ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C ® Data Sheet October 8, 2010 Three-Phase Buck PWM Controller with Integrated MOSFET Drivers and Light Load Efficiency Enhancements for Intel VR11.1 Applications The ISL6333 three-phase PWM family of control ICs provide a precision voltage regulation system for advanced microprocessors. The integration of power MOSFET drivers into the controller IC marks a departure from the separate PWM controller and driver configuration of previous multi-phase product families. By reducing the number of external parts, this integration is optimized for a cost and space saving power management solution. The ISL6333 controllers are designed to be compatible with Intel VR11.1 Applications. Features that make these controllers compatible include an IMON pin for output current monitoring, and a Power State Indicator (PSI#) pin for phase dropping and higher efficiency during light load states. An 8-bit VID input is used to select the desired output voltage from the VR11 DAC table. A circuit is provided for remote voltage sensing, compensating for any potential difference between remote and local grounds. The output voltage can also be positively or negatively offset through the use of a single external resistor. The ISL6333 controllers also include advanced control loop features for optimal transient response to load application and removal. One of these features is highly accurate, fully differential, continuous DCR current sensing for load line programming and channel current balance. Active Pulse Positioning (APP) Modulation and Adaptive Phase Alignment (APA) are two other unique features, allowing for quicker initial response to high di/dt load transients. With this quicker initial response to load transients, the number of output bulk capacitors can be reduced, helping to reduce cost. Integrated into the ISL6333 controllers are user-programmable current sense resistors, which require only a single external resistor to set their values. No external current sense resistors are required. Another unique feature of the ISL6333 controllers is the addition of a dynamic VID compensation pin that allows optimizing compensation to be added for well-controlled dynamic VID response. Protection features of these controller ICs include a set of sophisticated overvoltage, undervoltage, and overcurrent protection. Furthermore, the ISL6333 controllers include protection against an open circuit on the remote sensing inputs. Combined, these features provide advanced protection for the microprocessor and power system. 1 FN6520.3 Features • Intel VR11.1 Compatible - IMON Pin for Output Current Monitoring - Power State Indicator (PSI#) Pin for Phase Dropping and Higher Efficiency During Light Load States • CPURST_N Input to Eliminate Required Extensive External Circuit for proper PSI# Operation of Intel’s Eaglelake Chipset Platform (ISL6333B, ISL6333C Only) • Integrated Multi-Phase Power Conversion - 3-Phase or 2-Phase Operation with Internal Drivers • Precision Core Voltage Regulation - Differential Remote Voltage Sensing - ±0.5% System Accuracy Over-Temperature - Adjustable Reference-Voltage Offset • Optimal Transient Response - Active Pulse Positioning (APP) Modulation - Adaptive Phase Alignment (APA) • Fully Differential, Continuous DCR Current Sensing - Integrated Programmable Current Sense Resistors - Accurate Load Line Programming - Precision Channel Current Balancing • Gate Voltage Optimization Technology (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only) • Power Saving Diode Emulation Mode (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only) • Optimized for use with Coupled Inductors • Variable Gate Drive Bias: +5V to +12V • Microprocessor Voltage Identification Inputs - 8-bit VID Input for Selecting VR11 DAC Voltages - Dynamic VID Technology • Dynamic VID Compensation • Overcurrent Protection and Channel Current Limit • Multi-tiered Overvoltage Protection • Digital Soft-Start • Selectable Operation Frequency up to 1.0MHz Per Phase • Pb-free (RoHS Compliant) CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures. 1-888-INTERSIL or 1-888-468-3774 | Intersil (and design) is a registered trademark of Intersil Americas Inc. Copyright Intersil Americas Inc. 2008, 2009, 2010. All Rights Reserved All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Ordering Information PART NUMBER (Note) PART MARKING TEMP. RANGE (°C) PACKAGE (Pb-free) PKG. DWG. # ISL6333CRZ* ISL6333 CRZ 0 to +70 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 ISL6333IRZ* ISL6333 IRZ -40 to +85 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 ISL6333ACRZ* ISL6333A CRZ 0 to +70 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 ISL6333AIRZ* ISL6333A IRZ -40 to +85 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 ISL6333BCRZ* ISL6333B CRZ 0 to +70 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 ISL6333BIRZ* ISL6333B IRZ -40 to +85 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 ISL6333CCRZ* ISL6333C CRZ 0 to +70 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 ISL6333CIRZ* ISL6333C IRZ -40 to +85 48 Ld 7x7 QFN L48.7x7 *Add “-T” suffix for tape and reel. Please refer to TB347 for details on reel specifications. NOTE: These Intersil Pb-free plastic packaged products employ special Pb-free material sets, molding compounds/die attach materials, and 100% matte tin plate plus anneal (e3 termination finish, which is RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free soldering operations). Intersil Pb-free products are MSL classified at Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020. Pinouts ISEN1+ ISEN1- ISEN2+ ISEN2- ISEN3+ ISEN3- PVCC1 BYP1 LGATE1 BOOT1 UGATE1 PHASE1 ISL6333 (48 LD QFN) TOP VIEW 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 RSET 1 36 VR_RDY OFS 2 35 EN FS 3 34 PUVCC SS 4 33 PHASE2 VCC 5 32 UGATE2 REF 6 31 BOOT2 GND (PIN 49) APA 7 30 LGATE2 COMP 8 29 PVCC2_3 DVC 9 28 LGATE3 FB 10 27 BOOT3 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PSI# VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 25 PHASE3 IMON VDIFF 12 VSEN 26 UGATE3 RGND IDROOP 11 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Pinouts (Continued) ISEN1+ ISEN1- ISEN2+ ISEN2- ISEN3+ ISEN3- PVCC1 PVCC2 LGATE1 BOOT1 UGATE1 PHASE1 ISL6333A (48 LD QFN) TOP VIEW 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 RSET 1 36 VR_RDY OFS 2 35 EN FS 3 34 PUVCC SS 4 33 PHASE2 VCC 5 32 UGATE2 REF 6 31 BOOT2 GND (PIN 49) APA 7 COMP 8 29 PVCC3 DVC 9 28 LGATE3 30 LGATE2 FB 10 27 BOOT3 19 20 21 22 23 24 VID1 VID0 VID7 18 VID2 17 VID3 16 VID4 15 VID5 14 VID6 13 PSI# 25 PHASE3 IMON VDIFF 12 VSEN 26 UGATE3 RGND IDROOP 11 ISEN1+ ISEN1- ISEN2+ ISEN2- ISEN3+ ISEN3- PVCC1 BYP1 LGATE1 BOOT1 UGATE1 PHASE1 ISL6333B (48 LD QFN) TOP VIEW 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 RSET 1 36 VR_RDY OFS 2 35 EN FS 3 34 PUVCC SS 4 33 PHASE2 VCC 5 32 UGATE2 REF 6 31 BOOT2 GND (PIN 49) APA 7 30 LGATE2 COMP 8 29 PVCC2_3 DVC 9 28 LGATE3 FB 10 27 BOOT3 3 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PSI# VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 25 PHASE3 IMON VDIFF 12 VSEN 26 UGATE3 RGND CPURST_N 11 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Pinouts (Continued) ISEN1+ ISEN1- ISEN2+ ISEN2- ISEN3+ ISEN3- PVCC1 PVCC2 LGATE1 BOOT1 UGATE1 PHASE1 ISL6333C (48 LD QFN) TOP VIEW 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 RSET 1 36 VR_RDY OFS 2 35 EN FS 3 34 PUVCC SS 4 33 PHASE2 VCC 5 32 UGATE2 REF 6 APA 7 30 LGATE2 COMP 8 29 PVCC3 DVC 9 28 LGATE3 31 BOOT2 GND (PIN 49) FB 10 27 BOOT3 18 19 VID7 VID6 VID5 20 21 22 23 24 VID0 17 VID1 16 VID2 15 VID3 14 VID4 13 PSI# 25 PHASE3 IMON VDIFF 12 VSEN 26 UGATE3 RGND CPURST_N 11 Controller Descriptions and Comments DIODE EMULATION MODE (DEM) GATE VOLTAGE OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY (GVOT) DROOP PIN ENABLE/DISABLE DROOP CPURST_N PIN ISL6333 YES YES YES Enable/Disable NO ISL6333A NO NO YES Enable/Disable NO ISL6333B YES YES NO Always Enabled YES ISL6333C NO NO NO Always Enabled YES CONTROLLER CONTROLLER COMMENTS ISL6333 When PSI# is set high, the controller operates normally in continuous conduction mode (CCM) with all active channels firing. When the PSI# pin is set low, the controller transitions to single phase operation and changes to diode emulation mode (DEM). The controller also utilizes it’s new Gate Voltage Optimization Technology (GVOT) to reduce Channel 1’s lower MOSFET gate drive voltage. This controller yields the highest low load efficiency. ISL6333A When PSI# is set high, the controller operates normally in continuous conduction mode (CCM) with all active channels firing. When the PSI# pin is set low, the controller transitions to single phase operation only. ISL6333B Same feature set as the ISL6333 controller with two additional changes. The CPURST_N pin is added to eliminate extensive external circuitry required for proper PSI# operation of Intel’s Eaglelake Chipset Platform. The droop pin has been removed and the droop current now flows out of the FB pin. The droop feature is always active. This controller yields the highest low load efficiency. ISL6333C Same feature set as the ISL6333A controller with two additional changes. The CPURST_N pin is added to eliminate extensive external circuitry required for proper PSI# operation of Intel’s Eaglelake Chipset Platform. The droop pin has been removed and the droop current now flows out of the FB pin. The droop feature is always active. 4 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Integrated Driver Block Diagram LVCC UVCC BOOT UGATE PWM 20kΩ GATE CONTROL LOGIC LOW POWER STATE SHOOTPHASE THROUGH PROTECTION 10kΩ SOFT-START AND FAULT LOGIC LGATE 5 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Block Diagram - ISL6333 VR_RDY EN SS OPEN SENSE LINE PREVENTION 0.85V VSEN VCC x1 RGND PVCC1 POWER-ON RESET VDIFF PVCC2_3 PUVCC UNDERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC SS SOFT-START AND LDO FAULT LOGIC OVERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC BYP1 LOW POWER STATE CIRCUITRY I_AVG PSI# OCP I_TRIP BOOT1 APA ADAPTIVE PHASE ALLIGNMENT CIRCUITRY UGATE1 MOSFET DRIVER PHASE1 LGATE1 CLOCK AND MODULATOR WAVEFORM GENERATOR FS BOOT2 VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 UGATE2 MOSFET DRIVER DYNAMIC VID D/A APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM1 APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM2 PHASE2 LGATE2 VID2 VID1 VID0 DVC BOOT3 1kΩ UGATE3 MOSFET DRIVER x2 PHASE3 PWM3 APP AND APA MODULATOR LGATE3 REF E/A FB I_AVG 1 N CHANNEL DETECT COMP OFS OFFSET + ∑ + + ISEN3- CH3 CURRENT SENSE RISEN3 CH2 CURRENT SENSE RISEN2 ISEN3+ IDROOP I_AVG IMON CHANNEL CURRENT BALANCE AND CURRENT LIMIT ISEN2ISEN2+ RSET OCP OCP CH1 CURRENT SENSE VOCP RISEN1 ISEN1+ ISEN1- RGND GND 6 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Block Diagram - ISL6333A VR_RDY EN SS OPEN SENSE LINE PREVENTION 0.85V VSEN VCC x1 RGND PVCC1 POWER-ON RESET VDIFF PVCC3 PUVCC UNDERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC SOFT-START AND FAULT LOGIC OVERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC PVCC2 LOW POWER STATE CIRCUITRY I_AVG PSI# OCP I_TRIP BOOT1 APA ADAPTIVE PHASE ALLIGNMENT CIRCUITRY UGATE1 MOSFET DRIVER PHASE1 LGATE1 CLOCK AND MODULATOR WAVEFORM GENERATOR FS BOOT2 VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 UGATE2 MOSFET DRIVER DYNAMIC VID D/A APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM1 APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM2 PHASE2 LGATE2 VID2 VID1 VID0 DVC BOOT3 1kΩ UGATE3 MOSFET DRIVER x2 PHASE3 PWM3 APP AND APA MODULATOR LGATE3 REF E/A FB I_AVG 1 N CHANNEL DETECT COMP OFS OFFSET + ∑ + + ISEN3- CH3 CURRENT SENSE RISEN3 CH2 CURRENT SENSE RISEN2 ISEN3+ IDROOP I_AVG IMON CHANNEL CURRENT BALANCE AND CURRENT LIMIT ISEN2ISEN2+ RSET OCP OCP CH1 CURRENT SENSE VOCP RISEN1 ISEN1+ ISEN1- RGND GND 7 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Block Diagram - ISL6333B VR_RDY EN SS OPEN SENSE LINE PREVENTION 0.85V VSEN VCC x1 RGND PVCC1 POWER-ON RESET VDIFF PVCC2_3 PUVCC UNDERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC SS SOFT-START AND LDO FAULT LOGIC OVERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC BYP1 LOW POWER STATE CIRCUITRY I_AVG PSI# CPURST_N OCP I_TRIP BOOT1 APA ADAPTIVE PHASE ALLIGNMENT CIRCUITRY UGATE1 MOSFET DRIVER PHASE1 LGATE1 CLOCK AND MODULATOR WAVEFORM GENERATOR FS BOOT2 VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 UGATE2 MOSFET DRIVER DYNAMIC VID D/A APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM1 APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM2 PHASE2 LGATE2 VID2 VID1 VID0 DVC BOOT3 1kΩ UGATE3 MOSFET DRIVER x2 PHASE3 PWM3 APP AND APA MODULATOR LGATE3 REF E/A FB I_AVG 1 N CHANNEL DETECT COMP OFS I_AVG OFFSET + ∑ + + CHANNEL CURRENT BALANCE AND CURRENT LIMIT IMON ISEN3- CH3 CURRENT SENSE RISEN3 CH2 CURRENT SENSE RISEN2 ISEN3+ ISEN2ISEN2+ RSET OCP OCP CH1 CURRENT SENSE VOCP RISEN1 ISEN1+ ISEN1- RGND GND 8 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Block Diagram - ISL6333C VR_RDY EN SS OPEN SENSE LINE PREVENTION 0.85V VSEN VCC x1 RGND PVCC1 POWER-ON RESET VDIFF PVCC3 PUVCC UNDERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC SOFT-START AND FAULT LOGIC OVERVOLTAGE DETECTION LOGIC PVCC2 LOW POWER STATE CIRCUITRY I_AVG PSI# CPURST_N OCP I_TRIP BOOT1 APA ADAPTIVE PHASE ALLIGNMENT CIRCUITRY UGATE1 MOSFET DRIVER PHASE1 LGATE1 CLOCK AND MODULATOR WAVEFORM GENERATOR FS BOOT2 VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 UGATE2 MOSFET DRIVER DYNAMIC VID D/A APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM1 APP AND APA MODULATOR PWM2 PHASE2 LGATE2 VID2 VID1 VID0 DVC BOOT3 1kΩ UGATE3 MOSFET DRIVER x2 PHASE3 PWM3 APP AND APA MODULATOR LGATE3 REF E/A FB I_AVG 1 N CHANNEL DETECT COMP OFS I_AVG OFFSET + ∑ + + CHANNEL CURRENT BALANCE AND CURRENT LIMIT IMON ISEN3- CH3 CURRENT SENSE RISEN3 CH2 CURRENT SENSE RISEN2 ISEN3+ ISEN2ISEN2+ RSET OCP OCP CH1 CURRENT SENSE VOCP RISEN1 ISEN1+ ISEN1- RGND GND 9 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Typical Application Diagram - ISL6333, ISL6333B +5V VCC VDIFF RGND VSEN DVC RSET BYP1 FB +12V PVCC1 IDROOP PUVCC COMP BOOT1 UGATE1 APA 1.8Ω +5V PHASE1 VCC LGATE1 ISEN1ISEN1+ OFS FS +12V REF LOAD PVCC2_3 ISL6333/B RGND IMON BOOT2 SS UGATE2 1.8Ω PHASE2 VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 LGATE2 ISEN2ISEN2+ +12V CPURST_N BOOT3 PSI# UGATE3 1.8Ω VR_RDY PHASE3 EN LGATE3 ISEN3ISEN3+ GND *NOTE: ISL6333 - Connect the IDROOP pin to the FB pin. The CPURST_N pin does not exist. *NOTE: ISL6333B - The CPURST_N pin should connect to the CPURST_N signal. The IDROOP pin does not exist. 10 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Typical Application Diagram - ISL6333, ISL6333B with NTC Thermal Compensation +5V VCC VDIFF RGND VSEN DVC RSET BYP1 +12V FB PVCC1 IDROOP PUVCC COMP BOOT1 NTC PLACE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY UGATE1 APA 1.8Ω +5V PHASE1 VCC LGATE1 ISEN1ISEN1+ OFS FS +12V REF LOAD PVCC2_3 ISL6333/B RGND BOOT2 IMON SS UGATE2 1.8Ω PHASE2 VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 LGATE2 ISEN2ISEN2+ +12V CPURST_N BOOT3 PSI# UGATE3 1.8Ω VR_RDY PHASE3 EN LGATE3 ISEN3ISEN3+ GND *NOTE: ISL6333 - Connect the IDROOP pin to the FB pin. The CPURST_N pin does not exist. *NOTE: ISL6333B - The CPURST_N pin should connect to the CPURST_N signal. The IDROOP pin does not exist. 11 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Typical Application Diagram - ISL6333A, ISL6333C +5V VCC VDIFF RGND VSEN DVC RSET FB PVCC1 IDROOP PVCC2 +12V PUVCC COMP BOOT1 UGATE1 APA 1.8Ω +5V PHASE1 VCC LGATE1 ISEN1ISEN1+ OFS FS +12V REF LOAD PVCC3 ISL6333A RGND IMON BOOT2 SS UGATE2 1.8Ω PHASE2 VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 LGATE2 ISEN2ISEN2+ +12V CPURST_N BOOT3 PSI# UGATE3 1.8Ω VR_RDY PHASE3 EN LGATE3 ISEN3ISEN3+ GND *NOTE: ISL6333A - Connect the IDROOP pin to the FB pin. The CPURST_N pin does not exist. *NOTE: ISL6333C - The CPURST_N pin should connect to the CPURST_N signal. The IDROOP pin does not exist. 12 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Absolute Maximum Ratings Thermal Information Supply Voltage, VCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to +6V Supply Voltage, PVCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to +15V Absolute BOOT Voltage, VBOOT . . . . . . . GND - 0.3V to GND + 36V PHASE Voltage, VPHASE . . . . . . . . . GND - 8V (<400ns, 20µJ) to 30V (<200ns, VBOOT - VGND < 36V) UGATE Voltage, VUGATE. . . . . . . . VPHASE - 0.3V to VBOOT + 0.3V VPHASE - 3.5V (<100ns Pulse Width, 2µJ) to VBOOT + 0.3V LGATE Voltage, VLGATE . . . . . . . . . . . GND - 0.3V to PVCC + 0.3V GND - 5V (<100ns Pulse Width, 2µJ) to PVCC + 0.3V Input, Output, or I/O Voltage . . . . . . . . . GND - 0.3V to VCC + 0.3V Thermal Resistance θJA (°C/W) θJC (°C/W) QFN Package (Notes 1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . 28 1.5 Maximum Junction Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +150°C Maximum Storage Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . .-65°C to +150°C Pb-free Reflow Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .see link below http://www.intersil.com/pbfree/Pb-FreeReflow.asp Recommended Operating Conditions VCC Supply Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+5V ±5% PVCC Supply Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +5V to 12V ±5% Ambient Temperature ISL6333CRZ, ISL6333ACRZ, ISL6333BCRZ, ISL6333CCRZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0°C to +70°C ISL6333IRZ, ISL6333AIRZ, ISL6333BIRZ, ISL6333CIRZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-40°C to +85°C CAUTION: Do not operate at or near the maximum ratings listed for extended periods of time. Exposure to such conditions may adversely impact product reliability and result in failures not covered by warranty. NOTES: 1. θJA is measured in free air with the component mounted on a high effective thermal conductivity test board with “direct attach” features. See Tech Brief TB379. 2. For θJC, the “case temp” location is the center of the exposed metal pad on the package underside. Electrical Specifications Recommended Operating Conditions. Boldface limits apply over the operating temperature range. PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN (Note 4) TYP MAX (Note 4) UNITS BIAS SUPPLIES Input Bias Supply Current IVCC; EN = high 13 16.7 19.5 mA Lower Gate Drive Bias Current PVCC1 Pin IPVCC1; EN = high 0.7 1.8 4 mA Lower Gate Drive Bias Current PVCC2_3 Pin (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only) IPVCC2_3; EN = high 1.5 2.6 5 mA Lower Gate Drive Bias Current - PVCC3 IPVCC3; EN = high Pin (ISL6333A, ISL6333C Only) 1.5 2.6 5 mA Upper Gate Drive Bias Current PUVCC Pin 0.6 1 1.4 mA VCC POR (Power-On Reset) Threshold VCC rising 4.25 4.41 4.50 V VCC falling 3.75 3.85 4.00 V PVCC1, PVCC2_3, PUVCC rising 4.30 4.42 4.55 V PVCC1, PVCC2_3, PUVCC falling 3.70 3.83 3.95 V BYP1 rising 4.20 4.40 4.55 V BYP1 falling 3.70 3.80 3.90 V Oscillator Frequency Accuracy, FSW (ISL6333CRZ, ISL6333ACRZ, ISL6333BCRZ, ISL6333CCRZ) RT = 100kΩ (± 0.1%) 225 250 275 kHz Oscillator Frequency Accuracy, FSW (ISL6333IRZ, ISL6333AIRZ, ISL6333BIRZ, ISL6333CIRZ) RT = 100kΩ (± 0.1%) (Note 3) 215 250 280 kHz Adjustment Range of Switching Frequency (Note 3) 0.08 - 1.0 MHz PVCC POR (Power-On Reset) Threshold BYP1 POR (Power-On Reset) Threshold IUVCC; EN = high PWM MODULATOR 13 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Electrical Specifications Recommended Operating Conditions. Boldface limits apply over the operating temperature range. (Continued) MIN (Note 4) TYP MAX (Note 4) UNITS - 1.50 - V 0.84 0.86 0.88 V 96 104 120 mV System Accuracy (1.000V to 1.600V) -0.5 - 0.5 % System Accuracy (0.600V to 1.000V) -1.0 - 1.0 % System Accuracy (0.400V to 0.600V) -2.0 - 2.0 % DAC Input Low Voltage - - 0.4 V DAC Input High Voltage 0.8 - - V PSI# Input Low Voltage Threshold - - 0.4 V PSI# Input High Voltage Threshold 0.8 - - V PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS Oscillator Ramp Amplitude, VP-P (Note 3) CONTROL THRESHOLDS EN Rising Threshold EN Hysteresis REFERENCE AND DAC PSI# INPUT PIN-ADJUSTABLE OFFSET OFS Sink Current Accuracy (Negative Offset) ROFS = 32.4kΩ from OFS to VCC -52.0 -50.3 -48.0 µA OFS Source Current Accuracy (Positive Offset) ROFS = 6.04kΩ from OFS to GND 47.0 48.7 51.0 µA ERROR AMPLIFIER DC Gain RL = 10k to ground, (Note 3) - 96 - dB Gain-Bandwidth Product CL = 100pF, RL = 10k to ground, (Note 3) - 40 - MHz Slew Rate CL = 100pF, Load = ±400µA, (Note 3) - 20 - V/µs Maximum Output Voltage Load = 1mA 4.00 4.196 - V Minimum Output Voltage Load = -1mA - 1.231 1.60 V Soft-Start Ramp Rate RS = 100kΩ 1.15 1.274 1.37 mV/µs Adjustment Range of Soft-Start Ramp Rate (Note 3) 0.156 - 6.25 mV/µs SOFT-START RAMP CURRENT SENSING IDROOP Current Sense Offset RSET = 40.2kΩ, VISEN1+ = VISEN2+ = 0V -2.5 0 2.5 µA IDROOP Current Sense Gain RSET = 40.2kΩ, VISEN1 = VISEN2 = 24mV 77.5 81.2 85 µA Normal operation 88 100 110 µA Dynamic VID change 120 140 160 µA Normal operation 120 138 160 µA Dynamic VID change 170 195 222 µA 1.1 1.127 1.15 V OVERCURRENT PROTECTION Overcurrent Trip Level - Average Channel Overcurrent Trip Level - Individual Channel IMON Pin Clamped Overcurrent Level OVERVOLTAGE AND UNDERVOLTAGE PROTECTION Undervoltage Threshold VSEN falling 0.48*VDAC 0.503*VDAC 0.525*VDAC V Undervoltage Hysteresis VSEN rising 0.02*VDAC 0.084*VDAC 0.15*VDAC V 14 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Electrical Specifications Recommended Operating Conditions. Boldface limits apply over the operating temperature range. (Continued) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS Overvoltage Threshold During Soft-Start Overvoltage Threshold VR11, VSEN rising Overvoltage Hysteresis VSEN falling MIN (Note 4) TYP MAX (Note 4) UNITS 1.260 1.280 1.300 V VDAC + 160mV VDAC + 175mV VDAC + 194mV V 90 108 120 mV SWITCHING TIME (Note 3) UGATE Rise Time tRUGATE; VPVCC = 12V, 3nF load, 10% to 90% - 26 - ns LGATE Rise Time tRLGATE; VPVCC = 12V, 3nF load, 10% to 90% - 18 - ns UGATE Fall Time tFUGATE; VPVCC = 12V, 3nF load, 90% to 10% - 18 - ns LGATE Fall Time tFLGATE; VPVCC = 12V, 3nF load, 90% to 10% - 12 - ns UGATE Turn-On Non-Overlap tPDHUGATE; VPVCC = 12V, 3nF load, adaptive - 10 - ns LGATE Turn-On Non-Overlap tPDHLGATE; VPVCC = 12V, 3nF load, adaptive - 10 - ns Upper Drive Source Resistance VPVCC = 12V, 15mA source current - 2.0 - Ω Upper Drive Sink Resistance VPVCC = 12V, 15mA sink current - 1.35 - Ω Lower Drive Source Resistance VPVCC = 12V, 15mA source current - 1.35 - Ω Lower Drive Sink Resistance VPVCC = 12V, 15mA sink current - 0.90 - Ω Thermal Shutdown Setpoint - 160 - °C Thermal Recovery Setpoint - 100 - °C GATE DRIVE RESISTANCE (Note 3) OVER-TEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN (Note 3) NOTES: 3. Limits established by characterization and are not production tested. 4. Parameters with MIN and/or MAX limits are 100% tested at +25°C, unless otherwise specified. Temperature limits established by characterization and are not production tested. Timing Diagram tPDHUGATE tRUGATE tFUGATE UGATE LGATE tFLGATE tRLGATE tPDHLGATE 15 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Functional Pin Descriptions VCC VCC is the bias supply for the ICs small-signal circuitry. Connect this pin to a +5V supply and decouple using a quality 0.1µF ceramic capacitor. PVCC1 (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only) This pin is the input to an internal LDO that regulates the voltage on the BYP1 pin and should be connected to a +12V supply. It is very important that this pin is decoupled using a quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitor. PVCC2_3 (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only) This pin is the power supply pin for Channels 2 and 3 lower MOSFET drivers, and should be connected to a +12V supply. Decouple this pin with a quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitor. PVCC1, PVCC2, and PVCC3 (ISL6333A, ISL6333C Only) These pins are the power supply pins for Channels 1, 2, and 3 lower MOSFET drivers, and should be connected to a +12V supply. Decouple these pins with quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitors PUVCC This pin is the power supply pin for Channels 1, 2, and 3 upper MOSFET drivers, and can be connected to any voltage from +5V to +12V depending on the desired MOSFET gate-drive level. Decouple this pin with a quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitor. BYP1 (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only) VID0, VID1, VID2, VID3, VID4, VID5, VID6, and VID7 These are the inputs for the internal DAC that provide the reference voltage for output regulation. These pins respond to TTL logic thresholds. These pins are internally pulled high to approximately 1.2V, by 40µA internal current sources. The internal pull-up current decreases to 0 as the VID voltage approaches the internal pull-up voltage. All VID pins are compatible with external pull-up voltages not exceeding the IC’s bias voltage (VCC). VSEN and RGND VSEN and RGND are inputs to the precision differential remote-sense amplifier and should be connected to the sense pins of the remote load. VDIFF VDIFF is the output of the differential remote-sense amplifier. The voltage on this pin is equal to the difference between VSEN and RGND. FB and COMP These pins are the internal error amplifier inverting input and output respectively. The FB pin, COMP pin, and the VDIFF pins are tied together through external R-C networks to compensate the regulator. DVC A series resistor and capacitor can be connected from the DVC pin to the FB pin to compensate and smooth dynamic VID transitions. IDROOP (ISL6333, ISL6333A Only) GND The IDROOP pin is the average channel-current sense output. Connecting this pin directly to FB allows the converter to incorporate output voltage droop proportional to the output current. If voltage droop is not desired leave this pin unconnected. GND is the bias and reference ground for the IC. IMON EN The IMON pin is the average channel-current sense output. This pin is used as a load current indicator to monitor the output load current. This pin is the output of an internal LDO which powers Channel 1 lower MOSFET driver. A quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitor should be placed from this pin to ground. This pin is a threshold-sensitive (approximately 0.86V) enable input for the controllers. Held low, this pin disables controller operation. Pulled high, the pin enables the controller for operation. FS A resistor, RFS, tied from this pin to ground sets the channel switching frequency of the controller. Refer to Equation 46 for proper resistor calculation. The FS pin also determines whether the controllers operate in the coupled inductor mode or the standard inductor mode of operation. Tying the RFS resistor to ground will set the controllers to operate in standard inductor mode. Tying the RFS resistor to VCC sets the controllers to operate in coupled inductor mode. 16 APA This is the Adaptive Phase Alignment set pin. A 100µA current flows into the APA pin and by tying a resistor from this pin to COMP the trip level for the Adaptive Phase Alignment circuitry can be set. REF The REF input pin is the positive input of the error amplifier. It is internally connected to the DAC output through a 1kΩ resistor. A capacitor is used between the REF pin and ground to smooth the voltage transition during soft-start and Dynamic VID transitions. This pin can also be bypassed to RGND if desired. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C RSET Connect this pin to VCC through a resistor to set the effective value of the internal RISEN current sense resistors. It is recommended a 0.1µF ceramic capacitor be placed in parallel with this resistor for noise immunization. OFS The OFS pin provides a means to program a DC current for generating an offset voltage across the resistor between FB and VSEN. The offset current is generated via an external resistor and precision internal voltage references. The polarity of the offset is selected by connecting the resistor to GND or VCC. For no offset, the OFS pin should be left unconnected. ISEN1-, ISEN1+, ISEN2-, ISEN2+, ISEN3-, and ISEN3+ These pins are used for differentially sensing the corresponding channel output currents. The sensed currents are used for channel balancing, protection and load line regulation. Connect ISEN1-, ISEN2-, and ISEN3- to the node between the RC sense elements surrounding the inductor of their respective channel. Tie the ISEN+ pins to the VCORE side of their corresponding channel’s sense capacitor. Tying ISEN3- to VCC programs the part for two-phase operation. UGATE1, UGATE2, and UGATE3 Connect these pins to their corresponding upper MOSFET gates through 1.8Ω resistors. These pins are used to control the upper MOSFETs and are monitored for shoot-through prevention purposes. BOOT1, BOOT2, and BOOT3 These pins provide the bias voltage for the corresponding upper MOSFET drives. Connect these pins to appropriately chosen external bootstrap capacitors. Internal bootstrap diodes connected to the PVCC pin provides the necessary bootstrap charge. PHASE1, PHASE2, and PHASE3 Connect these pins to the sources of the corresponding upper MOSFETs. These pins are the return path for the upper MOSFET drives. LGATE1, LGATE2, and LGATE3 These pins are used to control the lower MOSFETs. Connect these pins to the corresponding lower MOSFETs’ gates. SS A resistor, RSS, placed from SS to ground or VCC, will set the soft-start ramp slope. Refer to Equations 20 and 21 for proper resistor calculation. On the ISL6333 and ISL6333B the SS pin also determines what voltage level the internal LDO regulates the BYP1 pin to when PSI# is low. Tying the RSS resistor to ground 17 regulates BYP1 to 5.75V. Tying the RSS resistor to VCC, regulates BYP1 to 7.75V. VR_RDY VR_RDY indicates whether VDIFF is within specified overvoltage and undervoltage limits after a fixed delay from the end of soft-start. It is an open-drain logic output. If VDIFF exceeds these limits, an overcurrent event occurs, or if the part is disabled, VR_RDY is pulled low. VR_RDY is always low prior to the end of soft-start. PSI# The PSI# pin is a digital logic input pin used to indicate whether the controllers should be in a low power state of operation or not. When PSI# is HIGH the controllers will run in it’s normal power state. When PSI# is LOW the controllers will change their operating state to improve light load efficiency. The controllers resume normal operation when this pin is pulled HIGH again. CPURST_N (ISL6333B, ISL6333C Only) The CPURST_N pin is a digital logic input pin used in conjunction with the PSI# pin to indicate whether the ISL6333B and ISL6333C should be in a lower power state of operation or not. If CPURST_N is high, the operating state of the controllers can be changed to improve light load efficiency by setting PSI# low. If CPURST_N is low, the controllers cannot be put into it’s light load operating state. Once CPURST_N toggles high again, there is a 50ms delay before the controllers are allowed to enter a low power state. Operation Multi-phase Power Conversion Microprocessor load current profiles have changed to the point that using single-phase regulators is no longer a viable solution. Designing a regulator that is cost-effective, thermally sound, and efficient has become a challenge that only multiphase converters can accomplish. The ISL6333 family of controllers help simplify implementation by integrating vital functions and requiring minimal external components. The block diagrams provide a top level view of multi-phase power conversion using the ISL6333 family of controllers. Interleaving The switching of each channel in a multi-phase converter is timed to be symmetrically out-of-phase with each of the other channels. In a 3-phase converter, each channel switches 1/3 cycle after the previous channel and 1/3 cycle before the following channel. As a result, the three-phase converter has a combined ripple frequency 3x greater than the ripple frequency of any one phase. In addition, the peak-to-peak amplitude of the combined inductor currents is reduced in proportion to the number of phases (Equations 1 and 2). Increased ripple frequency and lower ripple amplitude mean that the designer can use less per-channel inductance and lower total output capacitance for any performance specification. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C capacitance. The example in Figure 2 illustrates input currents from a three-phase converter combining to reduce the total input ripple current. . IL1 + IL2 + IL3, 7A/DIV The converter depicted in Figure 2 delivers 1.5V to a 36A load from a 12V input. The RMS input capacitor current is 5.9A. Compare this to a single-phase converter also stepping down 12V to 1.5V at 36A. The single-phase converter has 11.9ARMS input capacitor current. The single-phase converter must use an input capacitor bank with twice the RMS current capacity as the equivalent three-phase converter. IL3, 7A/DIV PWM3, 5V/DIV IL2, 7A/DIV PWM2, 5V/DIV IL1, 7A/DIV INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT, 10A/DIV PWM1, 5V/DIV 1µs/DIV FIGURE 1. PWM AND INDUCTOR-CURRENT WAVEFORMS FOR 3-PHASE CONVERTER Figure 1 illustrates the multiplicative effect on output ripple frequency. The three channel currents (IL1, IL2, and IL3) combine to form the AC ripple current and the DC load current. The ripple component has three times the ripple frequency of each individual channel current. Each PWM pulse is terminated 1/3 of a cycle after the PWM pulse of the previous phase. The peak-to-peak current for each phase is about 7A, and the DC components of the inductor currents combine to feed the load. To understand the reduction of ripple current amplitude in the multi-phase circuit, examine the equation representing an individual channel peak-to-peak inductor current. ( V IN – V OUT ) ⋅ V OUT I PP = --------------------------------------------------------L ⋅ fS ⋅ V (EQ. 1) IN In Equation 1, VIN and VOUT are the input and output voltages respectively, L is the single-channel inductor value, and fS is the switching frequency. The output capacitors conduct the ripple component of the inductor current. In the case of multi-phase converters, the capacitor current is the sum of the ripple currents from each of the individual channels. Compare Equation 1 to the expression for the peak-to-peak current after the summation of N symmetrically phase-shifted inductor currents in Equation 2. Peak-to-peak ripple current decreases by an amount proportional to the number of channels. Output voltage ripple is a function of capacitance, capacitor equivalent series resistance (ESR), and inductor ripple current. Reducing the inductor ripple current allows the designer to use fewer or less costly output capacitors. ( V IN – N ⋅ V OUT ) ⋅ V OUT I C ( PP ) = ------------------------------------------------------------------L ⋅ fS ⋅ V (EQ. 2) IN Another benefit of interleaving is to reduce input ripple current. Input capacitance is determined in part by the maximum input ripple current. Multi-phase topologies can improve overall system cost and size by lowering input ripple current and allowing the designer to reduce the cost of input 18 CHANNEL 3 INPUT CURRENT CHANNEL 2 INPUT CURRENT CHANNEL 1 INPUT CURRENT 1µs/DIV FIGURE 2. CHANNEL INPUT CURRENTS AND INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT FOR 3-PHASE CONVERTER Active Pulse Positioning (APP) Modulated PWM Operation The controllers use a proprietary Active Pulse Positioning (APP) modulation scheme to control the internal PWM signals that command each channel’s driver to turn their upper and lower MOSFETs on and off. The time interval in which a PWM signal can occur is generated by an internal clock, whose cycle time is the inverse of the switching frequency set by the resistor connected to the FS pin. The advantage of Intersil’s proprietary Active Pulse Positioning (APP) modulator is that the PWM signal has the ability to turn on at any point during this PWM time interval, and turn off immediately after the PWM signal transitions high. This is important because it allows the controllers to quickly respond to output voltage drops associated with current load spikes, while avoiding the ring back affects associated with other modulation schemes. The PWM output state is driven by the position of the error amplifier output signal, VCOMP minus the current correction signal relative to the proprietary modulator ramp waveform as illustrated in Figure 4. At the beginning of each PWM time interval, this modified VCOMP signal is compared to the internal modulator waveform. As long as the modified VCOMP voltage is lower then the modulator waveform voltage, the PWM signal is commanded low. The internal MOSFET driver detects the low state of the PWM signal and turns off the FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C upper MOSFET and turns on the lower synchronous MOSFET. When the modified VCOMP voltage crosses the modulator ramp, the PWM output transitions high, turning off the synchronous MOSFET and turning on the upper MOSFET. The PWM signal will remain high until the modified VCOMP voltage crosses the modulator ramp again. When this occurs the PWM signal will transition low again. During each PWM time interval, the PWM signal can only transition high once. Once PWM transitions high it cannot transition high again until the beginning of the next PWM time interval. This prevents the occurrence of double PWM pulses occurring during a single period. EXTERNAL CIRCUIT ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT APA 100µA CAPA RAPA + APA VAPA,TRIP + LOW PASS FILTER COMP TO APA CIRCUITRY Number of Active Channels The default number of active channels on the controllers is three for 3-phase operation. If 2-phase operation is desired, the ISEN3- pin should be tied to the VCC pin. This will disable Channel 3, so only Channel 1 and 2 will fire. In 2-phase operation all of the Channel 3 pins should be left unconnected including the PHASE3, LGATE3, UGATE3, BOOT3, and ISEN3+ pins. PSI# (Low Power State) Operation The controllers are designed to operate in both their normal power state for high efficiency at heavy loads, and a low power state to increase the regulator’s light load efficiency. The power state of the regulator is controlled by the PSI# pin, which is a digital logic input. When this pin is set HIGH the regulators will operate in their normal power state, with all active channels firing in continuous conduction mode (CCM). When the PSI# pin is set LOW the controllers change their operating state to the low power state to increase light load efficiency. The different controllers have different low power operating states as described in Table 1 and the following sections. TABLE 1. POWER STATE OPERATION DESCRIPTION + - ERROR AMPLIFIER FIGURE 3. ADAPTIVE PHASE ALIGNMENT DETECTION Adaptive Phase Alignment (APA) To further improve the transient response, the controllers also implement Intersil’s proprietary Adaptive Phase Alignment (APA) technique, which turns on all of the channels together at the same time during large current step, high di/dt transient events. As Figure 3 shows, the APA circuitry works by monitoring the voltage on the APA pin and comparing it to a filtered copy of the voltage on the COMP pin. The voltage on the APA pin is a copy of the COMP pin voltage that has been negatively offset. If the APA pin exceeds the filtered COMP pin voltage an APA event occurs and all of the channels are forced on. The APA trip level is the amount of DC offset between the COMP pin and the APA pin. This is the voltage excursion that the APA and COMP pin must have during a transient event to activate the Adaptive Phase Alignment circuitry. This APA trip level is set through a resistor, RAPA, that connects from the APA pin to the COMP pin. A 100µA current flows across RAPA into the APA pin to set the APA trip level as described in Equation 3. An APA trip level of 500mV is recommended for most applications. A 1000pF capacitor, CAPA, should also be placed across the RAPA resistor to help with noise immunity. V APA ( TRIP ) = R APA ⋅ 100 × 10 –6 19 (EQ. 3) CONTROLLER PSI# PHASE COUNT CCM OR DEM GVOT ISL6333, ISL6333B HIGH 3/2-phase CCM Yes LOW 1-phase DEM Yes ISL6333A, ISL6333C HIGH 3/2-phase CCM No LOW 1-phase CCM No It’s important to note that during soft-start and dynamic VID transitions the PSI# pin is ignored and the controllers are forced to run in their normal power state. The state of the PSI# pin is considered again at the end of a successful soft-start sequence or dynamic VID transition. ISL6333, ISL6333B LOW POWER STATE On the ISL6333 and ISL6333B, when the PSI# pin is set LOW, the controllers change their operating state in multiple ways. First, all active channels are turned off accept for Channel 1. Channel 1 continues to operate but does so in diode emulation mode (DEM). DEM only allows the upper and lower MOSFETs to turn on to allow positive current to flow through the output inductor. If the inductor current falls to 0A during a switching cycle, both the lower and upper MOSFETs are turned off to allow no negative current to build up in the inductor. This helps to decrease the conduction losses of the MOSFETs and the inductor at very low load currents. When the ISL6333 and ISL6333B are operating in DEM, it’s important for the controllers to know whether the output inductors are standard inductors or coupled inductors. PWM operation is optimized for use with coupled inductors by minimizing switching losses and body-diode conduction FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C losses. The FS pin determines whether the controllers operate in the coupled inductor mode or the standard inductor mode of operation. Tying the FS pin resistor, RFS, to ground will set the controllers to operate in standard inductor mode. Tying the RFS resistor to VCC sets the controllers to operate in coupled inductor mode. When PSI# is set LOW, the ISL6333 and ISL6333B also utilize the new Gate Voltage Optimization Technology (GVOT) to reduce Channel 1 lower MOSFET gate drive voltage. The controllers are designed to optimize the Channel 1 lower MOSFET gate drive voltage to ensure high efficiency in both normal and low power states. In the low power state where the converter load current is low, MOSFET driving loss is a higher percentage of the power loss associated with the lower MOSFET. In low power state, the lower gate drive voltage can therefore be reduced to decrease the driving losses of the lower MOSFETs and increase the system efficiency. More information about this can be found in the “Gate Voltage Optimization Technology (GVOT) (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only)” on page 27. When the PSI# pin is set HIGH, the controllers will immediately begin returning the regulator to it’s normal power state, by turning on all the active channels, placing them in CCM mode, and increasing the Channel 1 lower gate drive voltage back to it’s original level. In order to realize the thermal advantage, it is important that each channel in a multi-phase converter be controlled to carry equal amounts of current at any load level. To achieve this, the currents through each channel must be sensed continuously every switching cycle. The sensed currents, ISEN, from each active channel are summed together and divided by the number of active channels. The resulting cycle average current, IAVG, provides a measure of the total load-current demand on the converter during each switching cycle. Channel current balance is achieved by comparing the sensed current of each channel to the cycle average current, and making the proper adjustment to each channel pulse width based on the error. Intersil’s patented current-balance method is illustrated in Figure 4, with error correction for Channel 1 represented. In the figure, the cycle average current, IAVG, is compared with the Channel 1 sensed current, ISEN1 , to create an error signal IER. + VCOMP + MODULATOR RAMP WAVEFORM FILTER PWM1 TO GATE CONTROL LOGIC - f(s) IER IAVG - ÷N Σ + ISEN3 ISEN2 ISL6333A, ISL6333C LOW POWER STATE On the ISL6333A and ISL6333C, when the PSI# pin is set LOW, the controllers change their operating state by turning off all active channels accept for Channel 1. This is the only change made to the regulator. Channel 1 continues to operate in CCM just as it does in the normal power state. When the PSI# pin is set HIGH, the controllers immediately begin returning the regulator to it’s normal power state, by turning on all the active channels. ISEN1 NOTE: CHANNEL 3 IS OPTIONAL. FIGURE 4. CHANNEL-1 PWM FUNCTION AND CURRENT-BALANCE ADJUSTMENT The filtered error signal modifies the pulse width commanded by VCOMP to correct any unbalance and force IER toward zero. The same method for error signal correction is applied to each active channel. CPURST_N Operation (ISL6333B, ISL6333C Only) The ISL6333B and ISL6333C both include a CPURST_N pin which can be utilized by microprocessors that have a CPURST_N output. The CPURST_N pin is a digital input used in conjunction with the PSI# pin to indicate whether the controllers should be in a lower power state of operation or not. If CPURST_N is HIGH, the operating state of the controllers is controlled by the PSI# pin. If CPURST_N is LOW, the controllers will only run in their normal power state and cannot be put into their light load power state. Once CPURST_N toggles HIGH again, there is a 50ms delay before the controllers recognize the state of the PSI# pin. Channel Current Balance One important benefit of multi-phase operation is the thermal advantage gained by distributing the dissipated heat over multiple devices and greater area. By doing this the designer avoids the complexity of driving parallel MOSFETs and the expense of using expensive heat sinks and exotic magnetic materials. 20 PWM SWITCHING PERIOD IL ISEN TIME FIGURE 5. CONTINUOUS CURRENT SAMPLING FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Continuous Current Sensing In order to realize proper current-balance, the currents in each channel are sensed continuously every switching cycle. During this time the current-sense amplifier uses the ISEN inputs to reproduce a signal proportional to the inductor current, IL. This sensed current, ISEN, is simply a scaled version of the inductor current. The controllers support inductor DCR current sensing to continuously sense each channel’s current for channel-current balance. The internal circuitry, shown in Figure 6 represents one channel of the controller. This circuitry is repeated for each channel in the converter, but may not be active depending on how many channels are operating. VIN I UGATE L L DCR MOSFET INDUCTOR + + VL(s) R1 In COUT VC(s) - LGATE - DRIVER VOUT + - VC(s) RISEN ISEN (EQ. 6) ISEN The effective internal RISEN resistance is important to the current sensing process because it sets the gain of the load line regulation loop as well as the gain of the channel-current balance loop and the overcurrent trip level. The effective internal RISEN resistance is user programmable and is set through use of the RSET pin. Placing a single resistor, RSET, from the RSET pin to the VCC pin programs the effective internal RISEN resistance according to Equation 7. (EQ. 7) The current sense circuitry operates in a very similar manner for negative current feedback, where inductor current is flowing from the output of the regulator to the PHASE node, opposite of flow pictured in Figure 6. However, the range of proper operation with negative current sensing is limited to ~60% of full positive current OCP threshold. Care should be taken to avoid operation with negative current feedback exceeding this threshold, as this may lead to momentary loss of current balance between phases and disruption of normal circuit operation. SENSE - DCR I SEN = I L ⋅ -----------------R 3 R ISEN = ---------- ⋅ R SET 400 C1 ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT + The capacitor voltage VC, is then replicated across the effective internal sense resistance, RISEN. This develops a current through RISEN which is proportional to the inductor current. This current, ISEN, is continuously sensed and is then used by the controllers for load-line regulation, channel-current balancing, and overcurrent detection and limiting. Equation 6 shows that the proportion between the channel-current, IL, and the sensed current, ISEN, is driven by the value of the effective sense resistance, RISEN, and the DCR of the inductor. ISENISEN+ RSET VCC RSET Output Voltage Setting FIGURE 6. INDUCTOR DCR CURRENT SENSING CONFIGURATION Inductor windings have a characteristic distributed resistance or DCR (Direct Current Resistance). For simplicity, the inductor DCR is considered as a separate lumped quantity, as shown in Figure 6. The channel current IL, flowing through the inductor, passes through the DCR. Equation 4 shows the S-domain equivalent voltage, VL, across the inductor. V L ( s ) = I L ⋅ ( s ⋅ L + DCR ) (EQ. 4) A simple R-C network across the inductor (R1 and C) extracts the DCR voltage, as shown in Figure 6. The voltage across the sense capacitor, VC, can be shown to be proportional to the channel current IL, shown in Equation 5. s⋅L ⎛ ------------+ 1⎞ ⎝ DCR ⎠ V C ( s ) = ----------------------------------------- ⋅ DCR ⋅ I L ( s ⋅ R1 ⋅ C1 + 1 ) (EQ. 5) If the R1-C1 network components are selected such that their time constant matches the inductor L/DCR time constant, then VC is equal to the voltage drop across the DCR. 21 The controllers use a digital to analog converter (DAC) to generate a reference voltage based on the logic signals at the VID pins. The DAC decodes the logic signals into one of the discrete voltages shown in Table 2. Each VID pin is pulled up to an internal 1.2V voltage by a weak current source (40µA), which decreases to 0A as the voltage at the VID pin varies from 0 to the internal 1.2V pull-up voltage. External pull-up resistors or active-high output stages can augment the pull-up current sources, up to a voltage of 5V. TABLE 2. VR11 VOLTAGE IDENTIFICATION CODES VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VDAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.59375 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.58750 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.58125 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.57500 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C TABLE 2. VR11 VOLTAGE IDENTIFICATION CODES (Continued) TABLE 2. VR11 VOLTAGE IDENTIFICATION CODES (Continued) VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VDAC VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VDAC 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.56875 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1.31875 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.56250 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.31250 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.55625 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.30625 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.55000 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.30000 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1.54375 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.29375 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.53750 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.28750 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1.53125 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.28125 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.52500 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1.27500 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.51875 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.26875 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.51250 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.26250 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.50625 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.25625 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.50000 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.25000 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1.49375 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.24375 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.48750 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.23750 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.48125 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1.23125 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.47500 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.22500 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1.46875 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.21875 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.46250 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.21250 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.45625 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.20625 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.45000 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.20000 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1.44375 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.19375 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.43750 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.18750 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.43125 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.18125 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1.42500 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.17500 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1.41875 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.16875 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.41250 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.16250 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.40625 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.15625 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.40000 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.15000 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.39375 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1.14375 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.38750 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.13750 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1.38125 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1.13125 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.37500 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.12500 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1.36875 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.11875 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.36250 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.11250 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.35625 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.10625 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.35000 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.10000 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1.34375 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1.09375 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.33750 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.08750 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1.33125 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.08125 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.32500 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.07500 22 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C TABLE 2. VR11 VOLTAGE IDENTIFICATION CODES (Continued) TABLE 2. VR11 VOLTAGE IDENTIFICATION CODES (Continued) VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VDAC VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VDAC 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1.06875 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.81875 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.06250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.81250 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.05625 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.80625 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.05000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.80000 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1.04375 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.79375 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.03750 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.78750 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.03125 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.78125 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1.02500 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.77500 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1.01875 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.76875 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.01250 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.76250 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.00625 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.75625 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.00000 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.75000 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.99375 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.74375 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.98750 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.73750 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.98125 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.73125 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.97500 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.72500 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.96875 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.71875 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.96250 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.71250 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.95625 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.70625 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.95000 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.70000 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.94375 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.69375 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.93750 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.68750 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.93125 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.68125 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.92500 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.67500 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.91875 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0.66875 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.91250 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.66250 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.90625 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.65625 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.90000 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.65000 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.89375 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0.64375 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.88750 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.63750 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0.88125 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0.63125 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0.87500 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.62500 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0.86875 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.61875 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.86250 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.61250 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0.85625 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.60625 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.85000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.60000 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.84375 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.59375 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.83750 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.58750 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0.83125 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.58125 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0.82500 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.57500 23 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C TABLE 2. VR11 VOLTAGE IDENTIFICATION CODES (Continued) VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VDAC 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.56875 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.56250 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.55625 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.55000 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.54375 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.53750 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.53125 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.52500 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.51875 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.51250 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.50625 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.50000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OFF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OFF the output voltage can effectively be level shifted in a direction which works to achieve the load line regulation required by these manufacturers. In other cases, the designer may determine that a more cost-effective solution can be achieved by adding droop. Droop can help to reduce the output voltage spike that results from fast load current demand changes. EXTERNAL CIRCUIT ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT COMP VID DAC CC REF 1k RC CREF FB RFB The integrating compensation network shown in Figure 7, insures that the steady-state error in the output voltage is limited only to the error in the reference voltage (output of the DAC) and offset errors in the OFS current source, remote-sense and error amplifiers. Intersil specifies the guaranteed tolerance of the controllers to include the combined tolerances of each of these elements. The output of the error amplifier, VCOMP, is compared to the modulator waveform to generate the PWM signals. The PWM signals control the timing of the Internal MOSFET drivers and regulate the converter output so that the voltage at FB is equal to the voltage at REF. This will regulate the output voltage to be equal to Equation 8. The internal and external circuitry that controls voltage regulation is illustrated in Figure 7. V OUT = V REF – V OFS – V DROOP (EQ. 8) The controllers incorporate an internal differential remote-sense amplifier in the feedback path. The amplifier removes the voltage error encountered when measuring the output voltage relative to the controller ground reference point resulting in a more accurate means of sensing output voltage. Connect the microprocessor sense pins to the non-inverting input, VSEN, and inverting input, RGND, of the remote-sense amplifier. The remote sense output, VDIFF, is connected to the inverting input of the error amplifier through an external resistor. Load Line (Droop) Regulation Some microprocessor manufacturers require a precisely controlled output resistance. This dependence of output voltage on load current is often termed “droop” or “load line” regulation. By adding a well controlled output impedance, 24 + - VCOMP IOFS IDROOP Voltage Regulation ERROR AMPLIFIER IAVG + (VDROOP + VOFS) VDIFF VOUT+ VOUT- VSEN + RGND DIFFERENTIAL REMOTE-SENSE AMPLIFIER FIGURE 7. OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND LOAD-LINE REGULATION WITH OFFSET ADJUSTMENT The magnitude of the spike is dictated by the ESR and ESL of the output capacitors selected. By positioning the no-load voltage level near the upper specification limit, a larger negative spike can be sustained without crossing the lower limit. By adding a well controlled output impedance, the output voltage under load can effectively be level shifted down so that a larger positive spike can be sustained without crossing the upper specification limit. As shown in Figure 7, a current proportional to the average current of all active channels, IAVG, flows from the IDROOP pin through a load line regulation resistor RFB. The resulting voltage drop across RFB is proportional to the output current, effectively creating an output voltage droop with a steady-state value defined as Equation 9: V DROOP = I AVG ⋅ R FB (EQ. 9) The regulated output voltage is reduced by the droop voltage VDROOP. The output voltage as a function of load current is derived by combining Equations 6, 7, 8, and 9. ⎛ I OUT DCR 400 ⎞ V OUT = V REF – V OFS – ⎜ ------------- ⋅ --------------- ⋅ ---------- ⋅ R FB⎟ R SET 3 ⎝ N ⎠ (EQ. 10) FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C In Equation 10, VREF is the reference voltage, VOFS is the programmed offset voltage, IOUT is the total output current of the converter, RISEN is the internal sense resistor connected to the ISEN+ pin, RFB is the feedback resistor, N is the active number of channels, and DCR is the Inductor DCR value. VDIFF VOFS + IOFS VCC The controllers allow the designer to accurately adjust the offset voltage by connecting a resistor, ROFS, from the OFS pin to VCC or GND. When ROFS is connected between OFS and VCC, the voltage across it is regulated to 1.6V. This causes a proportional current (IOFS) to flow into the OFS pin and out of the FB pin, providing a negative offset. If ROFS is connected to ground, the voltage across it is regulated to 0.3V, and IOFS flows into the FB pin and out of the OFS pin, providing a positive offset. The offset current flowing through the resistor between VSEN and FB will generate the desired offset voltage which is equal to the product (IOFS x RFB). These functions are shown in Figures 8 and 9. VDIFF ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT RFB FB (EQ. 11) Output-Voltage Offset Programming + VOFS - VREF E/A Therefore the equivalent loadline impedance, i.e. droop impedance, is equal to Equation 11: R FB DCR 400 R LL = ------------ ⋅ --------------- ⋅ ---------N R SET 3 ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT RFB VREF E/A FB IOFS - OFS - 1.6V + + 0.3V ROFS GND GND VCC FIGURE 8. POSITIVE OFFSET OUTPUT VOLTAGE PROGRAMMING For Negative Offset (connect ROFS to VCC): (EQ. 12) For Positive Offset (connect ROFS to GND): 0.3 ⋅ R FB R OFS = -------------------------V OFFSET OFS - 1.6V + + 0.3V GND VCC FIGURE 9. NEGATIVE OFFSET OUTPUT VOLTAGE PROGRAMMING Dynamic VID Modern microprocessors need to make changes to their core voltage as part of normal operation. They direct the controllers to do this by making changes to the VID inputs. The controllers are required to monitor the DAC inputs and respond to on-the-fly VID changes in a controlled manner, supervising a safe output voltage transition without discontinuity or disruption. The controllers check for VID changes by comparing the internal DAC code to the VID pin inputs on the positive edge of an internal 5.55MHz clock. If a new code is established on the VID inputs and it remains stable for 3 consecutive readings (360ns to 540ns), the controllers recognize the new code and begins incrementing/decrementing the DAC in 6.25mV steps at a stepping frequency of 1.85MHz. This controlled slew rate of 6.25mV/540ns (11.6mV/µs) continues until the VID input and DAC are equal. Thus, the total time required for a VID change, tDVID, is dependent only on the size of the VID change (ΔVVID). The time required for a ISL6333-based converter to make a 1.6V to 0.5V reference voltage change is about 95µs, as calculated using Equation 14. t DVID = 540 ⋅ 10 Once the desired output offset voltage has been determined, use Equations 12 and 13 to set ROFS: 1.6 ⋅ R FB R OFS = -------------------------V OFFSET - ROFS – 9 ⎛ ΔV VID ⎞ ⋅ --------------------- ⎝ 0.00625⎠ (EQ. 14) VID “Off” DAC Codes The Intel VR11 VID tables include “Off” DAC codes, which indicate to the controllers to disable all regulation. Recognition of these codes is slightly different in that they must be stable for 4 consecutive readings of a 5.55MHz clock (540ns to 720ns) to be recognized. Once an “Off” code is recognized the controllers latch off, and must be reset by toggling the EN pin. (EQ. 13) 25 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Driver Operation Compensating Dynamic VID Transitions During a VID transition, the resulting change in voltage on the FB pin and the COMP pin causes an AC current to flow through the error amplifier compensation components from the FB to the COMP pin. This current then flows through the feedback resistor, RFB, and can cause the output voltage to overshoot or undershoot at the end of the VID transition. In order to ensure the smooth transition of the output voltage during a VID change, a VID-on-the-fly compensation network is required. This network is composed of a resistor and capacitor in series, RDVC and CDVC, between the DVC and the FB pin. This VID-on-the-fly compensation network works by sourcing AC current into the FB node to offset the effects of the AC current flowing from the FB to the COMP pin during a VID transition. To create this compensation current the controllers set the voltage on the DVC pin to be 2x the voltage on the REF pin. Since the error amplifier forces the voltage on the FB pin and the REF pin to be equal, the resulting voltage across the series RC between DVC and FB is equal to the REF pin voltage. The RC compensation components, RDVC and CDVC, can then be selected to create the desired amount of compensation current. IDVC = IC IC IDVC CC CDVC DVC COMP FB + CREF VDAC ERROR AMPLIFIER ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT FIGURE 10. DYNAMIC VID COMPENSATION NETWORK The amount of compensation current required is dependant on the modulator gain of the system, K1, and the error amplifier RC components, RC and CC, that are in series between the FB and COMP pins. Use Equations 15, 16, and 17 to calculate the RC component values, RDVC and CDVC, for the VID-on-the-fly compensation network. For these equations: VIN is the input voltage for the power train; VP-P is the oscillator ramp amplitude (1.5V); and RC and CC are the error amplifier R-C components between the FB and COMP pins. V IN K1 = ----------V PP K1 A = ----------------K1 – 1 During turn-off of the lower MOSFET, the LGATE voltage is monitored until it reaches 1.75V. At this time the UGATE is released to rise. Once the PHASE is high, the advanced adaptive shoot-through circuitry monitors the PHASE and UGATE voltages during a PWM falling edge and the subsequent UGATE turn-off. If either the UGATE falls to less than 1.75V above the PHASE or the PHASE falls to less than +0.8V, the LGATE is released to turn on. Internal Bootstrap Device All three integrated drivers feature an internal bootstrap schottky diode. Simply adding an external capacitor across the BOOT and PHASE pins completes the bootstrap circuit. The bootstrap function is also designed to prevent the bootstrap capacitor from overcharging due to the large negative swing at the PHASE node. This reduces voltage stress on the boot to phase pins. The bootstrap capacitor should have a maximum voltage rating that’s at least 30% above PVCC and its capacitance value can be chosen from Equation 18: Q GATE C BOOT_CAP ≥ -------------------------------------ΔV BOOT_CAP - x2 REF RC RDVC The integrated drivers incorporate an adaptive deadtime control technique to minimize deadtime and to prevent the upper and lower MOSFETs from conducting simultaneously. This results in high efficiency from the reduced freewheeling time of the lower MOSFET body-diode conduction. This is accomplished by ensuring either rising gate turns on its MOSFET with minimum and sufficient delay after the other has turned off. (EQ. 15) (EQ. 18) Q G1 ⋅ PVCC Q GATE = ---------------------------------- ⋅ N Q1 V GS1 where QG1 is the amount of gate charge per upper MOSFET at VGS1 gate-source voltage and NQ1 is the number of control MOSFETs. The ΔVBOOT_CAP term is defined as the allowable droop in the rail of the upper gate drive. 1.6 1.4 1.2 CBOOT_CAP (µF) RFB VDIFF Adaptive Zero Shoot-Through Deadtime Control 1.0 0.8 0.6 QGATE = 100nC 0.4 50nC R DVC = A × R C CC C DVC = -------A (EQ. 16) 0.2 (EQ. 17) 0.0 0.0 20nC 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 ΔVBOOT_CAP (V) FIGURE 11. BOOTSTRAP CAPACITANCE vs BOOT RIPPLE VOLTAGE 26 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C . 12.0 +40°C THERMAL ISL6333, ISL6333B INTERNAL CIRCUIT PVCC1 +12V GVOT REG. 1.0µF SET BY STATE OF PSI# AND SS PINS BYP1 LVCC1 1.0µF 11.8 BYP1, LVCC1 VOLTAGE (V) EXTERNAL CIRCUIT 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.6 PVCC2_3 LVCC2, LVCC3 +12V 10.4 1.0µF +5V TO +12V 1.0µF LVCC = LOWER GATE DRIVE UVCC = UPPER GATE DRIVE This gate drive voltage optimization is accomplished by an internal linear regulator that regulates the Channel 1 lower gate drive voltage, LVCC1, to certain levels depending on the state of the PSI# and SS pins. The input and output of this internal regulator is the PVCC1 pin and BYP1 pin, respectively. The regulator input, PVCC1, should be connected to a +12V source and decoupled with a quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitor. The regulator output, BYP1, is internally connected to the lower gate drive of the Channel 1 MOSFET driver, LVCC1. The BYP1 pin should also be decoupled using a quality 1.0µF ceramic capacitor. 27 100 120 +40°C THERMAL 8.0 BYP1, LVCC1 VOLTAGE (V) The ISL6333 and ISL6333B are designed to optimize the Channel 1 lower MOSFET gate drive voltage to ensure high efficiency in both normal and low power states. In the normal power state when the converter load current is high, the conduction losses of the lower MOSFETs play a large role in the overall system efficiency. In normal power state, the lower gate drive voltage should be higher to decrease the conduction losses of the lower MOSFETs and increase the system efficiency. In the low power state, where the converter load current is significantly smaller, MOSFET driving loss becomes a much higher percentage of power loss associated with the lower MOSFET. In low power state, the lower gate drive voltage can therefore be reduced to decrease the driving losses of the lower MOSFETs and increase the system efficiency. 40 60 80 AVERAGE LOAD CURRENT (mA) 8.5 FIGURE 12. INTERNAL GATE DRIVE CONNECTIONS AND GAVE VOLTAGE OPTIMIZATION (GVOT) Gate Voltage Optimization Technology (GVOT) (ISL6333, ISL6333B Only) 20 FIGURE 13. BYP1, LVCC1 VOLTAGE WHEN PSI# IS HIGH UVCC1, UVCC2, UVCC3 PUVCC 0 RSS TIED TO VCC 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 RSS TIED TO GND 5.5 5.0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 AVERAGE LOAD CURRENT (mA) FIGURE 14. BYP1, LVCC1 VOLTAGE WHEN PSI# IS LOW As Figures 13 and 14 illustrate, the internal regulator has been designed so that its output voltage, BYP1, is dependent upon the average load current. In the normal power state, when PSI# is high, the ISL6333 and ISL6333B regulate BYP1 to around 11.2V at a 50mA average load current. In the low power state, when PSI# is low, BYP1 is regulated down to one of two voltages depending on the state of the SS pin. If the SS pin is tied to ground through the RSS resistor, BYP1 is regulated down to 5.75V at a 50mA average load current. If the SS pin is tied to VCC through the RSS resistor, BYP1 is regulated down to 7.75V at a 50mA average load current. It is possible to disable the internal GVOT regulator by shorting the PVCC1 pin to the BYP1 pin. This essentially bypasses the internal regulator setting the Channel 1 lower gate drive voltage, LVCC1, to the voltage input on the PVCC1 pin. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Upper MOSFET Gate Drive Voltage Versatility The controllers provide the user flexibility in choosing the upper MOSFET gate drive voltage for efficiency optimization. The controllers tie all the upper gate drive rails together to the PUVCC pin. Simply applying a voltage from +5V up to +12V on PUVCC sets all of the upper gate drive rail voltages simultaneously. Initialization Prior to initialization, proper conditions must exist on the EN, VCC, PVCC1, PVCC2_3, PUVCC, BYP1 and VID pins. When the conditions are met, the controllers begin soft-start. Once the output voltage is within the proper window of operation, the controllers assert VR_RDY. ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT VCC PVCC1 PVCC2_3 3. The driver bias voltage applied at the PVCC1, PVCC2_3, PVCC2, PVCC3, PUVCC, and BYP1 pins must reach the internal power-on reset (POR) rising threshold. Hysteresis between the rising and falling thresholds assure that once enabled, the controllers will not inadvertently turn off unless the bias voltages drops substantially (see “Electrical Specifications” on page 13). Once all of these conditions are met the controllers will begin the soft-start sequence and will ramp the output voltage up as described in “Soft-Start” on page 28. Soft-Start The soft-start function allows the converter to bring up the output voltage in a controlled fashion, resulting in a linear ramp-up. The soft-start sequence is composed of four periods, as shown in Figure 16. Once the controllers are released from shutdown and soft-start begins (as described in “Enable and Disable” on page 28), there will be a fixed delay period, td1, of typically 1.10ms. After this delay period, the controllers will begin the first soft-start ramp, increasing the output voltage until it reaches the 1.1V VBOOT voltage. PUVCC BYP1 ENABLE COMPARATOR POR CIRCUIT VOUT, 500mV/DIV EN + - 0.86V td1 td2 td3 td4 td5 EN SOFT-START AND FAULT LOGIC FIGURE 15. POWER SEQUENCING USING THRESHOLD-SENSITIVE ENABLE (EN) FUNCTION Enable and Disable While in shutdown mode, the LGATE and UGATE signals are held low to assure the MOSFETs remain off. The following input conditions must be met before the controllers are released from shutdown mode to begin the soft-start startup sequence: 1. The bias voltage applied at VCC must reach the internal power-on reset (POR) rising threshold. Once this threshold is reached, proper operation of all aspects of the controllers are guaranteed. Hysteresis between the rising and falling thresholds assure that once enabled, the controllers will not inadvertently turn off unless the bias voltage drops substantially (see “Electrical Specifications” on page 13). 2. The voltage on EN must be above 0.86V. The enable comparator holds the controllers in shutdown until the voltage at EN rises above 0.86V. The enable comparator has 104mV of hysteresis to prevent bounce. 28 VR_RDY 500µs/DIV FIGURE 16. SOFT-START WAVEFORMS The controllers will then regulate the output voltage at 1.1V for another fixed delay period, td3, of typically 93µs. At the end of the td3 period, the controllers will read the VID signals. It is recommended that the VID codes be set no later then 50µs into period td3. If the VID code is valid, the controllers will initiate the second soft-start ramp, regulating the output voltage up to the VID voltage ± any offset or droop voltage. The soft-start time is the sum of the 4 periods as shown in Equation 19. t SS = t d1 + t d2 + t d3 + t d4 (EQ. 19) During td2 and td4, the controllers digitally control the DAC voltage change at 6.25mV per step. The time for each step is determined by the frequency of the soft-start oscillator, which is defined by the resistor RSS on the SS pin. The soft-start FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C ramp times, td2 and td4, can be calculated based on Equations 20 and 21: t d2 = 1.1 ⋅ R SS ⋅ 8 ⋅ 10 –3 ( μs ) t d4 = V VID – 1.1 ⋅ R SS ⋅ 8 ⋅ 10 (EQ. 20) –3 voltage within the proper levels, and whether any fault conditions exist. This pin should be tied through a resistor to a voltage source that’s equal to or less then VCC. (EQ. 21) ( μs ) IAVG For example, when VID is set to 1.5V and the RSS is set at 100kΩ, the first soft-start ramp time td2 will be 880µs and the second soft-start ramp time td4 will be 320µs. + OCL - + OCP - 100µA I1 140µA REPEAT FOR EACH CHANNEL After the DAC voltage reaches the final VID setting, VR_RDY will be set to high with the fixed delay td5. The typical value for td5 is 93µs. DAC + OCP - +175mV OUTPUT PRECHARGED ABOVE DAC LEVEL IMON VOCP SOFT-START, FAULT AND CONTROL LOGIC 1.280V OUTPUT PRECHARGED BELOW DAC LEVEL OVP GND> + VOUT (0.5V/DIV) VR_RDY VDIFF GND> EN (5V/DIV) t1 t2 UV 0.50xDAC + t3 ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUITRY FIGURE 17. SOFT-START WAVEFORMS FOR ISL6333-BASED MULTI-PHASE CONVERTER Pre-Biased Soft-Start The controllers also have the ability to start up into a pre-charged output, without causing any unnecessary disturbance. The FB pin is monitored during soft-start, and should it be higher than the equivalent internal ramping reference voltage, the output drives hold both MOSFETs off. Once the internal ramping reference exceeds the FB pin potential, the output drives are enabled, allowing the output to ramp from the pre-charged level to the final level dictated by the DAC setting. Should the output be pre-charged to a level exceeding the DAC setting, the output drives are enabled at the end of the soft-start period, leading to an abrupt correction in the output voltage down to the DAC-set level. FIGURE 18. POWER GOOD AND PROTECTION CIRCUITRY VR_RDY indicates whether VDIFF is within specified overvoltage and undervoltage limits after a fixed delay from the end of soft-start. VR_RDY transitions low when an undervoltage, overvoltage, or overcurrent condition is detected or when the controllers are disabled by a reset from EN, POR, or one of the no-CPU VID codes. In the event of an overvoltage or overcurrent condition, or a no-CPU VID code, the controllers latch off and VR_RDY will not return high until EN is toggled and a successful soft-start is completed. In the case of an undervoltage event, VR_RDY will return high when the output voltage rises above the undervoltage hysteresis level. VR_RDY is always low prior to the end of soft-start. Overvoltage Protection Fault Monitoring and Protection The controllers actively monitor the output voltage and current to detect fault conditions. Fault monitors trigger protective measures to prevent damage to a microprocessor load. One common VR_RDY indicator is provided for linking to external system monitors. The schematic in Figure 18 outlines the interaction between the fault monitors and the VR_RDY signal. The controllers constantly monitor the difference between the VSEN and RGND voltages to detect if an overvoltage event occurs. During soft-start, while the DAC is ramping up, the overvoltage trip level is the higher of a fixed voltage 1.280V or DAC + 175mV. Upon successful soft-start, the overvoltage trip level is only DAC + 175mV. When the output voltage rises above the OVP trip level actions are taken by the controllers to protect the microprocessor load. VR_RDY Signal The VR_RDY pin is an open-drain logic output that signals whether or not the controllers are regulating the output 29 At the inception of an overvoltage event, LGATE1, LGATE2, and LGATE3 are commanded high and the VR_RDY signal is driven low. This turns on the all of the lower MOSFETs and FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C pulls the output voltage below a level that might cause damage to the load. The LGATE outputs remain high until VDIFF falls 110mV below the OVP threshold that tripped the overvoltage protection circuitry. The controllers will continue to protect the load in this fashion as long as the overvoltage condition recurs. Once an overvoltage condition ends the controllers latch off, and must be reset by toggling EN, or through POR, before a soft-start can be reinitiated. There is an OVP condition that exists that will not latch off the controllers. During a soft-start sequence, if the VDIFF voltage is above the OVP threshold an overvoltage event will occur, but will be released once VDIFF falls 110mV below the OVP threshold. If VDIFF then rises above the OVP trip threshold a second time, the controllers will be latched off and cannot be restarted until the controllers are reset. Pre-POR Overvoltage Protection Prior to the controller and driver bias pins exceeding their POR levels, the controllers are designed to protect the load from any overvoltage events that may occur. This is accomplished by means of an internal 10kΩ resistor tied from PHASE to LGATE, which turns on the lower MOSFET to control the output voltage until the overvoltage event ceases or the input power supply cuts off. For complete protection, the low side MOSFET should have a gate threshold well below the maximum voltage rating of the load/microprocessor. In the event that during normal operation the controller or driver bias voltages fall back below their POR threshold, the pre-POR overvoltage protection circuitry reactivates to protect from any more pre-POR overvoltage events. Undervoltage Detection The undervoltage threshold is set at DAC*0.50V of the VID code. When the output voltage (VDIFF) is below the undervoltage threshold, VR_RDY gets pulled low. No other action is taken by the controllers. VR_RDY will return high if the output voltage rises above DAC*0.60V. Open Sense Line Prevention In the case that either of the remote sense lines, VSEN or GND, become open, the controllers are designed to prevent the regulator from regulating. This is accomplished by means of a small 5µA pull-up current on VSEN, and a pull-down current on RGND. If the sense lines are opened at any time, the voltage difference between VSEN and RGND will increase until an overvoltage event occurs, at which point overvoltage protection activates and the controllers stop regulating. The controllers will be latched off and cannot be restarted until they are reset. 30 Overcurrent Protection The controllers take advantage of the proportionality between the load current and the average current, IAVG, to detect an overcurrent condition. Two different methods of detecting overcurrent events are available on the controllers. The first method continually compares the average sense current with a constant 100µA OCP reference current, as shown in Figure 18. Once the average sense current exceeds the OCP reference current, a comparator triggers the converter to begin overcurrent protection procedures. For this first method the overcurrent trip threshold is dictated by the DCR of the inductors, the number of active channels, and the RSET pin resistor, RSET. To calculate the overcurrent trip level, IOCP, using this method use Equation 22, where N is the number of active channels, DCR is the individual inductor’s DCR, and RSET is the RSET pin resistor value. –6 100 ⋅ 10 ⋅ R SET ⋅ N ⋅ 3 I OCP = --------------------------------------------------------------DCR ⋅ 400 (EQ. 22) During VID-on-the-fly transitions the overcurrent trip level for this method is boosted to prevent false overcurrent trip events that can occur. Starting from the beginning of a dynamic VID transition, the overcurrent trip level is boosted to 140µA. The OCP level will stay at this boosted level until 50µs after the end of the dynamic VID transition, at which point it will return to the typical 100µA trip level. The second method for detecting overcurrent events continuously compares the voltage on the IMON pin, VIMON, to the overcurrent protection voltage, VOCP, as shown in Figure 18. The average channel sense current flows out the IMON pin and through RIMON, creating the IMON pin voltage which is proportional to the output current. When the IMON pin voltage exceeds the VOCP voltage threshold, the overcurrent protection circuitry activates. Since the IMON pin voltage is proportional to the output current, the overcurrent trip level, IOCP, can be set by selecting the proper value for RIMON, as shown in Equation 23. 3 ⋅ V OCP ⋅ R SET ⋅ N I OCP = ----------------------------------------------------DCR ⋅ R IOUT ⋅ 400 (EQ. 23) Once the output current exceeds the overcurrent trip level, VIMON will exceed VOCP and a comparator will trigger the converter to begin overcurrent protection procedures. At the beginning of an overcurrent shutdown, the controllers turn off both upper and lower MOSFETs and lowers VR_RDY. The controllers will then attempt to soft-start after a delay of typically 8xTD1. If the overcurrent fault remains, the trip-retry cycles will continue until either the controller is disabled or the fault is cleared. Note that the energy delivered during trip-retry cycling is much less than during full-load operation, so there is no thermal hazard. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C OUTPUT CURRENT, 50A/DIV 0A OUTPUT VOLTAGE, 500mV/DIV board, whether through-hole components are permitted, the total board space available for power-supply circuitry, and the maximum amount of load current. Generally speaking, the most economical solutions are those in which each phase handles between 25A and 30A. All surface-mount designs will tend toward the lower end of this current range. If through-hole MOSFETs and inductors can be used, higher per-phase currents are possible. In cases where board space is the limiting constraint, current can be pushed as high as 40A per phase, but these designs require heat sinks and forced air to cool the MOSFETs, inductors and heat-dissipating surfaces. MOSFETS 0V FIGURE 19. OVERCURRENT BEHAVIOR IN HICCUP MODE Individual Channel Overcurrent Limiting The controllers have the ability to limit the current in each individual channel without shutting down the entire regulator. This is accomplished by continuously comparing the sensed currents of each channel with a constant 140µA OCL reference current, as shown in Figure 18. If a channel’s individual sensed current exceeds this OCL limit, the UGATE signal of that channel is immediately forced low, and the LGATE signal is forced high. This turns off the upper MOSFET(s), turns on the lower MOSFET(s), and stops the rise of current in that channel, forcing the current in the channel to decrease. That channel’s UGATE signal will not be able to return high until the sensed channel current falls back below the 140µA reference. During VID-on-the-fly transitions the OCL trip level is boosted to prevent false overcurrent limiting events that can occur. Starting from the beginning of a dynamic VID transition, the overcurrent trip level is boosted to 196µA. The OCL level will stay at this boosted level until 50µs after the end of the dynamic VID transition, at which point it will return to the typical 140µA trip level. MOSFETs General Design Guide This design guide is intended to provide a high-level explanation of the steps necessary to create a multi-phase power converter. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with many of the basic skills and techniques referenced in the following. In addition to this guide, Intersil provides complete reference designs that include schematics, bills of materials, and example board layouts for all common microprocessor applications. Power Stages The first step in designing a multi-phase converter is to determine the number of phases. This determination depends heavily on the cost analysis, which in turn depends on system constraints that differ from one design to the next. Principally, the designer will be concerned with whether components can be mounted on both sides of the circuit 31 The choice of MOSFETs depends on the current each MOSFET will be required to conduct, the switching frequency, the capability of the MOSFETs to dissipate heat, and the availability and nature of heat sinking and air flow. LOWER MOSFET POWER CALCULATION The calculation for power loss in the lower MOSFET is simple, since virtually all of the loss in the lower MOSFET is due to current conducted through the channel resistance (rDS(ON)). In Equation 24, IM is the maximum continuous output current, IP-P is the peak-to-peak inductor current (see Equation 1), and d is the duty cycle (VOUT/VIN). I L ( P-P )2⋅ ( 1 – d ) ⎛ I M⎞ 2 P LOW ( 1 ) = r DS ( ON ) ⋅ ⎜ -----⎟ ⋅ ( 1 – d ) + ---------------------------------------12 ⎝ N⎠ (EQ. 24) An additional term can be added to the lower-MOSFET loss equation to account for additional loss accrued during the dead time when inductor current is flowing through the lower-MOSFET body diode. This term is dependent on the diode forward voltage at IM, VD(ON), the switching frequency, fS, and the length of dead times, td1 and td2, at the beginning and the end of the lower-MOSFET conduction interval respectively. ⎛I ⎞ ⎛ IM I ⎞ ⎟ M I----------P LOW ( 2 ) = V D ( ON ) ⋅ f S ⋅ ⎜ -----P-P⎟ ⋅ t + ⎜ -----+ ----------– P-P⎟ ⋅ t d2 2 ⎠ ⎝N 2 ⎠ d1 ⎜⎝ N (EQ. 25) The total maximum power dissipated in each lower MOSFET is approximated by the summation of PLOW(1) and PLOW(2). UPPER MOSFET POWER CALCULATION In addition to rDS(ON) losses, a large portion of the upper-MOSFET losses are due to currents conducted across the input voltage (VIN) during switching. Since a substantially higher portion of the upper-MOSFET losses are dependent on switching frequency, the power calculation is more complex. Upper MOSFET losses can be divided into separate components involving the upper-MOSFET switching times, the lower-MOSFET body-diode reverse-recovery charge, Qrr, and the upper MOSFET rDS(ON) conduction loss. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C When the upper MOSFET turns off, the lower MOSFET does not conduct any portion of the inductor current until the voltage at the phase node falls below ground. Once the lower MOSFET begins conducting, the current in the upper MOSFET falls to zero as the current in the lower MOSFET ramps up to assume the full inductor current. In Equation 26, the required time for this commutation is t1 and the approximated associated power loss is PUP(1). I M I P-P⎞ ⎛ t 1 ⎞ P UP ( 1 ) ≈ V IN ⋅ ⎛ ----- ⋅ ⎜ ---- ⎟ ⋅ f ⎝ N- + --------2 ⎠ ⎝ 2⎠ S (EQ. 28) Finally, the resistive part of the upper MOSFET is given in Equation 29 as PUP(4).. 2 I P-P2 ⎛ I M⎞ P UP ( 4 ) ≈ r DS ( ON ) ⋅ d ⋅ ⎜ -----⎟ + ---------12 ⎝ N⎠ 3 P Qg_Q1 = --- ⋅ Q G1 ⋅ PVCC ⋅ F SW ⋅ N Q1 ⋅ N PHASE 2 P Qg_Q2 = Q G2 ⋅ PVCC ⋅ F SW ⋅ N Q2 ⋅ N PHASE (EQ. 29) (EQ. 31) 3 I DR = ⎛ --- ⋅ Q G1 ⋅ N + Q G2 ⋅ N Q2⎞ ⋅ N PHASE ⋅ F SW + I Q ⎝2 ⎠ Q1 In Equations 30 and 31, PQg_Q1 is the total upper gate drive power loss and PQg_Q2 is the total lower gate drive power loss; the gate charge (QG1 and QG2) is defined at the particular gate to source drive voltage PVCC in the corresponding MOSFET data sheet; IQ is the driver total quiescent current with no load at both drive outputs; NQ1 and NQ2 are the number of upper and lower MOSFETs per phase, respectively; NPHASE is the number of active phases. The IQ*VCC product is the quiescent power of the controller without capacitive load and is typically 75mW at 300kHz. PVCC Package Power Dissipation When choosing MOSFETs it is important to consider the amount of power being dissipated in the integrated drivers located in the controllers. Since there are a total of three drivers in the controller package, the total power dissipated by all three drivers must be less than the maximum allowable power dissipation for the QFN package. Calculating the power dissipation in the drivers for a desired application is critical to ensure safe operation. Exceeding the maximum allowable power dissipation level will push the IC beyond the maximum recommended operating junction temperature of +125°C. The maximum allowable IC power dissipation for the 7x7 QFN package is approximately 3.5W at room temperature. See “Layout Considerations” on page 37 for thermal transfer improvement suggestions. BOOT D CGD The total power dissipated by the upper MOSFET at full load can now be approximated as the summation of the results from Equations 26, 27, 28 and 29. Since the power equations depend on MOSFET parameters, choosing the correct MOSFETs can be an iterative process involving repetitive solutions to the loss equations for different MOSFETs and different switching frequencies. 32 (EQ. 30) (EQ. 27) A third component involves the lower MOSFET reverse-recovery charge, Qrr. Since the inductor current has fully commutated to the upper MOSFET before the lower-MOSFET body diode can recover all of Qrr, it is conducted through the upper MOSFET across VIN. The power dissipated as a result is PUP(3) shown in Equation 28. P UP ( 3 ) = V IN ⋅ Q rr ⋅ f S P Qg_TOT = P Qg_Q1 + P Qg_Q2 + I Q ⋅ VCC (EQ. 26) At turn-on, the upper MOSFET begins to conduct and this transition occurs over a time t2. In Equation 27, the approximate power loss is PUP(2). ⎛ I M I P-P⎞ ⎛ t 2 ⎞ P UP ( 2 ) ≈ V IN ⋅ ⎜ ----- – ----------⎟ ⋅ ⎜ ---- ⎟ ⋅ f S 2 ⎠ ⎝ 2⎠ ⎝N When designing the controllers into an application, it is recommended that the following calculation is used to ensure safe operation at the desired frequency for the selected MOSFETs. The total gate drive power losses, PQg_TOT, due to the gate charge of MOSFETs and the integrated driver’s internal circuitry and their corresponding average driver current can be estimated with Equations 30 and 31, respectively. RHI1 G UGATE RLO1 RG1 CDS RGI1 CGS Q1 S PHASE FIGURE 20. TYPICAL UPPER-GATE DRIVE TURN-ON PATH PVCC D CGD RHI2 RLO2 LGATE G RG2 CDS RGI2 CGS Q2 S FIGURE 21. TYPICAL LOWER-GATE DRIVE TURN-ON PATH FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C I UGATE INDUCTOR R1 In VOUT COUT VC(s) C1 ISL6333 INTERNAL CIRCUIT + VC(s) RISEN ISEN - - ISENISEN+ RSET (EQ. 32) VCC RSET R HI2 R LO2 ⎛ ⎞ P Qg_Q2 P DR_LOW = ⎜ -------------------------------------- + ----------------------------------------⎟ ⋅ --------------------2 ⎝ R HI2 + R EXT2 R LO2 + R EXT2⎠ FIGURE 22. DCR SENSING CONFIGURATION Use Equation 34 to calculate the value of RSET. In Equation 34, DCR is the DCR of the output inductor at room temperature, IOCP is the desired overcurrent trip level, and N is the number of phases. It is recommended that the desired overcurrent trip level, IOCP, be chosen so that it’s 30% larger then the maximum load current expected. R GI2 R EXT2 = R G2 + ------------N Q2 Inductor DCR Current Sensing Component Selection The controllers sense each individual channel’s inductor current by detecting the voltage across the output inductor DCR of that channel (As described in the “Continuous Current Sensing” on page 21). As Figure 22 illustrates, an R-C network is required to accurately sense the inductor DCR voltage and convert this information into a current, which is proportional to the total output current. The time constant of this R-C network must match the time constant of the inductor L/DCR. Follow the steps below to choose the component values for this RC network. 1. Choose an arbitrary value for C1. The recommended value is 0.1µF. 2. Plug the inductor L and DCR component values, and the value for C1 chosen in step 1, into Equation 33 to calculate the value for R1. (EQ. 33) Once the R-C network components have been chosen, the effective internal RISEN resistance must then be set. The RISEN resistance sets the gain of the load line regulation loop as well as the gain of the channel-current balance loop and the overcurrent trip level. The effective internal RISEN resistance is set through a single resistor on the RSET pin, RSET. 33 VL(s) + + LGATE + L R 1 = ------------------------DCR ⋅ C 1 DCR - DRIVER P Qg_Q1 P BOOT = --------------------3 R GI1 R EXT1 = R G1 + ------------N Q1 L MOSFET SENSE P DR = P DR_UP + P DR_LOW + P BOOT + ( I Q ⋅ VCC ) R HI1 R LO1 ⎛ ⎞ P Qg_Q1 P DR_UP = ⎜ -------------------------------------- + ----------------------------------------⎟ ⋅ --------------------3 ⎝ R HI1 + R EXT1 R LO1 + R EXT1⎠ L - The total gate drive power losses are dissipated among the resistive components along the transition path and in the bootstrap diode. The portion of the total power dissipated in the controller itself is the power dissipated in the upper drive path resistance, PDR_UP, the lower drive path resistance, PDR_UP, and in the boot strap diode, PBOOT. The rest of the power will be dissipated by the external gate resistors (RG1 and RG2) and the internal gate resistors (RGI1 and RGI2) of the MOSFETs. Figures 20 and 21 show the typical upper and lower gate drives turn-on transition path. The total power dissipation in the controller itself, PDR, can be roughly estimated as calculated in Equation 32: I OCP 400 DCR R SET = ---------------------------- ⋅ -------------- ⋅ ---------–6 N 3 100 × 10 (EQ. 34) Due to errors in the inductance or DCR it may be necessary to adjust the value of R1 to match the time constants correctly. The effects of time constant mismatch can be seen in the form of droop overshoot or undershoot during the initial load transient spike, as shown in Figure 23. Follow the steps below to ensure the R-C and inductor L/DCR time constants are matched accurately. 1. Capture a transient event with the oscilloscope set to about L/DCR/2 (sec/div). For example, with L = 1µH and DCR = 1mΩ, set the oscilloscope to 500µs/div. 2. Record ΔV1 and ΔV2 as shown in Figure 23. 3. Select new values, R1(NEW), for the time constant resistor based on the original value, R1(OLD), using Equation 35. ΔV 1 R 1 ( NEW ) = R 1 ( OLD ) ⋅ ---------ΔV (EQ. 35) 2 4. Replace R1 with the new value and check to see that the error is corrected. Repeat the procedure if necessary. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C also be placed across the RAPA resistor to help with noise immunity. Use Equation 39 to set RAPA to get the desired APA trip level. An APA trip level of 500mV is recommended for most applications. . ΔV2 V APA ( TRIP ) 500mV R APA = --------------------------------- = ----------------------------- = 5kΩ 100 × 10 – 6 100 × 10 – 6 ΔV1 VOUT ITRAN ΔI (EQ. 39) Compensation The two opposing goals of compensating the voltage regulator are stability and speed. Depending on whether the regulator employs the optional load-line regulation as described in Load-Line Regulation, there are two distinct methods for achieving these goals. COMPENSATION WITH LOAD-LINE REGULATION FIGURE 23. TIME CONSTANT MISMATCH BEHAVIOR Loadline Regulation Resistor If load line regulation is desired on the ISL6333 and ISL6333A, the IDROOP pin should be connected to the FB pin in order for the internal average sense current to flow out across the loadline regulation resistor, labeled RFB in Figure 7. The ISL6333B and ISL6333C always have the load line regulation enabled. The RFB resistor value sets the desired loadline required for the application. The desired loadline, RLL, can be calculated by Equation 36 where VDROOP is the desired droop voltage at the full load current IFL. V DROOP R LL = -----------------------I FL (EQ. 36) Based on the desired loadline, the loadline regulation resistor, RFB, can be calculated from Equation 37. R LL ⋅ N ⋅ R SET 3 R FB = --------------------------------------- ⋅ ---------DCR 400 The load-line regulated converter behaves in a similar manner to a peak current mode controller because the two poles at the output filter L-C resonant frequency split with the introduction of current information into the control loop. The final location of these poles is determined by the system function, the gain of the current signal, and the value of the compensation components, RC and CC. See Figure 24. Since the system poles and zero are affected by the values of the components that are meant to compensate them, the solution to the system equation becomes fairly complicated. Fortunately, there is a simple approximation that comes very close to an optimal solution. Treating the system as though it were a voltage-mode regulator, by compensating the L-C poles and the ESR zero of the voltage mode approximation, yields a solution that is always stable with very close to ideal transient performance. C2 (OPTIONAL) (EQ. 37) RC In Equation 37, RLL is the loadline resistance; N is the number of active channels; DCR is the DCR of the individual output inductors; and RSET is the RSET pin resistor. If no loadline regulation is required on the ISL6333 and ISL6333A, the IDROOP pin should be left unconnected. To choose the value for RFB in this situation, please refer to “Compensation Without Load-line Regulation” on page 35. IMON Pin Resistor A copy of the average sense current flows out of the IMON pin, and a resistor, RIMON, placed from this pin to ground can be used to set the overcurrent protection trip level. Based on the desired overcurrent trip threshold, IOCP, the IMON pin resistor, RIMON, can be calculated from Equation 38. R SET ⋅ N 3.381 R IMON = -------------------------------- ⋅ --------------DCR ⋅ I OCP 400 (EQ. 38) APA Pin Component Selection A 100µA current flows into the APA pin and across RAPA to set the APA trip level. A 1000pF capacitor, CAPA, should 34 CC COMP FB ISL6333 IDROOP RFB VDIFF FIGURE 24. COMPENSATION CONFIGURATION FOR LOAD-LINE REGULATED ISL6333 CIRCUIT Select a target bandwidth for the compensated system, f0. The target bandwidth must be large enough to assure adequate transient performance, but smaller than 1/3 of the per-channel switching frequency. The values of the compensation components depend on the relationships of f0 to the L-C pole frequency and the ESR zero frequency. For each of the following three, there is a separate set of equations for the compensation components. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C In Equation 40, L is the per-channel filter inductance divided by the number of active channels; C is the sum total of all output capacitors; ESR is the equivalent series resistance of the bulk output filter capacitance; and VP-P is the peak-to-peak sawtooth signal amplitude, as described in the “Electrical Specifications” on page 13. C2 RC CC COMP FB Once selected, the compensation values in Equation 40 assure a stable converter with reasonable transient performance. In most cases, transient performance can be improved by making adjustments to RC. Slowly increase the value of RC while observing the transient performance on an oscilloscope until no further improvement is noted. Normally, CC will not need adjustment. Keep the value of CC from Equation 40 unless some performance issue is noted. The optional capacitor C2, is sometimes needed to bypass noise away from the PWM comparator (see Figure 24). Keep a position available for C2, and be prepared to install a high-frequency capacitor of between 22pF and 150pF in case any leading edge jitter problem is noted. Case 1: 1 -------------------------------- > f 0 2⋅π⋅ L⋅C 2 ⋅ π ⋅ f 0 ⋅ V P-P ⋅ L ⋅ C R C = R FB ⋅ ---------------------------------------------------------V IN V IN C C = ----------------------------------------------------2 ⋅ π ⋅ V P-P ⋅ R FB ⋅ f 0 Case 2: R1 VSEN FIGURE 25. COMPENSATION CIRCUIT WITHOUT LOAD-LINE REGULATION The first step is to choose the desired bandwidth, f0, of the compensated system. Choose a frequency high enough to assure adequate transient performance but not higher than 1/3 of the switching frequency. The type-III compensator has an extra high-frequency pole, fHF. This pole can be used for added noise rejection or to assure adequate attenuation at the error-amplifier high-order pole and zero frequencies. A good general rule is to choose fHF = 10f0, but it can be higher if desired. Choosing fHF to be lower than 10f0 can cause problems with too much phase shift below the system bandwidth. L ⋅ C – C ⋅ ESR C 1 = -------------------------------------------R FB (EQ. 40) IN V IN C C = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 2 ( 2 ⋅ π ) ⋅ f 0 ⋅ V P-P ⋅ R FB ⋅ L ⋅ C Case 3: ISL6333 RFB C ⋅ ESR R 1 = R FB ⋅ -------------------------------------------L ⋅ C – C ⋅ ESR 1 1 -------------------------------- ≤ f 0 < -----------------------------------2 ⋅ π ⋅ C ⋅ ESR 2⋅π⋅ L⋅C V PP ⋅ ( 2 ⋅ π ) 2 ⋅ f 02 ⋅ L ⋅ C R C = R FB ⋅ ----------------------------------------------------------------V C1 1 f 0 > ------------------------------------2 ⋅ π ⋅ C ⋅ ESR 2 ⋅ π ⋅ f 0 ⋅ V P-P ⋅ L R C = R FB ⋅ ---------------------------------------------V IN ⋅ ESR V IN ⋅ ESR ⋅ C C C = ----------------------------------------------------------------2 ⋅ π ⋅ V P-P ⋅ R FB ⋅ f 0 ⋅ L COMPENSATION WITHOUT LOAD-LINE REGULATION The non load-line regulated converter is accurately modeled as a voltage-mode regulator with two poles at the L-C resonant frequency and a zero at the ESR frequency. A type III controller, as shown in Figure 25, provides the necessary compensation. V IN C 2 = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------( 2 ⋅ π ) 2 ⋅ f 0 ⋅ f HF ⋅ ( L ⋅ C ) ⋅ R FB ⋅ V P-P (EQ. 41) 2 V PP ⋅ ⎛ 2π⎞ ⋅ f 0 ⋅ f HF ⋅ L ⋅ C ⋅ R FB ⎝ ⎠ R C = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------V IN ⋅ ( 2 ⋅ π ⋅ f HF ⋅ L ⋅ C – 1 ) V IN ⋅ ( 2 ⋅ π ⋅ f HF ⋅ L ⋅ C – 1 ) C C = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------( 2 ⋅ π ) 2 ⋅ f 0 ⋅ f HF ⋅ ( L ⋅ C ) ⋅ R FB ⋅ V P-P In the solutions to the compensation equations, there is a single degree of freedom. For the solutions presented in Equation 41, RFB is selected arbitrarily. The remaining compensation components are then selected. In Equation 41, L is the per-channel filter inductance divided by the number of active channels; C is the sum total of all output capacitors; ESR is the equivalent-series resistance of the bulk output-filter capacitance; and VP-P is the peak-to-peak sawtooth signal amplitude, as described in the “Electrical Specifications” on page 13. Output Filter Design The output inductors and the output capacitor bank together to form a low-pass filter responsible for smoothing the 35 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C In high-speed converters, the output capacitor bank is usually the most costly (and often the largest) part of the circuit. Output filter design begins with minimizing the cost of this part of the circuit. The critical load parameters in choosing the output capacitors are the maximum size of the load step, ΔI, the load-current slew rate, di/dt, and the maximum allowable output-voltage deviation under transient loading, ΔVMAX. Capacitors are characterized according to their capacitance, ESR, and ESL (equivalent series inductance). At the beginning of the load transient, the output capacitors supply all of the transient current. The output voltage will initially deviate by an amount approximated by the voltage drop across the ESL. As the load current increases, the voltage drop across the ESR increases linearly until the load current reaches its final value. The capacitors selected must have sufficiently low ESL and ESR so that the total output-voltage deviation is less than the allowable maximum. Neglecting the contribution of inductor current and regulator response, the output voltage initially deviates by an amount as shown in Equation 42. di ΔV ≈ ESL ⋅ ----- + ESR ⋅ ΔI dt (EQ. 42) The filter capacitor must have sufficiently low ESL and ESR so that ΔV < ΔVMAX. Most capacitor solutions rely on a mixture of high frequency capacitors with relatively low capacitance in combination with bulk capacitors having high capacitance but limited high-frequency performance. Minimizing the ESL of the high-frequency capacitors allows them to support the output voltage as the current increases. Minimizing the ESR of the bulk capacitors allows them to supply the increased current with less output voltage deviation. The output inductors must be capable of assuming the entire load current before the output voltage decreases more than ΔVMAX. This places an upper limit on inductance. Equation 44 gives the upper limit on L for the cases when the trailing edge of the current transient causes a greater output-voltage deviation than the leading edge. Equation 45 addresses the leading edge. Normally, the trailing edge dictates the selection of L because duty cycles are usually less than 50%. Nevertheless, both inequalities should be evaluated, and L should be selected based on the lower of the two results. In each equation, L is the per-channel inductance, C is the total output capacitance, and N is the number of active channels. 2 ⋅ N ⋅ C ⋅ VO L ≤ --------------------------------- ⋅ ΔV MAX – ( ΔI ⋅ ESR ) ( ΔI ) 2 1.25 ⋅ N ⋅ C- ⋅ ΔV ⎛ ⎞ L ≤ ---------------------------MAX – ( ΔI ⋅ ESR ) ⋅ ⎝ V IN – V O⎠ ( ΔI ) 2 (EQ. 43) Since the capacitors are supplying a decreasing portion of the load current while the regulator recovers from the transient, the capacitor voltage becomes slightly depleted. 36 (EQ. 45) There are a number of variables to consider when choosing the switching frequency, as there are considerable effects on the upper MOSFET loss calculation. These effects are outlined in the “MOSFETs General Design Guide” on page 31 and they establish the upper limit for the switching frequency. The lower limit is established by the requirement for fast transient response and small output-voltage ripple. Choose the lowest switching frequency that allows the regulator to meet the transient-response requirements. Switching frequency is determined by the selection of the frequency-setting resistor, RT. Figure 26 and Equation 46 are provided to assist in selecting the correct value for RT. 500 100 The ESR of the bulk capacitors also creates the majority of the output-voltage ripple. As the bulk capacitors sink and source the inductor AC ripple current (see “Interleaving” on page 17 and Equation 2), a voltage develops across the bulk capacitor ESR equal to IC(P-P)(ESR). Thus, once the output capacitors are selected, the maximum allowable ripple voltage, VPP(MAX), determines the lower limit on the inductance. ⎛V – N ⋅ V ⎞ OUT⎠ ⋅ V OUT ⎝ IN L ≥ ESR ⋅ -------------------------------------------------------------------f S ⋅ V IN ⋅ V P-P( MAX ) (EQ. 44) Switching Frequency RT (kΩ) pulsating voltage at the phase nodes. The output filter also must provide the transient energy until the regulator can respond. Because it has a low bandwidth compared to the switching frequency, the output filter limits the system transient response. The output capacitors must supply or sink load current while the current in the output inductors increases or decreases to meet the demand. 10 50k 100k 1M SWITCHING FREQUENCY (Hz) 2M FIGURE 26. RT vs SWITCHING FREQUENCY R T = 10 [10.61 – ( 1.035 ⋅ log ( f S ) ) ] (EQ. 46) Input Capacitor Selection The input capacitors are responsible for sourcing the AC component of the input current flowing into the upper MOSFETs. Their RMS current capacity must be sufficient FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C For a three-phase design, use Figure 27 to determine the input-capacitor RMS current requirement set by the duty cycle, maximum sustained output current (IO), and the ratio of the peak-to-peak inductor current (IL,(P-P)) to IO. INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT (IRMS/IO) 0.3 IL(P-P) = 0 IL(P-P) = 0.5 IO IL(P-P) = 0.25 IO IL(P-P) = 0.75 IO 0.2 0.4 0.2 IL(P-P) = 0 IL(P-P) = 0.5 IO IL(P-P) = 0.75 IO 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 DUTY CYCLE (VIN/VO) FIGURE 29. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT FOR SINGLE-PHASE CONVERTER 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 DUTY CYCLE (VIN/VO) FIGURE 27. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT FOR 3-PHASE CONVERTER Select a bulk capacitor with a ripple current rating which will minimize the total number of input capacitors required to support the RMS current calculated. The voltage rating of the capacitors should also be at least 1.25x greater than the 0.3 INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT (IRMS/IO) 0.6 INPUT-CAPACITOR CURRENT (IRMS/IO) enough to handle the AC component of the current drawn by the upper MOSFETs which is related to duty cycle and the number of active phases. 0.2 0.1 IL(P-P) = 0 IL(P-P) = 0.5 IO IL(P-P) = 0.75 IO 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 DUTY CYCLE (VIN/VO) FIGURE 28. NORMALIZED INPUT-CAPACITOR RMS CURRENT FOR 2-PHASE CONVERTER maximum input voltage. Figures 28 and 29 provide the same input RMS current information for two-phase and single-phase designs respectively. Use the same approach for selecting the bulk capacitor type and number. 37 Low capacitance, high-frequency ceramic capacitors are needed in addition to the input bulk capacitors to suppress leading and falling edge voltage spikes. The spikes result from the high current slew rate produced by the upper MOSFET turn on and off. Select low ESL ceramic capacitors and place one as close as possible to each upper MOSFET drain to minimize board parasitics and maximize suppression. Layout Considerations MOSFETs switch very fast and efficiently. The speed with which the current transitions from one device to another causes voltage spikes across the interconnecting impedances and parasitic circuit elements. These voltage spikes can degrade efficiency, radiate noise into the circuit and lead to device overvoltage stress. Careful component selection, layout, and placement minimizes these voltage spikes. Consider, as an example, the turnoff transition of the upper PWM MOSFET. Prior to turnoff, the upper MOSFET was carrying channel current. During the turnoff, current stops flowing in the upper MOSFET and is picked up by the lower MOSFET. Any inductance in the switched current path generates a large voltage spike during the switching interval. Careful component selection, tight layout of the critical components, and short, wide circuit traces minimize the magnitude of voltage spikes. There are two sets of critical components in a DC/DC converter using the ISL6333 family of controllers. The power components are the most critical because they switch large amounts of energy. Next are small signal components that connect to sensitive nodes or supply critical bypassing current and signal coupling. FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C RFB R2 C2 VDIFF DVC VSEN HEAVY TRACE ON CIRCUIT PLANE LAYER ISLAND ON POWER PLANE LAYER RGND RSET IDROOP ISLAND ON CIRCUIT PLANE LAYER VIA CONNECTION TO GROUND PLANE RSET FB BYP1 C1 C3 KEY +5V VCC CDVC RDVC (CF1) R1 LOCATE CLOSE TO IC (MINIMIZE CONNECTION PATH) +12V PVCC1 (CF2) COMP CBIN1 CBOOT1 RAPA LOCATE NEAR SWITCHING TRANSISTORS; (MINIMIZE CONNECTION PATH) BOOT1 APA UGATE1 RUGATE +5V PHASE1 VCC (CF1) C1 R1 C1 ISEN1ISEN1+ OFS FS RT R1 LGATE1 ROFS +12V REF CREF ISL6333 PVCC2_3 CBIN2 (CF3) CBOOT2 BOOT2 SS UGATE2 RSS RUGATE PHASE2 VID7 VID6 VID5 LGATE2 VID4 VID3 ISEN2ISEN2+ (CHFOUT) CBOUT LOAD VID2 +12V VID1 VID0 PUVCC (CF4) PSI# CBIN3 LOCATE NEAR LOAD; (MINIMIZE CONNECTION PATH) CBOOT3 BOOT3 VR_RDY UGATE3 RUGATE EN PHASE3 IMON R1 C1 LGATE3 RIMON GND ISEN3ISEN3+ FIGURE 30. PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD POWER PLANES AND ISLANDS 38 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C The power components should be placed first, which includes the MOSFETs, input and output capacitors, and the inductors. It is important to have a symmetrical layout for each power train, preferably with the controller located equidistant from each. Symmetrical layout allows heat to be dissipated equally across all power trains. Equidistant placement of the controller to the power trains it controls through the integrated drivers helps keep the gate drive traces equally short, resulting in equal trace impedances and similar drive capability of all sets of MOSFETs. Routing UGATE, LGATE, and PHASE Traces When placing the MOSFETs, try to keep the source of the upper FETs and the drain of the lower FETs as close as thermally possible. Input bulk capacitors should be placed close to the drain of the upper FETs and the source of the lower FETs. Locate the output inductors and output capacitors between the MOSFETs and the load. The high-frequency input and output decoupling capacitors (ceramic) should be placed as close as practicable to the decoupling target, making use of the shortest connection paths to any internal planes, such as vias to GND next or on the capacitor solder pad. Extra care should be given to the LGATE traces in particular since keeping their impedance and inductance low helps to significantly reduce the possibility of shoot-through. It is also important to route each channels UGATE and PHASE traces in as close proximity as possible to reduce their inductances. The critical small components include the bypass capacitors for VCC and PVCC, and many of the components surrounding the controller including the feedback network and current sense components. Locate the VCC/PVCC bypass capacitors as close to the controller as possible. It is especially important to locate the components associated with the feedback circuit close to their respective controller pins, since they belong to a high-impedance circuit loop, sensitive to EMI pick-up. A multi-layer printed circuit board is recommended. Figure 30 shows the connections of the critical components for the converter. Note that capacitors Cxx(IN) and Cxx(OUT) could each represent numerous physical capacitors. Dedicate one solid layer, usually the one underneath the component side of the board, for a ground plane and make all critical component ground connections with vias to this layer. Dedicate another solid layer as a power plane and break this plane into smaller islands of common voltage levels. Keep the metal runs from the PHASE terminal to output inductors short. The power plane should support the input power and output power nodes. Use copper filled polygons on the top and bottom circuit layers for the phase nodes. Use the remaining printed circuit layers for small signal wiring. Great attention should be paid to routing the UGATE, LGATE, and PHASE traces since they drive the power train MOSFETs using short, high current pulses. It is important to size them as large and as short as possible to reduce their overall impedance and inductance. They should be sized to carry at least one ampere of current (0.02” to 0.05”). Going between layers with vias should also be avoided, but if so, use two vias for interconnection when possible. Current Sense Component Placement and Trace Routing One of the most critical aspects of the controller regulator layout is the placement of the inductor DCR current sense components and traces. The R-C current sense components must be placed as close to their respective ISEN+ and ISEN- pins on the controller as possible. The sense traces that connect the R-C sense components to each side of the output inductors should be routed on the bottom of the board, away from the noisy switching components located on the top of the board. These traces should be routed side by side, and they should be very thin traces. It’s important to route these traces as far away from any other noisy traces or planes as possible. These traces should pick up as little noise as possible. Thermal Management For maximum thermal performance in high current, high switching frequency applications, connecting the thermal GND pad of the controllers to the ground plane with multiple vias is recommended. This heat spreading allows the part to achieve its full thermal potential. It is also recommended that the controllers be placed in a direct path of airflow if possible to help thermally manage the part. All Intersil U.S. products are manufactured, assembled and tested utilizing ISO9000 quality systems. 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For information regarding Intersil Corporation and its products, see www.intersil.com 39 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010 ISL6333, ISL6333A, ISL6333B, ISL6333C Package Outline Drawing L48.7x7 48 LEAD QUAD FLAT NO-LEAD PLASTIC PACKAGE Rev 5, 4/10 4X 5.5 7.00 A 44X 0.50 B 37 6 PIN 1 INDEX AREA 6 PIN #1 INDEX AREA 48 1 7.00 36 4. 30 ± 0 . 15 12 25 (4X) 0.15 13 24 0.10 M C A B 48X 0 . 40± 0 . 1 TOP VIEW 4 0.23 +0.07 / -0.05 BOTTOM VIEW SEE DETAIL "X" ( 6 . 80 TYP ) ( 0.10 C BASE PLANE 0 . 90 ± 0 . 1 4 . 30 ) C SEATING PLANE 0.08 C SIDE VIEW ( 44X 0 . 5 ) C 0 . 2 REF 5 ( 48X 0 . 23 ) ( 48X 0 . 60 ) 0 . 00 MIN. 0 . 05 MAX. TYPICAL RECOMMENDED LAND PATTERN DETAIL "X" NOTES: 1. Dimensions are in millimeters. Dimensions in ( ) for Reference Only. 2. Dimensioning and tolerancing conform to AMSE Y14.5m-1994. 3. Unless otherwise specified, tolerance : Decimal ± 0.05 4. Dimension applies to the metallized terminal and is measured between 0.15mm and 0.30mm from the terminal tip. 5. Tiebar shown (if present) is a non-functional feature. 6. The configuration of the pin #1 identifier is optional, but must be located within the zone indicated. The pin #1 indentifier may be either a mold or mark feature. 40 FN6520.3 October 8, 2010