SEMTECH SC1405TS.TR

HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONOUS POWER
MOSFET SMART DRIVER
August 31, 2000
TEL:805-498-2111 FAX:805-498-3804 WEB:http://www.semtech.com
DESCRIPTION
The SC1405 is a Dual-MOSFET Driver with an internal
Overlap Protection Circuit to prevent shoot-through
from VIN to GND in the main switching and synchronous MOSFET’s. Each driver is capable of driving
a 3000pF load in 20ns rise/fall time and has ULTRAFAST propagation delay from input transition to the
gate of the power FET’s. The Overlap Protection circuit
ensures that the second FET does not turn on until the
top FET source has reached a voltage low enough to
prevent shoot-through. The delay between the bottom
gate going low to the top gate transitioning to high is
externally programmable via a capacitor for optimal
reduction of switching losses at the operating frequency. The bottom FET may be disabled at light loads
by keeping S_MOD low to trigger asynchronous operation, thus saving the bottom FET’s gate drive current
and inductor ripple current. An internal voltage reference allows threshold adjustment for an Output OverVoltage protection circuitry, independent of the PWM
feedback loop. Under-Voltage-Lock-Out circuit is included to guarantee that both driver outputs are low
when the 5V logic level is less than or equal to 4.4V
(typ) at supply ramp up (4.35V at supply ramp down). A
CMOS output provides status indication of the 5V supply. A low enable input places the IC in stand-by mode
thereby reducing supply current to less than 10µA.
SC1405 is offered in a high pitch (.025” lead spacing)
TSSOP package.
PIN CONFIGURATION
SC1405
FEATURES
•= Fast rise and fall times (20ns typical with 3000pf
•=
•=
•=
•=
•=
•=
•=
•=
•=
load)
20ns max. Propagation delay (BG going low)
Adaptive/programmable shoot-through protection
Wide input voltage range (4.5-25V)
Programmable delay between MOSFET’s
Power saving asynchronous mode control
Output overvoltage protection/overtemp shutdown
Under-Voltage lock-out and power ready signal
Less than 10µA stand-by current (EN=low)
Power ready output signal
APPLICATIONS
•= High Density/Fast transient power supplies
•= Motor Drives/Class-D amps
•= High frequency (to 1.2 MHz) operation allows use
•=
of small inductors and low cost caps in place of
electrolytics
Portable computers
ORDERING INFORMATION
(1)
DEVICE
SC1405TS.TR
PACKAGE
TEMP. RANGE (TJ)
TSSOP-14
0 - 125°C
Note:
(1) Only available in tape and reel packaging. A reel
contains 2500 devices.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Top View
(14-Pin TSSOP)
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HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONOUS POWER
MOSFET SMART DRIVER
SC1405
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Parameter
Symbol
VCC Supply Voltage
BST to PGND
BST to DRN
DRN to PGND
OVP_S to PGND
Input pin
Continuous Power Dissipation
VMAX5V
VMAXBST-PGND
VMAXBST-DRN
VMAXDRN-PGN
VMAXOVP_S-PGND
CO
Pd
Conditions
Maximum
Units
Tamb = 25°C, TJ = 125°C
Tcase = 25°C, TJ = 125°C
7
30
7
25
10
-0.3 to 7.3
0.66
2.56
V
V
V
V
V
V
W
Thermal Resistance Junction to Case
θJC
40
°C/W
Thermal Resistance Junction to Ambient
θJA
150
°C/W
TJ
0 to +125
°C
TSTG
-65 to +150
°C
TLEAD
300
°C
Operating Temperature Range
Storage Temperature Range
Lead Temperature (Soldering) 10 sec
NOTE:
(1) Specification refers to application circuit in Figure 1.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (DC OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS)
Unless specified: -0 < θJ < 125°C; VCC = 5V; 4V < VBST < 26V
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
VCC
VCC
4.15
5
6.0
V
Quiescent Current
Iq_stby
EN = 0V
10
µA
Quiescent Current, operating
Iq_op
VCC = 5V,CO=0V
High Level Output Voltage
VOH
VCC = 4.6V, lload = 10mA
Low Level Output Voltage
VOL
VCC < UVLO threshold, lload =
10µA
High Level Output Voltage
VOH
VCC = 4.6V, Cload = 100pF
Low Level Output Voltage
VOL
VCC = 4.6V, Cload = 100pF
POWER SUPPLY
Supply Voltage
1
ma
4.55
V
PRDY
4.5
0.1
0.2
V
DSPS_DR
4.15
V
0.05
V
4.6
V
UNDER-VOLTAGE LOCKOUT
Start Threshold
Hysteresis
Logic Active Threshold
VSTART
4.2
0.05
VhysUVLO
VACT
4.4
EN is low
V
1.5
V
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HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONOUS POWER
MOSFET SMART DRIVER
SC1405
August 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (DC OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS) Cont.
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX UNITS
1.145
1.2
1.255
OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
Trip Threshold
Hysteresis
VTRIP
0.8
VhysOVP
V
V
S_MOD
High Level Input Voltage
VIH
Low Level Input Voltage
VIL
2.0
V
0.8
V
ENABLE
High Level Input Voltage
VIH
Low Level Input Voltage
VIL
2.0
V
0.8
V
CO
High Level Input Voltage
VIH
Low Level Input Voltage
VIL
2.0
V
0.8
V
THERMAL SHUTDOWN
Over Temperature Trip Point
TOTP
165
°C
Hysteresis
THYST
10
°C
IPKH
1.5
A
1.4
Ω
1.4
Ω
2
A
2
Ω
2
Ω
HIGH-SIDE DRIVER
Peak Output Current
Output Resistance
RsrcTG
RsinkTG
duty cycle < 2%, tpw < 100µs,
TJ = 125°C, VBST - VDRN = 4.5V,
VTG = 4.0V (src)+VDRN
or VTG = 0.5V (sink)+VDRN
LOW-SIDE DRIVER
Peak Output Current
Output Resistance
IPKL
RsrcBG
RsinkBG
duty cycle < 2%, tpw < 100µs,
TJ = 125°C
VV_5 = 4.6V, VBG = 4V (src),
or VLOWDR = 0.5V (sink)
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HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONOUS POWER
MOSFET SMART DRIVER
SC1405
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (DC OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS) Cont.
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX UNITS
AC OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS
HIGH-SIDE DRIVER
rise time
trTG,
CI = 3nF, VBST - VDRN = 4.6V,
16
25
ns
fall time
tfTG
CI = 3nF, VBST - VDRN = 4.6V,
17
27
ns
propagation delay time,
TG going high
tpdhTG
CI = 3nF, VBST - VDRN = 4.6V,
C-delay=0
35
56
ns
propagation delay time,
TG going low
tpdlTG
CI = 3nF, VBST - VDRN = 4.6V,
25
40
ns
rise time
trBG
CI = 3nF, VV_5 = 4.6V,
20
32
ns
fall time
trBG
CI = 3nF, VV_5 = 4.6V,
18
29
ns
propagation delay time
BG going high
tpdhBGHI
CI = 3nF, VV_5 = 4.6V,
DRN < 1V
45
72
ns
progagation delay time
BG going low
tpdlBG
CI = 3nF, VV_5 = 4.6V,
12
20
ns
V_5 ramping up
tpdhUVLO
EN is High
10
us
V_5 ramping down
tpdlUVLO
EN is High
10
us
EN is transitioning from low to
high
tpdhPRDY
V_5 > UVLO threshold, Delay
measured from EN > 2.0V to
PRDY > 3.5V
10
µs
EN is transitioning from high to
low
tpdhUVLO
V_5 > UVLO threshold. Delay
measured from EN < 0.8V tp
PRDY < 10% of V_5
500
µs
CI = 100pf, V_5 = 4.6V,
20
ns
LOW-SIDE DRIVER
UNDER-VOLTAGE LOCKOUT
PRDY
DSPS_DR
rise/fall time
trDSPS_DR,
tfDSPS_DR
propagation delay,
DSPS_DR going high
tpdhDSPS_DR
S_MOD goes high and
BG goes high or S_MOD goes low
10
ns
propagation delay
DSPS_DR goes low
tpdlDSPS_DR
S_MOD goes high and BG goes
low
10
ns
tpdhOVP_S
V_5 = 4.6V, TJ = 125°C, OVP_S >
1.2V to BG > 90% of V_5
1
µs
OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
propagation delay
OVP_S going high
Note:
(1) This device is ESD sensitive. Use of standard ESD handling precautions is required.
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MOSFET SMART DRIVER
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PIN DESCRIPTION
Pin #
Pin Name
Pin Function
1
OVP_S
Overvoltage protection sense. External scaling resistors required to set
protection threshold.
2
EN
When high, this pin enables the internal circuitry of the device. When
low, TG, BG and PRDY are forced low and the supply current (5V) is
less than 10µA.
3
GND
Logic GND.
4
CO
TTL-level input signal to the MOSFET drivers.
5
S_MOD
When low, this signal forces BG to be low. When high, BG is not a
function of this signal.
6
DELAY_C
Sets the additional propagation delay for BG going low to TG going high.
Total propagation delay= 20ns + 1ns/pF.
7
PRDY
This pin indicates the status of 5V. When 5V is less than 4.4V(typ) this
output is driven low. When 5V is greater than or equals to 4.4V(typ) this
output is driven to 5V level. This output has a 10mA drive capability and
10µA sink capability.
8
VCC
+5V supply. A .22-1µF ceramic capacitor should be connected from 5V
to PGND very close to this pin.
9
BG
Output drive for the synchronous MOSFET.
10
PGND
Power ground. Connect to the synchronous FET power ground.
11
DSPS_DR
Dynamic Set Point Switch Drive. TTL level output signal. When S_MOD
is high, this pin follows the BG driver pin voltage.
12
DRN
This pin connects to the junction of the switching and synchronous
MOSFET’s. This pin can be subjected to a -2V minimum relative to
PGND without affecting operation.
13
TG
Output gate drive for the switching (high-side) MOSFET.
14
BST
Bootstrap pin. A capacitor is connected between BST and DRN pins to
develop the floating bootstrap voltage for the high-side MOSFET. The
capacitor value is typically between 0.1µF and 1µF (ceramic).
NOTE:
(1) All logic level inputs and outputs are open collector TTL compatible.
PIN CONFIGURATION
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HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONOUS POWER
MOSFET SMART DRIVER
SC1405
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APPLICATION CIRCUIT
Typical Distributed Power Supply
INPUT POWER
+
+
+
MTB75N03
75A,30V
D1
+5V
10uF,6.3V
+
1N5819
.1uF
.22uF
8
3
<<
P_READY
>>
PWM IN
(20KHz-1MHz)
7
2
4
6
1
47pF
5
Vcc
GND
BST
TG
PRDY
EN
DRN
CO
DELAY_C
BG
OVP_S
DSPS_DR
S_MOD PGND
14
13
2.2
12
+
+
+
MTB75N03
75A,30V
9
11
10
2.2
SC1405
<<
DSPS_DR
Over-Voltage Sense
<<< Output Feedback to PWM
Controller
Figure 1.
TIMING DIAGRAM
Figure 2.
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1u,16V
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
C12
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1u,16V
EN
C46
C45
15K
R22
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
OC-
OC+
Vid4
Vid3
Vid2
Vid1
Vid0
Rref
Extclk
GND
Drv2
Drv0
12V
Drv1
Drv3
Outv
2.2
R25
Comp
FB
Bgout
FBG
Enable
SC1144-SOIC
U2
Clksel
Divsel
5v
SMOD
10K 10K 10K 10K
.001
0
R19
10
R1
R4 R5 R6 R7
.01
3.92K
R18
C8
10uf,6.3v
13
14
15
16
C42
.01u
17 EN
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
300k
R24
22
R13
22
R11
22
R8
22
R9
3k
R15
C43
.022
2.2k
R20
VOUT
BY JUMPERING JMP1, ALL SC1405'S ARE ENABLED AND
DISABLED TOGETHER WITH SC1144. THREE OF THE SC1405'S
CAN BE DIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY SEPARATING THE TWO ENABLES.
ENSYN
JMP1
330UF,16V
C13
Vout/Clk switch
S1
INPUT
1
2
3
4
5 C11
6
.1u
C7
J1
0
R32
C47
.1u
R21
10
47pf
C44
47pf
C37
47pf
C26
47pf
C16
EN
*
.01
TBD
R27 C48
5
7
2
4
6
1
8
3
5
7
2
4
6
1
8
3
5
7
2
4
6
1
8
3
5
7
2
4
6
1
8
3
TG
BST
BST
TG
BST
BST
11
10
9
12
13
14
11
10
9
12
13
14
11
10
9
12
13
14
11
10
9
12
13
14
.1u
C2
D1
D2
D3
4.7
R31
4.7
R30
4.7
R29
4.7
R28
.1u
.1u
C22
.1u C40
C31
.1u
Date:
B
Size
Title
C9
C49
.1u
0
R23
0
R17
10u,16V
C36
0
R16
0
R14
10u,16V
C28
R12
0
R10
0
10u,16V
C19
R3
0
0
R2
FDB7030
Q8
FDP6035
Q7
FDP6035
Q6
FDP6035
Q5
FDB7030
Q4
FDP6035
Q3
FDB7030
Q2
FDP6035
Q1
30BQ015
D8
30BQ015
D7
30BQ015
D6
30BQ015
D5
Thursday, June 10, 1999
Document Number
Sheet
PLATFORM SYNCHRONOUS 40A CONVERTER
C35
.1u
C27
.1u
C18
.1u
D4 .1u C50
SS12 SS12 SS12 SS12
R26 AND R27 SET THE OVERVOLTAGE TRIP
POINT. C48 SETS THE TIME CONSTANT.
R27=0,R26=OPEN to disable OVP_S.
TBD
R26
*
SC1405
TG
PRDY
EN
DRN
CO
DELAY_C BG
OVP_S
DSPS_DR
S_MOD PGND
Vcc
GND
SC1405
U5
PRDY
EN
DRN
CO
DELAY_C BG
OVP_S
DSPS_DR
S_MOD PGND
Vcc
GND
SC1405
U4
TG
PRDY
EN
DRN
CO
DELAY_C BG
OVP_S
DSPS_DR
S_MOD PGND
Vcc
GND
SC1405
U3
PRDY
EN
DRN
CO
DELAY_C BG
OVP_S
DSPS_DR
S_MOD PGND
Vcc
GND
U1
.1u
C3
10K
R33
.1u
C4
+12V
Long PCB Trace
.1u
C14
.1u
C23
.1u
C32
.1u
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C41
.1u
C5
+5V power
1
870nh
L7
870nh
L5
870nh
L3
870nh
L1
of
1
Rev
NC
C51
1000uf,6.3
C39
1000uf,6.3
22u,10V
C38
22u,10V
C34
22u,10V
C33
22u,10V
C30
22u,10V
C29
22u,10V
C25
22u,10V
C24
22u,10V
C21
22u,10V
C20
22u,10V
C17
22u,10V
C15
22u,10V
C10
22u,10V
C6
22u,10V
C1
HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONOUS POWER
MOSFET SMART DRIVER
SC1405
August 31, 2000
APPLICATION EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATIC
SC1405/SC1144 Evaluation Board.
4-Phase synchronous, Freq.=1MHz
Figure 3
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MOSFET SMART DRIVER
SC1405
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BILL OF MATERIAL
Item Qty Reference
Value
Manufacturer
1
14
C1,C6,C10,C15,C17,C20,C21,C24,C25,C29,C30,C33,C34,C38
22u, 10V
2
19
C2,C3,C4,C5,C7,C9,C14,C18,C22,C23,C27,C31,C32,C35,C40,
C41,C47,C49,C50
.1uF
any
3
1
C8
10uF, 6.3V
any
4
2
C11,C12
1uF, 16V
any
5
1
C13
6
4
C16,C26,C37,C44
7
3
C19,C28,C36
8
2
C39,C51
9
3
10
330uf, 16V
Murata
(GRM235Y5V226Z010)
Sanyo
44pF
any
10uF, 16V
any
1000uF, 6.3V
any
C42,C45,C46
.01uf
any
1
C43
.022
Avx, any
11
1
C46
.001
Avx, any
12
4
D1,D2,D3,D4
SS12
General Instruments
13
4
D5,D6,D7,D8
30BQ015
14
2
JMP1,JMP2
Jumper
15
1
J1
Input
16
4
L1,L3,L5,L7
.87uh
17
5
Q1,Q3,Q5,Q6,Q7
FDP6035
IR7811
FDB7030
Int. Rectifier
(310) 252-7099
Falco, P/N: TO2509
(305) 662-9076
Fairchild Semi.
(408) 822-2000
Int. Rectifier
18
3
Q2,Q4,Q8
19
2
R1,R21
10
any
20
10
R2,R3,R10,R12,R14,R16,R17,R19,R23,R32
0
any
21
5
R4,R5,R6,R7,R33
10k
any
22
4
R8,R9,R11,R13
22
any
23
1
R15
3k
any
24
1
R18
3.92k
any
25
1
R20
2.2k
any
26
1
R22
15K
any
27
1
R24
300K
any
28
1
R25
2.2
any
29
2
R26,R27
TBD
any
30
4
R28,R29,R30,R31
4.7
any
31
1
S1
32
4
U1,U3,U4,U5
33
1
U2
Vout/Clk switch
Fairchild Semi.
Digikey
SC1405
Semtech, (805) 499-2111
SC1144CSW
Semtech, (805) 499-2111
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HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONOUS POWER
MOSFET SMART DRIVER
SC1405
August 31, 2000
APPLICATION INFORMATION
SC1405 is a high speed, smart dual MOSFET driver.
It is designed to drive Low Rds_On power MOSFET’s
with ultra-low rise/fall times and propagation delays.
As the switching frequencies of PWM controllers is increased to reduce power supply and Class-D amplifier
volume and cost, fast rise and fall times are necessary
to minimize switching losses (TOP MOSFET) and reduce Dead-time (BOTTOM MOSFET). While Low
Rds_On MOSFET’s present a power saving in I2R
losses, the MOSFET’s die area is larger and thus the
effective input capacitance of the MOSFET is increased. Often a 50% decrease in Rds_On more than
doubles the effective input gate charge, which must be
supplied by the driver. The Rds_On power savings
can be offset by the switching and dead-time losses
with a sub-optimum driver. While discrete solution can
achieve reasonable drive capability, implementing
shoot-through, programmable delay and other housekeeping functions necessary for safe operation can become cumbersome and costly. The SC1405 family of
parts presents a total solution for the high-speed, high
power density applications. Wide input supply range of
4.5V-25V allows use in battery powered applications,
new high voltage, distributed power servers as well as
Class-D amplifiers.
THEORY OF OPERATION
The control input (CO) to the SC1405 is typically supplied by a PWM controller that regulates the power
supply output. (See Application Evaluation Schematic,
Figure 3). The timing diagram demonstrates the sequence of events by which the top and bottom drive
signals are applied. The shoot-through protection is
implemented by holding the bottom FET off until the
voltage at the phase node (intersection of top FET
source, the output inductor and the bottom FET drain)
has dropped below 1V. This assures that the top FET
has turned off and that a direct current path does not
exist between the input supply and ground, a condition
which both the top and bottom FET’s are on momentarily. The top FET is also prevented from turning on
until the bottom FET is off. This time is internally set to
20ns (typical) and may be increased by adding a capacitor to the C-Delay pin. The delay is approximately
1ns/pf in addition to the internal 20ns delay. The external capacitor may be needed if multiple High input capacitance MOSFET’s are used in parallel and the fall
time is substantially greater than 20ns.
It must be noted that increasing the dead-time by high
values of C-Delay capacitor will reduce efficiency since
the parallel Schottky or the bottom FET body diode will
have to conduct during dead-time.
LAYOUT GUIDELINES
As with any high speed , high current circuit, proper
layout is critical in achieving optimum performance of
the SC1405. The Evaluation board schematic (Refer
to figure 3) shows a four-phase synchronous design
with all surface mountable components.
While components connecting to C-Delay, OVP_S,
EN,S-MOD, DSPS_DR and PRDY are relatively noncritical, tight placement and short,wide traces must be
used in layout of The Drives, DRN, and especially
PGND pin. The top gate driver supply voltage is provided by bootstrapping the +5V supply and adding it
the phase node voltage (DRN). Since the bootstrap
capacitor supplies the charge to the TOP gate, it must
be less than .5” away from the SC1405. Ceramic X7R
capacitors are a good choice for supply bypassing near
the chip. The Vcc pin capacitor must also be less than
.5” away from the SC1405. The ground node of this
capacitor, the SC1405 PGND pin and the Source of
the bottom FET must be very close to each other,
preferably with common PCB copper land with multiple
vias to the ground plane (if used). The parallel Schottky must be physically next to the Bottom FETS Drain
and source. Any trace or lead inductance in these connections will drive current way from the Schottky and
allow it to flow through the FET’s Body diode, thus reducing efficiency.
PREVENTING INADVERTENT BOTTOM FET
TURN-ON
At high input voltages, (12V and greater) a fast turn-on
of the top FET creates a positive going spike on the
Bottom FET’s gate through the Miller capacitance,
Crss of the bottom FET. The voltage appearing on the
gate due to this spike is:
Vspike=Vin*crss/(Crass+ciss)
Where Ciss is the input gate capacitance of the bottom
FET. This is assuming that the impedance of the drive
path is too high compared to the instantaneous
impedance of the capacitors. (since dV/dT and thus
the effective frequency is very high). If the BG pin of
the SC1405 is very close to the bottom FET, Vspike
will be reduced depending on trace inductance, rate if
rise of current,etc.
While not shown in Figure 3, a capacitor may be added
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ably less than .1” away. This capacitor will be added to
Ciss in the above equation to reduce the effective spike
voltage, Vspike.
The selection of the bottom MOSFET must be done with
attention paid to the Crss/Ciss ratio. A low ratio reduces
the Miller feedback and thus reduces Vspike. Also
MOSFETs with higher Turn-on threshold voltages will
conduct at a higher voltage and will not turn on during
the spike. The MOSFET shown in the schematic (figure
3) has a 2 volt threshold and will require approximately 5
volts Vgs to be conducting, thus reducing the possibility
of shoot-through. A zero ohm bottom FET gate resistor
will obviously help keeping the gate voltage low.
Ultimately, slowing down the top FET by adding gate resistance will reduce di/dt which will in turn make the effective impedance of the capacitors higher, thus allowing
the BG driver to hold the bottom gate voltage low. It
does this at the expense of increased switching times (
and switching losses) for the top FET.
ASYNCHRONOUS OPERATION
Fring =1/(2¶* Sqrt(Lst*Coss))
The SC1405 can be configured to operate in Asynchronous mode by pulling S-MOD to logic LOW, thus
disabling the bottom FET drive. This has the effect of
saving power at light loads since the bottom FET’s
gate capacitance does not have to charged at the
switching frequency. There can be a significant savings since the bottom driver can supply up to 2A pulses
to the FET at the switching frequency. There is an additional efficiency benefit to operating in asynchronous
mode. When operating in synchronous mode, the inductor current can go negative and flow in reverse direction when the bottom FET is on and the DC load is
less than 1/2 inductor ripple current. At that point, the
inductor core and wire losses, depending on the magnitude of the ripple current, can be quite significant.
Operating in asynchronous mode at light loads effectively only charges the inductor by as much as needed
to supply the load current, since the inductor never
completely discharges at light loads. DC regulation
can be an issue depending on the type of controller
used and minimum load required to maintain regulation. If there are no Schottkys used in parallel with bottom FET, the FET’s body diode will need to conduct in
asynchronous mode. The high voltage drop of this
diode must be considered when determining the criteria for this mode of operation.
Where:
DSPS DR
Lst = The effective stray inductance of the top FET
added to trace inductance of the connection between top
FET’s source and the bottom FET’s drain added to the
trace resistance of the bottom FET’s ground connection.
Coss=Drain to source capacitance of bottom FET. If
there is a Schottky used, the capacitance of the Schottky
is added to the value.
This pin produces an output which is a logical duplicate
of the bottom FET’s gate drive, if S-MOD is held LOW.
RINGING ON THE PHASE NODE
The top MOSFET source must be close to the bottom
MOSFET drain to prevent ringing and the possibility of
the phase node going negative. This frequency is determined by:
Although this ringing does not pose any power losses
due to a fairly high Q, it could cause the phase node to
go too far negative, thus causing improper operation,
double pulsing or at worst driver damage. This ringing is
also an EMI nuisance due to its high resonant frequency.
Adding a capacitor, typically 1000-2000pf, in parallel with
Coss can often eliminate the EMI issue. If double pulsing is caused due to excessive ringing, placing 4.7-10
ohm resistor between the phase node and the DRN pin
of the SC1405 should eliminate the double pulsing.
Proper layout will guarantee minimum ringing and eliminate the need for external components. Use of SO-8 or
other surface mount MOSFETs will reduce lead inductance as well as radiated EMI.
OVP_S/OVER TEMP SHUTDOWN
Output over-voltage protection may be implemented on
the SC1405 independent of the PWM controller . A
voltage divider from the output is compared with the
internal bandgap voltage of 1.2V (typical). Upon exceeding this voltage, the overvoltage comparator disables the top FET, while turning on the bottom FET to
allow discharge of the output capacitors excessive voltage through the output inductor. There should be sufficient RC time constant as well as voltage headroom on
the OVP_S pin to assure it does not enter overvoltage
mode inadvertently. The SC1405 will shutdown if its Tj
exceeds 165 °C.
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Performance diagrams, Application Evaluation Board. (Fig.3)
Figure 4-Timing diagram:
Ch1:CO input
Ch2:TG drive
Ch3:BG non-overlap drive
Ch4:phase node
Iout=20A (10A/phase)
Refer to Eval. Schematic
(fig.3)
Figure 5-Timing diagram:
Rise/Fall times
Ch1:TG drive
Ch2:BG drive
Cursor:TpdhTG
Iout=20A (10A/phase)
Refer to Eval. Schematic
(fig.3)
Vin=10V, Vout=2V TOP FET IR7811, Bottom
FET IR7030(L) Qg(tot)=35nc
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