temperatrue Storage Temperature Range Lead Temperature (Soldering. 10 sec) Thernal Resistance (θJA) (Assume No Ambient Airflow, No Heatsink) DIP8 SOP8 MSOP8 25V 32V 25V 8V 7V 2A -40°C ~ 85°C 125°C -65°C ~ 150°C 260°C 100°C/W 160°C/W 180°C/W Absolute Maximum Ratings are those values beyond which the life of a device may be Impaired. TEST CIRCUIT Refer to Typical Application Circuit. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETER (TA=25°C, VIN=15V, unless otherwise noted.) (note1) TEST CONDITIONS Input Voltage Input Supply Current UNIT 24 V 720 900 µA Shutdown Mode, VITH/RUN=0V 16 20 µA 0.788 0.8 0.812 V 20 55 90 mV 0.002 0.015 %/V ITH Sinking 5µA 0.7 1.1 ITH Sourcing 5µA -0.4 -0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 V 125 150 175 mV 450 500 550 KHz VFB connect to Vout, ∆VOVL=VOVL-VFB Reference Voltage Line Regulation VIN= 4.5V to 20 V Run Threshold Oscillator Frequency MAX. Normal Mode (Note 2) ∆Output Overvoltage Lockout Maximum Current Sense Threshold TYP. 4.5 Feedback Voltage Output Voltage Load Regulation MIN. VFB=0.72V % 3 AIC1577 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETER (Continued) TEST CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT DRI Rise Time CLOAD = 3000PF 50 75 nS DRI Fall Time CLOAD = 3000PF 50 75 nS BOOST Voltage VIN=8V, IBOOST=5mA, SW=0V 4.9 5.3 5.7 V Maximum Duty Cycle 90 94 % Soft Start Time 5 7.5 mS Run Current Source VITH/RUN=0V, VFB=0V 1.0 2.3 4.0 µA Run Pullup Current VITH/RUN=1V 100 190 250 µA Note 1: Specifications are production tested at TA=25°C. Specifications over the -40°C to 85°C operating temperature range are assured by design, characterization and correlation with Statistical Quality Controls (SQC). Note 2: Dynamic supply current is higher due to the gate charge being delivered at the switching frequency. TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS 100 100 VOUT=3.3V VOUT=5V 95 VIN=6V Efficiency (%) Efficiency (%) 95 90 VIN=12V 85 VIN=19V 80 VIN=6V VIN=12V 90 85 VIN=19V 80 75 75 70 70 1 10 100 1000 10000 Load Current (mA) Fig. 1 Efficiency vs Load Current (VOUT=3.3V) 1 10 100 1000 10000 Load Current (mA) Fig. 2 Efficiency vs Load Current (VOUT=5.0V) 4 AIC1577 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS 100 100 VOUT=3.3V 90 85 ILOAD=1A 80 ILOAD=0.1 A 75 5 10 15 20 25 90 ILOAD=1A 85 80 ILOAD=0.1A 75 70 0 VOUT=5V 95 Efficiency (%) Efficiency (%) 95 70 30 0 5 Input Voltage (V) Fig. 3 Efficiency vs Input Voltage 10 15 20 25 30 Input Voltage (V) Fig. 4 Efficiency vs Input Voltage 900 7 800 Supply Current (µA) (Continued) Normal Mode 6 Boost Voltage (V) 700 600 500 40 Shutdown 20 3 2 0 5 10 15 VCC=5V 4 1 0 0 VCC=15V 5 20 25 30 VPHASE=0V 0 5 Input Voltage (V) Fig. 5 Supply Current vs Input Voltage 10 20 15 Boost Load Current (mA) Fig. 6 Boost Load Regulation 7 0.805 0.804 Boost Voltage (V) Reference Voltage (V) VCC UP 6 5 4 3 VCC DOWN 2 IBOOST=2mA 1 0 5 10 15 20 Input Voltage (V) Fig. 7 Boost Line Regulation 25 0.802 0.801 0.800 0.799 0.798 0.797 0.796 0.795 0.794 0.793 0.792 VPHASE=0V 0 0.803 0.791 30 0.790 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Temperature (°C) Fig. 8 Reference Voltage vs Temperature 5 AIC1577 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS 500 480 5.5 Frequency (KHz) Boost Voltage (V) 6.0 (Continued) 5.0 4.5 IBOOST=1mA 460 440 420 VPHASE=0V 4.0 -40 400 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Temperature (°C) Fig. 9 Boost Voltage vs Temperature -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Temperature (°C) Fig. 10 Operating Frequency vs Temperature Current Sense Threshold (mV) 160 155 150 145 140 135 130 125 120 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Temperature (°C) Fig. 11 Maximum Current Sense Threshold vs Temperature 6 AIC1577 BLOCK DIAGRAM CS VINT VINT VIN VIN R1 + + R2 2.5µA ICOMP Q2 + 40mV VIN VINT LC_COMP * VIN Slope * SD LEB Blank Clock Q3 Q4 SS 0.8V 2.4V + - 1.33V + ITH + EA - ITH SD 0.855V + REF 0.8V FB OVDT Switching Logic Floating Driver DRI Burst_Mode Clock 0.8V Thermal + - Buffer_ITH BOOST SD R S SW Q VINT Dropout DET VIN FB INTVCC Q1 1.2V ITH VIN OSC 1_SHUT M1 * Slope GND 7 AIC1577 PIN DESCRIPTIONS PIN 1: CS PIN 2: - Current sense comparator inverting input, not to exceed VIN voltage. Built in offsets between the CS and VIN pins in conjunction with RSENSE set the current trip thresholds. ITH/RUN -Combination of error amplifier compensation point and run control inputs. The current comparator threshold increases with this control voltage. Forcing this pin below 0.8V causes the device to be shutdown. PIN 3: FB - Feedback error amplifier input, to compare the feedback voltage with the internal reference voltage. Connecting a resistor R2 to converter output node and a resistor R1 to ground yields the output voltage: VOUT=0.8 x (R1+R2)/ R1 PIN4: GND - Singal GND for IC. All voltage levels are measured with respect to this pin. PIN 5: SW - Switch node connection to inductor. In buck converter applications the voltage swing at this pin is from a schottky diode voltage drop below ground to VIN PIN 6: DRI - External high-side N-MOSFET gate drive pin. Connect DRI to gate of the external high-side NMOSFET. PIN 7: BOOST - Supply to high-side floating driver. The bootstrap capacitor C3 is returned to this pin. PIN 8: VIN - The chip power supply pin. It also provides the gate bias charge for all the MOSFETs controlled by the IC. Recommend supply voltage is 4.5V~24V. APPLICATION INFORMATION Introduction AIC1577 is a current mode switching regulator controller that drives external N-channel power MOSFET with constant frequency architecture. It uses external divider to adjust output voltage with excellent line regulation and load regulation. A maximum high duty cycle limit of 95% provides low dropout operation, which extends operating time in battery-operated system. Wide input voltage ranges from 4.5V to 24V, and switching frequency (500KHz) allows smaller sized filter components. The operating current level is user-programmable via an external current sense resistor and it automatically enters PFM operation at low output current to boost circuit efficiency. A multifunction pin (ITH/RUN) allows external compensation plus shutdown. A built-in soft start can properly provide sequence supplies. Available packages are in SOP8 and MSOP8 for SMD. Principle of Operation AIC1577 uses a current mode with a constant frequency architecture. Normally high-side MOSFET turns on each cycle when oscillator sets RS latch and it turns off when internal current comparator resets RS latch. Voltage on ITH/RUN pin, which is the output voltage of voltage error amplifier, will control peak inductor current. The output voltage feeds back to VFB pin so that the error amplifier receives a voltage through external resistor divider. When load current increases, it causes a slight decrease 8 AIC1577 in the voltage of VFB pin. Thus the ITH/RUN voltage remains increasing until the average inductor current matches new load current. While the high-side MOSFET turns off, the low-side MOSFET is turned on to recharge bootstrap capacitor C3. Main control loop is shutdown when ITH/RUN goes below 0.8V. When ITH/RUN pulled up to 0.8V or up by error amplifier, main control loop is enabled. Low Current Operation During heavy load current operation, AIC1577 operates in PWM mode with a frequency of 500KHz. Decreasing of the current will cause a drop in ITH/RUN below 1.33V so that AIC1577 enters PFM mode operation for better efficiency. If the voltage across RS does not exceed the offset of current comparator within a cycle, then the high-side and internal MOSFETs will disable until ITH/RUN goes over 1.33V. Component Selection AIC1577 can be used in many switching regulator applications, such as step-down, step-up, SEPIC and positive-to-negative converters. Among all, step-down converter is the most common application. External component selection, beginning with selecting RS, depends on load requirement of the application. Once RS is decided, the choice of inductor, which is followed by selecting power MOSFET and diode, can be easily chosen. Finally, CIN and COUT can be determined. RS Selection The choice of RS has substantial connection with required output current. The threshold voltage of current comparator decides peak inductor current, which yields a maximum average output current (IMAX). And the peak current is less than half of the peak-to-peak ripple current, ΔIL. Allowing a margin for variation of AIC1577, external component can be yielded as: RS = 100mV IMAX Inductor Selection With the operating frequency high to 500KHz, smaller inductor value is favored. In general, operating in high frequency will cause low efficiency because of large MOSFET switching loss. Thus the effect of inductor value on ripple current and low current operation must be considered as well. The inductor value has a direct influence on ripple current ( Δ IL), which decreases with high inductance and increases with high VIN or VOUT: ∆IL = VIN − VOUT f ×L VOUT + VD V +V IN D VD is the drop voltage of the output Schottky diode. Accepting a large value ofΔIL allows the use of low inductance, but yields high output ripple voltage and large core loss. The inductor value also has an effect on low current operation. Low inductor value causes the PFM operation to begin at high load current. The efficiency of the circuit decreases at the beginning of low current operation. Generally speaking, low inductance in PFM mode will cause the efficiency to decrease. Power MOSFET Selection For an application of AIC1577, an external Nchannel power MOSFET, used as the high-side switch, must be properly selected. To prevent MOSFET from damage during high input voltage operation, attention should be taken to the BVDSS specification for MOSFET. Other important selection criteria for the power MOSFET include the “ON” resistance RDS(ON), input voltage and maximum output current. 9 AIC1577 Output Diode Selection In order not to exceed the diode ratings, it is important to specify the diode peak current and average power dissipation. CIN and COUT Selection To prevent the high voltage spike resulted from high frequency switching, a low ESR input capacitor for the maximum RMS current must be used. Usually capacitors may be paralleled to meet size or height requirements in the design. The selection of COUT depends on the required effective series resistance (ESR). In general once the ESR requirement is met, the capacitance is suitable for filtering. The output ripple voltage (ΔVOUT) is determined by: 1 ∆VOUT ≈ ∆IL ESR + 4fC OUT where f = operating frequency, COUT = output capacitance and ΔIL = ripple current of the inductor. Once the ESR requirement for COUT has been met, the RMS current rating generally far exceeds the IRIPPLE(P-P) requirement. R2 VOUT = 0.8 V 1 + R1 The feedback reference voltage 0.8V allows low output voltages from 0.8V to input voltage. A small capacitor at 1nF in parallel to the upper feedback resistor is required for a stable feedback. ITH/RUN Function The ITH/RUN pin, also as a dual-purpose pin, provides loop compensation as well as shutdown function. An internal current source at 2.5µA charges up the external capacitor C5. When the voltage on ITH/RUN pin reaches 0.8V, the AIC1577 begins to operate. VIN 4.5V~24V R4 1.2M C7 1µF D2 LL4148 ITH/RUN C5 330pF R3 24k Fig. 12 ITH/RUN pin interfacing Topside MOSFET Driver Supply (C3) External bootstrap capacitor C3 connecting to BOOST pin supplies the gate drive voltage for highside MOSFET. C3 is charged from INTVCC when SW pin is low. When the high-side MOSFET turns on, the driver places the C3 voltage across the gate to the source of MOSFET. It will enhance the MOSFET and turn on the high-side switch. Then the switch node voltage SW rises to VIN and BOOST pin rises to VIN + INTVCC. In general, 0.1µF is acceptable. Output Voltage Programming The typical AIC1577 application circuit is shown in figure18. A resistive divider, as in the following formula, sets the output voltage. Over Current Protection Over current protection occurs when the peak inductor current reaches maximum current sense threshold divided by sense resistor. The maximum current under over current protection can be calculated by the following formula. 150mV(Maxi mum current sense threshold) IMAX = RS At the same time, the frequency of oscillator will be reduced to sixteenth of original value, 500kHz. This lower frequency allows the inductor current to safely discharge, thereby preventing current runaway. The frequency of oscillator will automatically 10 AIC1577 return to its designed value when the peak inductor value no longer exceeds over current protection point. Over Voltage Protection Over voltage protection occurs when the FB pin voltage (the negative input of error amplifier) exceeds 0.855V. The over voltage comparator will force driver to pull low until output over voltage is removed. PCB Layout Since operating in a high switching frequency, 500KHz, proper PCB layout and component placement may enhance the performance of AIC 1577 application circuit. For a better efficiency, major loop from input terminal to output terminal should be as Fig. 13 Top Layer short as possible. In addition, in the case of a large current loop, the track width of each component in the loop should maintain as wide as possible. In order to prevent the effect from noise, the GND pin should be placed close to the ground. Also keep the IC’s GND pin and the ground leads in the shortest distance. Recommended layout diagrams and component placement are as shown as figures 13 to 16. No sensitive components, which may cause noise interference to the circuit, should be allowed to be close to SW pin. Furthermore, AIC1577 is a current mode controller. Remaining the sense resistor close to both VIN and CS pins is recommended for better efficiency and output performance. In addition, all filtering and decoupling capacitors, such as C1 and C2, should connect to AIC1577 as close as possible. Fig. 14 Bottom Layer 11 AIC1577 Fig. 15 Placement (Top Overlay) Fig. 16 Placement (Bottom Overlay) APPLICATION CIRCUIT ** VIN 6V~24V R4 1.2M C7 1µF 1 D2 LL4148 2 C5 330pF R3 24k 3 4 VIN CS ITH/RUN BOOST DRI FB SW GND AIC1577 8 1000pF 6 5 C3 0.1µF C4 R1 20k R2 C2 0.1µF 7 VIN 6V~24V C1 RS 33m + M1 FDS6694 D1 SL43 CIN1 22µF L1 + CIN2 22µF VOUT 3.3V 3A 10µH COUT 220µF C6 2.2µF 1nF 62k Fig. 17 3.3V Step-Down Converter with External Soft-Start Circuit 12 AIC1577 1 2 C5 C7 3 330pF 4 1nF R3 24k VIN CS ITH/RUN BOOST DRI FB SW GND AIC1577 C2 0.1µF 7 D2 6 5 LL4148 C3 R2 + RS 33m CIN1 + 22µF M1 FDS6694 D1 SL43 C4 R1 20k VIN 5V C1 1000pF 8 CIN2 22µF VOUT 3.3V 3A L1 10µH COUT 220µF C6 2.2µF 1nF 62k Fig. 18 5V to 3.3V Step-Down Converter PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS (unit: mm) 8 LEAD PLASTIC SO D h X 45° E A H S Y M B O L A e SEE VIEW B SOP-8 MILLIMETERS MIN. MAX. A 1.35 1.75 A1 0.10 0.25 B 0.33 0.51 C 0.19 0.25 D 4.80 5.00 E 3.80 A e H 5.80 6.20 h 0.25 0.50 L 0.40 1.27 0° 8° θ WITH PLATING C A1 B 4.00 1.27 BSC 0.25 BASE METAL GAUGE PLANE SEATING PLANE θ L VIEW B 13 AIC1577 MSOP 8 D S Y M B O L MSOP-8 MILLIMETERS MIN. MAX. E E1 A A A A1 0.05 0.15 A2 0.75 0.95 b 0.25 0.40 c 0.13 0.23 D 2.90 E A2 e SEE VIEW B 1.10 E1 2.90 A e L A1 θ 3.10 4.90 BSC 3.10 0.65 BSC 0.40 0.70 0° 6° b 0.25 c WITH PLATING BASE METAL SECTION A-A θ L VIEW B Note: Information provided by AIC is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, we cannot assume responsibility for use of any circuitry other than circuitry entirely embodied in an AIC product; nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use. We reserve the right to change the circuitry and specifications without notice. Life Support Policy: AIC does not authorize any AIC product for use in life support devices and/or systems. 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