L4974A 3.5A SWITCHING REGULATOR .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 3.5A OUTPUT CURRENT 5.1V TO 40V OUTPUT VOLTAGE RANGE 0 TO 90% DUTY CYCLE RANGE INTERNAL FEED-FORWARD LINE REG. INTERNAL CURRENT LIMITING PRECISE 5.1V ± 2% ON CHIP REFERENCE RESET AND POWER FAIL FUNCTIONS INPUT/OUTPUT SYNC PIN UNDER VOLTAGE LOCK OUT WITH HYSTERETIC TURN-ON PWM LATCH FOR SINGLE PULSE PER PERIOD VERY HIGH EFFICIENCY SWITCHING FREQUENCY UP TO 200KHz THERMAL SHUTDOWN CONTINUOUS MODE OPERATION DESCRIPTION The L4974Aisa stepdownmonolithicpower switching regulator delivering 3.5A at a voltage variable from 5.1 to 40V. Realized with BCD mixed technology, the device uses a DMOS output transistor to obtain very high efficiency and very fast switching times. Features of MULTIPOWER BCD TECHNOLOGY POWERDIP (16 + 2 + 2) ORDERING NUMBER : L4974A the L4974A include reset and power fail for microprocessors, feed forward line regulation, soft start, limiting current and thermal protection. The device is mountedin a Powerdip16 + 2 + 2 plastic package and requires few external components. Efficient operation at switching frequencies up to 200KHz allows reductionin the size and cost of externalfilter component. BLOCK DIAGRAM June 2000 1/22 This is advanced information on a new product now in development or undergoing evaluation. Details are subject to change without notice. L4974A ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Symbo l Parameter Valu e Unit V V11 Input Voltage 55 V11 Input Operating Voltage 50 V V20 Output DC Voltage Output Peak Voltage at t = 0.1µs f = 200khz -1 -5 V V I20 Maximum Output Current VI Boostrap Voltage Boostrap Operating Voltage V4 , V 8 Internally Limited 65 V11 + 15 V V Input Voltage at Pins 4, 12 12 V V3 Reset Output Voltage 50 V I3 Reset Output Sink Current 50 mA Input Voltage at Pin 2, 7, 9, 10 7 V I2 Reset Delay Sink Current 30 mA I7 Error Amplifier Output Sink Current 1 A I8 Soft Start Sink Current 30 mA Total Power Dissipation at TPINS ≤ 90°C at T amb = 70°C (No copper area on PCB) 5 1.3 W W -40 to 150 °C V2, V 7, V 9, V10 Ptot TJ, Tstg Junction and Storage Temperature PIN CONNECTION (top view) THERMAL DATA Symb ol Rth j-pins Rth j-amb 2/22 Parameter Thermal Resistance Junction-Pins Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient max max Valu e Unit 12 60 °C/W °C/W L4974A PIN FUNCTIONS No Name F unctio n 1 BOOTSTRAP A Cboot capacitor connected between this terminal and the output allows to drive properly the internal D-MOS transistor. 2 RESET DELAY A Cd capacitor connected between this terminal and ground determines the reset signal delay time. 3 RESET OUT Open Collector Reset/power Fail Signal Output. This output is high when the supply and the output voltages are safe. 4 RESET INPUT Input of Power Fail Circuit. The threshold is 5.1V. It may be connected via a divider to the input for power fail function. It mustbe connected to the pin 14 an external 30KΩ resistor when power fail signal not required. GROUND Common Ground Terminal 7 FREQUENCY COMPENSATION A series RC network connected between this terminal and ground determines the regulation loop gain characteristics. 8 SOFT START Soft Start Time Constant. A capacitor is connected between thi sterminal and ground to define the soft start time constant. 9 FEEDBACK INPUT The Feedback Terminal of the Regulation Loop. The output is connected directly to this terminal for 5.1V operation; It is connected via a divider for higher voltages. 10 SYNC INPUT Multiple L4974A’s are synchronized by connecting pin 10 inputs together or via an external syncr. pulse. 11 5, 6 15, 16 SUPPLY VOLTAGE Unregulated Input Voltage. 12, 19 N.C. Not Connected. 13 Vref 5.1V Vref Device Reference Voltage. 14 Vstart Internal Start-up Circuit to Drive the Power Stage. 17 OSCILLATOR Rosc. External resistor connected to ground determines the constant charging current of C osc. 18 OSCILLATOR Cosc. External capacitor connected to ground determines (with Rosc) the switching frequency. 20 OUTPUT Regulator Output. 3/22 L4974A CIRCUIT OPERATION The L4974A is a 3.5A monolithic stepdown switching regulatorworking in continuousmode realized in the new BCD Technology. This technology allows theintegrationofisolatedverticalDMOS powertransistors plus mixed CMOS/Bipolar transistors. The device can deliver3.5A at anoutputvoltageadjustable from 5.1V to 40V and contains diagnostic and control functions that make it particularly suitable for microprocessor based systems. BLOCK DIAGRAM The block diagram shows the DMOS power transistors and the PWM control loop. Integrated functions include a reference voltage trimmed to 5.1V ± 2%,soft start, undervoltagelockout, oscillator with feedforward control, pulse by pulse current limit, thermal shutdown and finally the reset and power fail circuit. The reset and power fail circuit provides an output signal for a microprocessor indicating the status of the system. Device turn on is around 11V with a typical 1V hysterysis, this threshold porvides a correct voltage for the driving stage of the DMOS gate and the hysterysis prevents instabilities. An externalbootstrapcapacitorchargeto 12V by an internal voltage reference is needed to provide correct gate drive to the power DMOS. The driving circuit is able to source and sink peak currents of around 0.5A to the gate of the DMOS transistor. A typical switching time of the current in the DMOS transistor is 50ns. Due to the fast commutation switching frequencies up to 200kHz are possible. The PWM control loop consists of a sawtooth oscillator, error amplifier, comparator, latch and the output stage. An error signal is producedby comparing theoutputvoltagewiththeprecise5.1V ± 2% onchip reference. This error signal is then compared with the sawtooth oscillator in order to generate frixed frequency pulse width modulated drive for the output stage. A PWM latch is included to eliminate multiple pulsing within a period even in noisy environments. The gain and stabilityof the loop can be adjustedby 4/22 an external RC network connected to the output of the error amplifier. A voltage feedforward control has been added to the oscillator, this maintains superior line regulation over a wide input voltage range. Closing the loop directly gives an outputvoltage of 5.1V, higher voltages areobtained by inserting a voltage divider. At turn on, outputovercurrents are preventedby the soft start function (fig. 2). The error amplifier is initially clamped by an externalcapacitor,Css, and allowed to rise linearly under the charge of an internal constant current source. Output overload protection is provided by a current limit circuit. The load current is sensedby a internal metalresistor connectedto a comparator.When the load current exceeds a preset threshold, the output of the comparator sets a flip flop which turns off the power DMOS. The next clock pulse, from an internal 40kHz oscillator, will reset the flip flopand the power DMOS will again conduct. This current protection method,ensuresa constantcurrent outputwhenthe systemis overloadedor shortcircuited and limitsthe switching frequency, in this condition,to 40kHz. The Reset and Power fail circuit (fig. 4), generates an output signal when the supply voltage exceeds a threshold programmed by an external voltage divider. The reset signal, is generated with a delay time programmedby a externalcapacitor on the delay pin. When the supply voltage falls below the threshold or the output voltage goes below 5V, the resetoutput goes low immediately. The reset output is an open drain. Fig. 4A shows the case when the supply voltage is higher than the threshold, but the output voltage is not yet 5V. Fig. 4B shows the case when the output is 5.1V, but the supply voltage is not yet higher than the fixed threshold. The thermal protection disables circuit operation when the junction temperature reaches about 150°C and has a hysterysis to prevent unstable conditions. L4974A Figure 1 : Feedforward Waveform. Figure 2 : Soft Start Function. Figure 3 : Limiting Current Function. 5/22 L4974A Figure 4 : Reset and Power Fail Functions. A B 6/22 L4974A ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (refer to the test circuit, TJ = 25°C, V i = 35V, R4 = 30KΩ, C9 = 2.7nF, fSW = 100KHztyp, unless otherwise specified) DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS Symbo l Parameter Vi Input Volt. Range (pin 11) Vo = Vref to 40V Io = 3.5A (*) T est Co nd itions 15 Max. Unit Fig . 50 V 5 Vo Output Voltage Vi =15V to 50V Io = 2A; Vo = Vref 5 5.1 5.2 V 5 ∆Vo Line Regulation VI = 15V to 50V Io = 1A; Vo = Vref 12 30 mV ∆Vo Load Regulation VO = Vref Io = 1A to 3.5A Io = 2A to 3A 8 25 mV 4 10 mV 0.25 0.45 0.4 0.7 V 4 4.75 5.5 A 80 85 90 % % 56 60 dB 90 100 110 KHz 5 2 6 % 5 % 5 KHz 5 Vd Dropout Voltage between Pin 11 and 20 Io = 2A Io = 3.5A I20L Max Limiting Current Vi = 15V to 50V Vo = Vref to 40V Efficiency Io = 3.5A, f = 100KHz Vo = Vref Vo = 12V η SVR Vi = 2VRMS; Io = 5A f = 100Hz; Vo = Vref Supply Voltage Ripple Rejection f Switching Frequency ∆f/∆Vi Voltage Stability Switching Frequency Min. of Vi = 15V to 45V ∆f/Tj Temperature Stability of Switching Frequency Tj = 0 to 125°C fmax Maximum Operating Switching Frequency Vo = Vref R4 = 15KΩ Io = 3.5A C 9 = 2.2nF T yp. 1 200 5 (*) Pulse testing with a low duty cycle Vref SECTION (pin 13) Symbo l V13 Parameter T est Cond ition Reference Voltage Min. T yp. Max. Unit Fig . 5 5.1 5.2 V 7 ∆V13 Line Regulation Vi = 15V to 50V 10 25 mV 7 ∆V13 Load Regulation I13 = 0 to 1mA 20 40 mV 7 ∆ V13 ∆T Average Coefficient Voltage 0.4 mV/°C 7 I13 short Short Circuit Current Limit 70 mA 7 Temperature Tj = 0°C to 125°C Reference V13 = 0 VSTART SECTION (pin 15) Symbo l Parameter T est Cond ition Max. Unit Fig . 12 12.6 V 7 Line Regulation Vi = 15 to 50V 0.6 1.4 V 7 ∆V14 Load Regulation I14 = 0 to 1mA 50 200 mV 7 Short Circuit Current Limit V15 = 0V 80 mA 7 I14 short 11.4 T yp. ∆V14 V14 Reference Voltage Min. 7/22 L4974A ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) DC CHARACTERISTICS Symbo l Parameter V11on Turn-on Threshold V11 Hyst Turn-off Hysteresys T est Cond ition Min. Typ. Max. Unit 10 11 12 V 7A V 7A 1 F ig. I11Q Quiescent Current V8 = 0; S1 = D 13 19 mA 7A I11OQ Operating Supply Current V8 = 0; S1 = B; S2 = B 16 23 mA 7A Out Leak Current Vi = 55V; S3 = A; V8 = 0 2 mA 7A I20L SOFT START (pin 8) Symbo l Parameter I8 Soft Start Source Current V8 = 3V; V9 = 0V T est Cond ition V8 Output Saturation Voltage I8 = 20mA; V11 = 10V I8 = 200µA; V11 = 10V Min. Typ. Max. Unit F ig. 80 115 150 µA 7B 1 0.7 V V 7B 7B Max. Unit F ig. V 7C V 7C 7C ERROR AMPLIFIER Symbo l Parameter T est Cond ition Min. Typ. V7H High Level Out Voltage I7 = -100µA; S1 = C V9 = 4.7V V7L Low Level Out Voltage I7 = 100µA; S1 = C V9 = 5.3V; I7H Source Output Current V7 = 1V; V 7 = 4.7V 100 150 µA -I7L Sink Output Current V7 = 6V; V 9 = 5.3V 100 150 µA 7C I9 Input Bias Current S1 = B; RS = 10KΩ GV DC Open Loop Gain S1 = A; RS = 10Ω 60 µA dB 7C SVR Supply Voltage Rejection 15 < Vi < 50V 60 dB 7C V OS Input Offset Voltage R S = 50Ω S1 = A 6 1.2 0.4 3 80 7C 2 10 mV 7C Typ. Max. Unit F ig. RAMP GENERATOR (pin 18) Symbo l Parameter T est Cond ition V18 Ramp Valley S1 = B; S2 = B V18 Ramp Peak S1 = B S2 = B I18 Min. Ramp Current S1 = A; I17 = 100µA I18 Max. Ramp Current S1 = A; I17 = 1mA Min. 1.2 V i = 15V V i = 45V 1.5 V 7A 2.5 5.5 V V 7A 7A 270 2.4 2.7 Min. Typ. 300 µA 7A mA 7A SYNC FUNCTION (pin 10) Symbo l Max. Unit F ig. V10 Low Input Voltage Parameter Vi = 15V to 50V; V 8 = 0; S1 = B; S2 = B; S4 = B T est Cond ition –0.3 0.9 V 7A V10 High Input voltage V8 = 0; S1 = B; S2 = B; S4 = B 2.5 5.5 V 7A +I10L Sync Input Current with Low V10 = V18 = 0.9V; S4 = B; Input Voltage S1 = B; S2 = B 0.4 mA 7A +I10H Input Current with High V10 = 2.5V Input Voltage 1.5 mA 7A V – µs – 8/22 V10 Output Amplitude tW Output Pulse Width Vthr = 2.5V 4 5 0.3 0.5 0.8 L4974A ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) RESET AND POWER FAIL FUNCTIONS Symbo l Parameter T est Co nd itions Min. T yp. Max. Unit Fig . V9R Rising Thereshold Voltage (pin 9) Vi = 15 to 50V V4 = 5.3V Vref -130 Vref -100 Vref -80 V mV 7D V9F Falling Thereshold Voltage (pin 9) Vi = 15 to 50V V4 = 5.3V 4.77 Vref -200 Vref -160 V mV 7D V2H Delay High Threshold Volt. Vi = 15 to 50V V4 = 5.3V V9 = V13 4.95 5.1 5.25 V 7D V2L Delay Low Threshold Volt. Vi = 15 to 50V V4 = 4.7V V9 = V13 1 1.1 1.2 V 7D I2SO Delay Source Current V4 = 5.3V; 30 60 80 I2SI Delay Source Sink Current V4 = 4.7V; V2 = 3V V 3S Output Saturation Voltage I3 = 15mA; S1 = B V4 = 4.7V 0.4 V 7D Output Leak Current V3 = 50V; S1 = A 100 V4R Rising Threshold Voltage V9 = V13 V4H Hysteresis I3 I4 V2 = 3V Input Bias Current 10 µA 7D mA 7D µA 7D 4.955 5.1 5.25 V 7D 0.4 0.5 0.6 V 7D 1 3 µA 7D Figure 5 : Test and Evaluation Board Circuit. TYPICAL PERFORMANCES (using evaluation board) : n = 83% (Vi = 35V ; Vo = VREF ; Io = 3.5A ; fsw = 100KHz) Vo RIPPLE = 30mV (at 1A) Line regulation = 12mV (Vi = 15 to 50V) Load regulation = 8mV (Io = 1 to 3.5A) for component values Refer to the fig. 5 (Part list). 9/22 L4974A Figure 6a : Component Layout of fig.5 (1 : 1 scale). Evaluation Board Available PART LIST R 1 = 30KΩ R 2 = 10KΩ R 3 = 15KΩ R 4 = 30KΩ R 5 = 22Ω R 6 = 4.7KΩ R 7 = see table A R 8 = OPTION R 9 = 4.7KΩ * C1 = C2 = 1000µF 63V EYF (ROE) C3 = C4 = C5 = C6 = 2,2µF 50V C7 = 390pF Film C8 = 22nF MKT 1837 (ERO) C9 = 2.7nF KP 1830 (ERO) C10 = 0.33µF Film C11 = 1nF ** C12 = C 13 = C14 = 100µF 40V EKR (ROE) C15 = 1µF Film D1 = SB 560 (OR EQUIVALENT) L1 = 150µH core 58310 MAGNETICS 45 TURNS 0.91mm (AWG 19) COGEMA 949181 * 2 capacitors in parallel to increase input RMS current capability. * * 3 capacitors in parallel to reduce total output ESR. 10/22 Table A V0 R9 R7 12V 15V 18V 24V 4.7kΩ 4.7kΩ 4.7kΩ 4.7kΩ 6.2kW 9.1kΩ 12Ω 18Ω Table B SUGGESTED BOOSTRAP CAPACITORS Operatin g F requency Boo strap Cap.c10 f = 20KHz ≥680nF f = 50KHz ≥470nF f = 100KHz ≥330nF f = 200KHz ≥220nF f = 500KHz ≥100nF L4974A Figure 6b: P.C. Board and Component Layout of the Circuit of Fig. 5. (1:1 scale) Figure 7 : DC Test Circuits. 11/22 L4974A Figure 7A. Figure 7B. Figure 7C. 12/22 L4974A Figure 7D. Figure 8 : Quiescent Drain Current vs. Supply Voltage (0% duty cycle - see fig. 7A). Figure 9 : QuiescentDrain Current vs. Junction Temperature (0% duty cycle). 13/22 L4974A Figure 10 : Quiescent Drain Current vs. Duty Cycle. Figure 11 : Reference Voltage (pin 13) vs. Vi (see fig. 7). Figure 12 : Reference Voltage (pin 13) vs. Junction Temperature (see fig. 7). Figure 13 : ReferenceVoltage (pin 14) vs. Vi (see fig. 7). Figure 14 : Reference Voltage (pin 14) vs. Junction Temperature (see fig. 7). Figure 15 : Reference Voltage 5.1V (pin 13) Supply Voltage Ripple Rejection vs. FreSVR (dB) 14/22 L4974A Figure 16 : Switching Frequency vs. Input Voltage (see fig. 5). Figure 17 : Switching Frequency vs. Junction Temperature (see fig. 5). Figure 18 : Switching Frequency vs. R4 (see fig.5). Figure 19 : Maximum Duty Cycle vs. Frequency. Figure 20 : Supply Voltage Ripple Rejection vs. Frequency (see fig. 5). Figure 21 : Efficiency vs. Output Voltage. 15/22 L4974A Figure 22 : Line Transient Response (see fig. 5). Figure 23 : Load Transient Response (see fig. 5). Figure 24 : Dropout Voltage between Pin 11 and Pin 20 vs. Current at Pin 20. Figure 25 : .Dropout Voltage between Pin 11 and Pin 20 vs. Junction Temperature. Figure 26 : Power Dissipation (device only) vs. Input Voltage. Figure 27 : Power Dissipation (device only) vs. Input Voltage. 16/22 L4974A Figure 28 : Power Dissipation (device only) vs. Output Voltage. Figure 29 : Power Dissipation (device only) vs. OutputVoltage. Figure 30 : Power Dissipation (device only) vs. Output Current. Figure 31 : Power Dissipation (device only) vs. Output Current. Figure 32 : Efficiency vs. Output Current. Figure 33 : Test PCB Thermal Characteristic. 17/22 L4974A Figure 34 : Junctionto AmbientThermal Resistance vs. Area onBoard Heatsink (DIP 16+2+2) Figure 36: Open Loop Frequency and Phase of Error Amplifier (see fig. 7C). 18/22 Figure 35: Maximum Allowable Power Dissipation vs. Ambient Temperature (Powerdip) L4974A Figure 37 : 3.5A – 5.1V Low Cost Application Circuit. Figure 38 : A 5.1V/12VMultiple Supply. Note the Synchronization between the L4974A and L4970A. 19/22 L4974A Figure 39 : L4974A’s Sync. Example. Figure 40: 1A/24V Multiple Supply. Note the synchronization between the L4974A and L4962 20/22 L4974A mm DIM. MIN. a1 0.51 B 0.85 b b1 TYP. inch MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX. 0.020 1.40 0.033 0.50 0.38 0.055 0.020 0.50 D 0.015 0.020 24.80 0.976 E 8.80 0.346 e 2.54 0.100 e3 22.86 0.900 F 7.10 0.280 I 5.10 0.201 L Z OUTLINE AND MECHANICAL DATA 3.30 0.130 1.27 Powerdip 20 0.050 21/22 L4974A Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. 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