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?f2011fsemtechfcorporation 1 SC403B 6a ecospeed ? integrated fet regulator with programmable ldo features powerfsystem: inputfvoltageff3vftof28v internalforfexternalfbiasfvoltageff3vftof5.5v referencefvoltageff600mv integratedfbootstrapfswitch programmablefldofoutputff200ma 1%freferenceftolerancef f -40ftof+85fc ecospeed ? farchitecturefwithfpseudo-fxedffre - quencyfadaptivefon-timefcontrol logicfinput/outputfcontrol:f independentfcontrolfenfforffldofandfswitcherf programmablefv in fuvlofthreshold powerfgoodfoutput selectablef powerfsavefmode programmablefsoftfstartftime protections: over-voltagefandfunder-voltage tcfcompensatedfr ds(on)f fsensedfcurrentflimit thermalfshutdown anyfesrffsp,fposcap,foscon,fandfceramicfcapacitors package:f lead-freefpackageff5x5mm,f32-pinfmlpqf fullyfrohs/weeefcompliantfandfhalogen-free applications ofcefautomationfandfcomputing networkingfandftelecommunicationfequipment pointfoffloadfpowerfsuppliesfandfmodulefreplacement ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? description thefSC403Bfisfafstand-alonefsynchronousfecospeed ? fbuckf powerfsupplyfwhichfincorporatesfsemtechsfadvancedf patentedfadaptivefon-timefcontrolfarchitecture.fitfpro - videsfexcellentflight-loadfefficiencyfandffastftransientf response.fitffeaturesfintegratedfpowerfmosfets,fafboot - strapf switch,f andf af programmablef ldof inf af 5x5mmff package.ffthefdevicefisfhighlyfefcientfandfusesfminimalf pcbfarea.f thefSC403Bfsupportsfusingfstandardfcapacitorftypesfsuchf asfelectrolyticforfspecialfpolymer,finfadditionftofceramic,fatf switchingffrequenciesfupftof1mhz.fthefprogrammablef frequency,fsynchronousfoperation,fandfselectablefpower- savefprovidefhighfefciencyfoperationfoverfafwidefloadf range. additionalffeaturesfincludefafprogrammablefsoft-start,f programmablefcycle-by-cyclefover-currentflimitfprotec - tion,funderfandfover-voltagefprotections,fsoftfshutdown,f andfselectablefpower-save.ffthefdevicefalsofprovidesffsep - aratefenablefinputsfforfthefpwmfcontrollerfandfldofasf wellfasfafpowerfgoodfoutputfforfthefpwmfcontroller. thefwidefinputfandfbiasfvoltagefranges,fprogrammablef frequency,f andf programmablef ldof makef thef devicef extremelyfflexiblefandfeasyftofusefinfafbroadfrangefoff applications.ffthefSC403Bfcanfbefusedfinfserverfcomputersf andfsinglefcellforfmulti-cellfbatteryfsystemsfinfadditionftof traditionalfdcfpowerfsupplyfapplications. rev.f2.1 power management rton sc 403 b fb vout vdd vin ss bst p g n d lx pgood i l i m lxs e n / p s v enl l x b s t rilim cbst enable / psave enable ldo vext / ldo a g n d + rfb 1 rfb 2 vout cout l 1 cin vin pgood ton 1 f csoft 10 ? typical application circuit usfpatent:f2010/0033215a1
2 SC403B pin confguration ordering information marking information sc 403 b yyww xxxxxx xxxxxx agnd pad 1 vin pad 2 lx pad 3 e n l 32 t o n 31 a g n d 30 e n / p s v 29 l x s 28 i l i m 27 p g o o d 26 l x 25 24 lx lx 23 pgnd 22 pgnd 21 pgnd 20 pgnd 19 pgnd 18 pgnd 17 p g n d 16 p g n d 15 n c 14 l x b s t 13 n c 12 v i n 11 v i n 10 v i n 9 bst 8 fbl 5 ss 7 vin 6 vdd 3 agnd 4 fb 1 top view vout 2 notes: 1)f availablefinftapefandfreelfonly.ffafreelfcontainsf3000fdevices. f 2)f lead-freef packagef only.f devicef isf rohs/weeef compliantf andf halogen-free. yyww = date code xxxxxx = semtech lot number xxxxxx = semtech lot number SC403B mlpq-32; 5x5, 32 lead device package SC403Bmltrt (1)(2) mlpq-32f5x5 SC403Bevb evaluationfboard 3 SC403B absolute maximum ratings lxftofpgndf(v) .f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f -0.3f tof +30 lxftofpgndf(v)f(transientff100nsfmax.)f f. . . . . . -2ftof+30f vinftofpgndf(v) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3f tof +30 en/psv,fpgood,filim,ftofgndf(v) f. . . . . . f-0.3ftofff+(v dd f+f0.3) ss,ffvout,fffb,ffbl,ftofgndf(v) f. . . . . . . . . -0.3ftofff+(v dd f+f0.3) vddftofpgndf(v)f f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f -0.3f tof +6 tonftofagndf(v) .f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f.f -0.3ftof+(vddf-f1.5) enlf(v) f f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f -0.3f tof v inf bstftoflxf(v) f f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3f tof +6.0 bstftofpgndf(v) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3f tof +35 agndftofpgndf(v) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3f tof +0.3 esdfprotectionflevel (1)f (kv) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f2 recommended operating conditions inputfvoltagef(v)f f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f 3.0f tof 28 vddftofpgndf(v) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0f tof 5.5 voutftofpgndf(v)f f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6f tof 5.5 thermal information storageftemperaturef(c) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -60ftof+150 maximumfjunctionftemperaturef(c) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f 150 operatingfjunctionftemperaturef(c) f. . . . . . -40f tof +125 thermalfresistance,fjunctionftofambientf (2) f(c/w) high-sidefmosfet f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f48 low-sidefmosfet f f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f38 pwmfcontrollerfandfldofthermalfresistancef f. . . . .f 36 peakfirfrefowftemperaturef(c) f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f 260 exceedingfthefabovefspecifcationsfmayfresultfinfpermanentfdamageftofthefdeviceforfdevicefmalfunction.ffoperationfoutsidefoffthefparametersf specifedfinfthefelectricalfcharacteristicsfsectionfisfnotfrecommended. notes: (1)f testedfaccordingftofjedecfstandardfjesd22-a114.f (2)ffffcalculatedffromfpackagefinfstillfair,fmountedftof3fxf4.5f(in),f4flayerffr4fpcbfwithfthermalfviasfunderfthefexposedfpadfperfjesd51fstandards. unlessfspecifed:fv in f=12v,ft a f=f+25cfforftyp,f-40ftof+85fcfforfminfandfmax,fft j f 7 SC403B rton 130 k ? sc 403 b fb 1 vout 2 vdd 3 agnd 4 fbl 5 vin 6 ss 7 bst 8 v i n 9 v i n 10 v i n 11 p g n d 15 p g n d 16 17 18 19 20 21 pgnd 22 lx 23 lx 24 l x 25 p g o o d 26 i l i m 27 l x s 28 e n / p s v 29 a g n d 30 t o n 31 e n l 32 n c 14 l x b s t 13 n c 12 v i n pad 2 agnd pad 1 lx pad 3 rilim 8 . 06 k ? rldo 2 75 k ? rldo 1 425 k ? cin 2 x 10 f ( see note ) rgnd 0 cbst 1 f vin + 12 v pgnd pgnd pgnd pgnd pgnd + 10 nf l 1 1 . 5 h vout 1 . 2 v @ 6 a , 300 khz cout 330 f 9 m ? enable / psave enable ldo pgood 1 f internal ldo used as bias 3 . 3 nf component value manufacturer part number web cin 2 x 10 f / 25 v murata grm 32 dr 71 e 106 ka 12 l www . murata . com key components www . cyntec . com l 1 1 . 5 h / 6 . 7 m ? cyntec pcmb 065 t - 1 r 5 ms cout www . panasonic . com 330 f / 9 m ? panasonic eef - sx 0 e 331 er 1 f rfb 2 10 k ? rfb 1 10 k ? detailed application circuit 1 8 SC403B rton 130 k ? sc 403 b fb 1 vout 2 vdd 3 agnd 4 fbl 5 vin 6 ss 7 bst 8 v i n 9 v i n 10 v i n 11 p g n d 15 p g n d 16 17 18 19 20 21 pgnd 22 lx 23 lx 24 l x 25 p g o o d 26 i l i m 27 l x s 28 e n / p s v 29 a g n d 30 t o n 31 e n l 32 n c 14 l x b s t 13 n c 12 v i n pad 2 agnd pad 1 lx pad 3 rilim 8 . 06 k ? cin 2 x 10 f ( see note ) rgnd 0 cbst 1 f vin + 12 v pgnd pgnd pgnd pgnd pgnd + 10 nf l 1 1 . 5 h rfb 2 10 k ? vout 1 . 2 v @ 6 a , 300 khz cout 330 f 15 m ? enable / psave pgood 1 f external 5 v used as bias 3 . 3 nf 5 v component value manufacturer part number web cin 2 x 10 f / 25 v murata grm 32 dr 71 e 106 ka 12 l www . murata . com key components www . cyntec . com l 1 1 . 5 h / 6 . 7 m ? cyntec pcmb 065 t - 1 r 5 ms cout www . panasonic . com 330 f / 9 m ? panasonic eef - sx 0 e 331 er 10 ? 1 f rfb 1 10 k ? detailed application circuit 2 9 SC403B typical characteristics efciency vs. load forced continuous mode 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) eff (%) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 p loss (w) v in = 12 v v in = 20 v v in = 6 v v in = 12 v v in = 6 v v in = 20 v p loss efficiency characteristicsfinfthisfsectionfarefbasedfonfusingfthefapplicablefdetailedfapplicationfcircuitff2. v out vs. load psave mode 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.26 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) v out (v dc ) 0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 v peak (v rms ) v in = 12 v v in = 12 v v in = 6 v v in = 6 v v in = 20 v v in = 20 v v peak regulation efciency vs. load psave mode v out f=f1.2v,fv dd ff=ff5v,fen/psvfisffoating,fexternalfbias 0 20 40 60 80 100 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) eff (%) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 p loss (w) v in = 12 v v in = 12 v v in = 6 v v in = 6 v v in = 20 v v in = 20 v p loss efficiency v out vs. load forced continuous mode 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.26 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) v out (v dc ) 0 0.025 0.05 0.075 0.1 0.125 0.15 v peak (v rms ) v in = 12 v v in = 12 v v in = 6 v v in = 6 v v in = 20 v v in = 20 v v peak regulation v out f=f1.2v,ffv dd f=ff5v,fen/psvfisffoating,fexternalfbias v out f=f1.2v,ffv dd f=ff5v,f=fen/psv,fexternalfbias v out f=f1.2v,ffv dd f=ff5vf=fen/psv,fexternalfbias efciency vs. load psave mode v out f=f1.2v,ffv in f=ff12v,fen/psvf=fv dd ,fexternalfbias v out vs. load psave mode v out f=f1.2v,ffv in f=ff12v,fen/psvf=fv dd ,fexternalfbias 0 20 40 60 80 100 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) eff (%) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 p loss (w) v dd = 5 v v dd = 5 v v dd = 3 . 3 v v dd = 3 . 3 v p loss efficiency 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.26 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) v out (v dc ) 0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 v peak (v rms ) v dd = 3 . 3 v v dd = 3 . 3 v v dd = 5 v v dd = 5 v regulation v peak 10 SC403B typical characteristics (continued) v in ( v dc ) v p k _ p k ( m v r m s ) v o u t ( v d c ) 1 . 425 1 . 450 1 . 475 1 . 500 1 . 525 1 . 550 1 . 575 6 . 0 8 . 8 11 . 5 14 . 3 17 . 0 19 . 8 22 . 5 25 . 3 28 . 0 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 v out v pkpk characteristicsfinfthisfsectionfarefbasedfonfusingfthefapplicablefdetailedfapplicationfcircuitff2. v out vs. line forced continuous mode frequency vs. load forced continuous mode 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) f sw (khz) v in = 12 v v in = 6 v v in = 20 v frequency vs. load psave mode 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 i out (a dc ) f sw (khz) v in = 12 v v in = 6 v v in = 20 v frequency vs. line fcm mode v in ( v dc ) f r e q u e n c y ( h z ) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 6 . 0 8 . 8 11 . 5 14 . 3 17 . 0 19 . 8 22 . 5 25 . 3 28 . 0 v out f=f1.5v,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fenlf=f5v,fen/psvfisffoating v out f=f1.5v,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fenlf=f5v,fen/psvfisffoating v out f=f1.2v,fv dd ff=f5v,fen/psvfisffoating,fexternalfbias v out f=f1.2v,ffv dd f=fen/psvf=f5v,fexternalfbias on time vs. line 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 6 . 0 8 . 8 11 . 5 14 . 3 17 . 0 19 . 8 22 . 5 25 . 3 28 . 0 input voltage ( v ) o n - t i m e ( n s ) 5 v 3 . 3 v v out f=f1.5v,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fenlf=f5v,fi out f=f0a 11 SC403B powersave mode no load time (10 s/div) s/div) /div) f(20mv/div) (10v/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.2v,fi out f=f0a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fen/psv=fenlf=f5v forced continuous mode no load time (10 s/div) s/div) /div) f(20mv/div) (10v/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.5v,fi out f=f0a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=ffenlf=f3.3v,fen/psv=ffoating typical characteristics (continued) characteristicsfinfthisfsectionfarefbasedfonfusingfthefapplicablefdetailedfapplicationfcircuitff2. time (1m s/div) s/div) /div) self-biased start-up power good true f(10v/div) (5v/div) (5v/div) v in f=f0vftof12vfstep,fv out f=f1.2v,fi out f=f0a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fen/psv=fenlf=f5v f(500mv/div) time (1m s/div) s/div) /div) enabled loaded output f(10v/div) (5v/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.2v,fi out f=f1a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fenlf=fen/psv=f5v (500mv/div) time (4m s/div) s/div) /div) self-biased start-up power good true f(20mv/div) (10v/div) v in f=f12vfstep,fv out f=f1.2v,fi out f=f0a,fexternalfv dd f=fen/psv=f5v time (4 s/div) s/div) /div) self-biased start-up power good true f(20mv/div) (10v/div) v in f=f12vfstep,fv out f=f1.2v,fi out f=f300ma,fexternalfv dd f=fen/psv=f5v 12 SC403B typical characteristics (continued) characteristicsfinfthisfsectionfarefbasedfonfusingfthefapplicablefdetailedfapplicationfcircuitff2. transient response time (40 s/div) s/div) /div) f(10v/div) f(50mv/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.2v,fi out f=f0aftof6a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=ffen/psv=fenlf=f5v output over-current response normal operation time (100 s/div) s/div) /div) f(500mv/div) (10v/div) f(5a/div) (5v/div) v in f=f12v,fv outf =f1.5v,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fenlf=f3.3v,fen/psv=ffoating;fi out frampedftoftripfpoint output under-voltage response normal operation time (100 s/div) s/div) /div) f(500mv/div) (10v/div) (5v/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.5v,fi out f=f0a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fenlf=f3.3v,ffoatingfen/psv shorted output response soft-start operation time (400 s/div) s/div) /div) f(1v/div) (5v/div) f(10a/div) (5v/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.5v,fi out f=f0a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fen/psv=fenlf=f3.3v shorted output response normal operation time (40 s/div) s/div) /div) f(1v/div) (10v/div) f(10a/div) (5v/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.5v,fv ldo f=fv dd f=fenlf=f3.3v,fen/p5vfisffoating transient response time (40 s/div) s/div) /div) f(10v/div) f(50mv/div) v in f=f12v,fv out f=f1.2v,fi out f=f6aftof0a,fv ldo f=fv dd f=ffen/psv=fenlf=f5v 13 SC403B pin descriptions pin # pin name pin function 1 fb feedbackfinputfforfswitchingfregulatorfusedftofprogramfthefoutputfvoltageffconnectftofanfexternalfresis - torfdividerffromfvoutftofagnd. 2 vout switcherfoutputfvoltagefsensefpinffalsofthefinputftofthefinternalfswitch-overfbetweenfvoutfandfvldo.f thefvoltagefatfthisfpinfmustfbeflessfthanforfequalftofthefvoltagefatfthefvddfpin. 3 vdd biasfsupplyfforftheficffwhenfusingfthefinternalfldofasfafbiasfpowerfsupply,fthefvddfisfthefldofoutput.f whenfusingfanfexternalfpowerfsupplyftofbiasfthefic,fthefldofoutputfshouldfbefdisabled. 4,f30,fpadf1 agnd analogfground 5 fbl feedbackfinputfforftheffinternalfldoffconnectftofanfexternalfresistorfdividerffromfvddftofagndftofpro - gramfthefldofoutput. 6,f9-11,f padf2 vin inputfsupplyfvoltage 7 ss thefsoftfstartftimefisfprogrammedfbyfanfinternalfcurrentfsourcefchargingfafcapacitorfonfthisfpin. 8 bst bootstrapfpinffconnectfafcapacitorfoffatfleastf100nfffromfbstftoflxftofdevelopftheffoatingfsupplyfforfthef high-sidefgatefdrive. 12 nc nofconnection 13 lxbst lxfboostffconnectftofthefbstfcapacitor. 23-25,ffpadf3 lx switchingf(phase)fnode 14 nc nofconnection 15-22 pgnd powerfground 26 pgood open-drainfpowerfgoodfindicatorffhighfimpedancefindicatesfpowerfisfgood.fanfe xternalfpull-upf resistorfisfrequired. 27 ilim currentflimitfsensefpinffusedftofprogramfthefcurrentflimitfbyfconnectingfafresistorffromfilimftoflxs. 28 lxs lxfsenseffconnectsftofr ilim . 29 en/psv enable/power-savefinputfforfthefswitchingfregulatorfffconnectftofagndftofdisablefthefswitchingfregulator.f floatftofoperatefinfforcedfcontinuousfmodef(psavefdisabled).ffconnectftofvddftofoperatefwithfpsavefmodef enabled. 31 ton on-timefprogrammingfinputffsetfthefon-timefbyfconnectingfthroughfafresistorftofagnd. 32 enl enablefinputfforfthefldoffconnectfenlftofagndftofdisablefthefldo.fdrivefwithflogicfsignalfforflogicfcon - trol,forfprogramfthefvinfuvlofwithfafresistorfdividerfbetweenfvin,fenl,fandfagndfpins. 14 SC403B block diagram reference soft start fb agnd on - time generator control & status pgood gate drive control vin pgnd ton vout zero cross detector valley current limit ilim enl fbl vldo switchover mux a y b ldo vdd bst fb comparator - lx en / psv bypass comparator bypass comparator nc nc a 12 8 27 14 32 5 3 2 31 1 26 29 a = connected to pins 6 , 9 - 11 , pad 2 b = connected to pins 23 - 25 , pad 3 c = connected to pins 15 - 22 d = connect to pins 4 , 30 , pad 1 b c d v in vdd vdd v in bootstrap switch lo - side mosfet hi - side mosfet lxbst 13 lxs 28 dl dl vdd vdd vdd ss 7 15 SC403B synchronous buck converter thefSC403Bfisfafstepfdownfsynchronousfdc-dcfbuckf converterfwithfintegratedfpowerfmosfetsfandfaf200maf programmablefldo.ffthefdevicefoperatesfatfafcurrentfupf tof6afatfveryfhighfefciency.fafspacefsavingf5x5f(mm)f32- pinfpackagefisfused.ffthefprogrammablefoperatingffre - quencyf off upf tof 1mhzf enablesf optimizingf thef confgurationfforfpcbfareafandfefciency. thefbuckfcontrollerfusesfafpseudo-fxedffrequencyfadap - tivefon-timefcontrol.fthisfcontrolfmethodfallowsffastftran - sientfresponsefwhichfpermitsfthefusefoffsmallerfoutputf capacitors. infadditionftoftheffollowingfinformation,fthefuserfcanf clickfonfthefapplicableflinkftofgoftofthefSC403Bfonline f c-simfdesignfandfsimulationftoo l ,fwhichfwillfleadfthef userfthroughfthefdesignfprocess. input voltage requirements thefSC403Bfrequiresftwofinputfsuppliesfforfnormalfopera - tion:fv in fandfv dd .ffv in foperatesfoverfafwidefrangeffromf3vftof 28v.ffvddfrequiresfafsupplyfvoltagefbetweenf3vftof5vfthatf canfbefanfexternalfsourceforfthefinternalfldoffromfv in . power up sequence thefSC403Bfinitiatesfafstartfupfwhenfvin,fvdd,fandfen/ psvfpinsfarefabovefthefapplicablefthresholds.ffwhenfusingf anfexternalfbiasfsupplyfforfthefv dd fvoltage,fitfisfrecom - mendedfthatfthefv dd fisfappliedftofthefdevicefonlyfafterf theffv in fvoltagefisfpresentfbecausefv dd fcannotfexceedfv in f atfanyftime.ffaf10?fresistorfmustfbefplacedfbetweenfthef externalfv dd fsupplyfandfthefvddfpinftofavoidfdamageftof thefdevicefduringfpower-upfandforfshutdownfsituationsf wherefv dd fcouldfexceedffv in funexpectedly. shutdown thefSC403Bfcanfbefshutdownfbyfpullingfeitherfvddforf en/psvfpinfbelowfitsfthreshold.ffwhenfusingfanfexternalf supplyfvoltagefforfv dd ,fthefvddfpinfmustfbefdeactivatedf whilefthefv in fvoltagefisfstillfpresent.ffaf10?fresistorfmustf befplacedfbetweenfthefexternalfv dd fsupplyfandfthefvddf pinftofavoidfdamageftofthefdevice. whenfthefvddfpinfisfactivefandfen/psvfisfatflowflogicflevel,f thefoutputfvoltagefdischargesfthroughfanfinternalffet.ff psuedo-fxed frequency adaptive on-time control thefpwmfcontrolfmethodfusedfbyfthefSC403Bfisfpseudo- fxedffrequency,fadaptivefon-time,fasfshownfinffiguref1.f thefripplefvoltagefgeneratedfatfthefoutputfcapacitorfesrf isfusedfasfafpwmframpfsignal.fthisfripplefisfusedftoftriggerf thefcontrollerfon-time.f q 1 q 2 l c out esr + c in v out fb threshold v fb v lx v lx ton fb v in figure 1 pwm control method, v out ripple thefadaptivefon-timefisfdeterminedfbyfanfinternalfone- shotftimer.ffwhenfthefone-shotfisftriggeredfbyfthefoutputf ripple,fthefdevicefsendsfafsinglefon-timefpulseftofthefhigh- sidefmosfet.fthefpulsefperiodfisfdeterminedfbyfv outff andf v in .fthef periodf isf proportionalf tof outputf voltagef andf inverselyfproportionalftofinputfvoltage.ffwithfthisfadaptivef on-timefarrangement,fthefdevicefautomaticallyfantici - patesfthefon-timefneededftofregulatefv out fforfthefpresentf v in fconditionfandfatfthefselectedffrequency.ff thefadvantagesfoffadaptivefon-timefcontrolfare: predictablefoperatingffrequencyfcomparedftof otherfvariableffrequencyfmethods.f reducedfcomponentfcountfbyfeliminatingfthef errorfampliferfandfcompensationfcomponents. reducedf componentf countf byf removingf thef needftofsensefandfcontrolfinductorfcurrent. fastftransientfresponseffthefresponseftimefisf controlledfbyfaffastfcomparatorfinsteadfoffaftypi - callyfslowferrorfamplifer. reducedfoutputfcapacitancefdueftoffastftran - sientfresponse ? ? ? ? ? applications information 16 SC403B one-shot timer and operating frequency one-shotftimerfoperationfisfshownfinffiguref2.ftheffbf comparatorfoutputfgoesfhighfwhenfv fb fisflessfthanfthef internalfreference.fthisffeedsfintofthefgatefdrivefandfturnsf onfthefhigh-sidefmosfet,fandfstartsfthefone-shotftimer.ff thefone-shotftimerfusesfanfinternalfcomparatorfandfaf capacitor.ffonefcomparatorfinputfisfconnectedftofv out ,fthef otherfinputfisfconnectedftofthefcapacitor.ffwhenfthefon- timefbegins,fthefinternalfcapacitorfchargesffromfzerofvoltsf throughfafcurrentfwhichfisfproportionalftofv in .fwhenfthef capacitorfvoltagefreachesfv out ,fthefon-timefisfcompletedf andfthefhigh-sidefmosfetfturnsfof.fff gate drives fb comparator one - shot timer on - time = k x r ton x ( v out / v in ) v out v in fb q 1 q 2 l c out v in esr + v out v lx fb dh dl r ton + - figure 2 on-time generation thisfmethodfautomaticallyfproducesfanfon-timefthatfisf proportionalf tofv out f andf inverselyf proportionalf tofv in .ff underfsteady-statefconditions,fthefswitchingffrequencyf canfbefdeterminedffromfthefon-timefbyftheffollowingf equation. in on out sw v t v f u thefSC403Bfusesfanfexternalfresistorftofsetfthefon-timef whichfindirectlyfsetsftheffrequency.ffthefon-timefcanfbef programmedftofprovidefanfoperatingffrequencyffromf 200khzftof1mhzfusingfafresistorfbetweenftheftonfpinfandf ground.fffthefresistorfvaluefis selected by the following equation. out in on ton v pf 25 v ) ns 10 t ( r u u thefmaximumfr ton fvaluefallowedfisfshownfbyftheffollow - ingfequation. a 5 . 1 10 v r min _ in max _ ton p u immediatelyfafterfthefon-time,fthefdlf(drivefsignalfforfthef lowfsideffet)foutputfdrivesfhighftofturnfonftheflow-sidef mosfet.ffdlfhasfafminimumfhighftimefoff~320ns,fafterf whichfdlfcontinuesftofstayfhighfuntilfonefofftheffollowingf occurs:f vfbffallsfbelowfthefreference thefzerofcrossfdetectorfsensesfthatfthefvoltagef onftheflxfnodefisfbelowfground.fpowerfsavefisf activatedf eightf switchingf cyclesf afterf af zerof crossingfisfdetected. ton limitations and v dd supply voltage forfv dd fbelowf4.5v,ftheftonfaccuracyfmayfbeflimitedfbyf thefinputfvoltage.ff theforiginalfr ton fequationfisfaccuratefiffv in fsatisfesfthef relationshipfoverfthefentirefv in frange,fasffollows. v in < (v dd - 1.6v) x 10 iffv in fexceedsf( v dd f-f1.6v)fxf10,fforfallforfpartfoffthefv inf range,fthefr ton fequationfisfnotfaccurate.ffinfallfcasesfwheref v in f>ff( v dd f-f1.6v)fxf10,fthefr ton fequationfmustfbefmodifed,f asffollows.f out dd on ton v 25pf 10 1.6v) (v 10ns) (t r u u u notefthatfwhenfv in f>ff( v dd f-f1.6v)fxf10f,fthefactualfon-timef isffxedfandfdoesfnotfvaryfwithfv in .ffwhenfoperatingfinfthisf condition,fthefswitchingffrequencyfwillfvaryfinverselyfwithf v in fratherfthanfapproximatingfaffxedffrequency.ffff v out voltage selection thefswitcherfoutputfvoltagefisfregulatedfbyfcomparingf v out fasfseenfthroughfafresistorfdividerfatftheffbfpinftofthef internalfreferencefvoltage,fseeffiguref3.f r 1 to fb pin r 2 v out figure 3 output voltage selection ? ? applications information (continued) 17 SC403B notefthatfthisfcontrolfmethodfregulatesfthefvalleyfoffthef outputfripplefvoltage,fnotfthefdcfvalue.ffthefdcfoutputf voltagefv out fisfofsetfbyfthefoutputfripplefaccordingftofthef followingfequation. ? 1 ? ? ? 1 ? u 2 v r r 1 v v ripple 2 1 fb out whenfaflargefcapacitorfisfplacedfinfparallelfwithfr1f(c top )f v out fisfshownfbyftheffollowingfequation. 2 top 1 2 1 2 2 top 1 ripple 2 1 fb out c r r r r 1 ) c r ( 1 2 v r r 1 v v ? ? 1 ? z u z u ? 1 ? ? ? 1 ? u enable and power save input thefen/psvfinputfisfusedftofenableforfdisablefthefswitch - ingfregulator.fwhenfen/psvfisflowf(grounded),fthefswitch - ingfregulatorfisfoffandfinfitsflowestfpowerfstate.ffwhenfof,f thefoutputfoffthefswitchingfregulatorfsoft-dischargesfthef outputfintofaf15?finternalfresistorfviafthefv out fpin.ffwhenf en/psvfisfallowedftoffoat,fthefpinfvoltagefwillffoatftof33%f offthefvoltagefatfvdd.fthefswitchingfregulatorfturnsfonf withfpsavef(powerfsave)fdisabledfandfallfswitchingfisfinf forcedfcontinuousfmode.ff whenfen/psvfisfhighf(abovef45%foffthefvoltagefatfvdd),f thef switchingf regulatorf turnsf onf withf power-savef enabled.ff forced continuous mode operation thef SC403Bf operatesf thef switcherf inf fcmf (forcedf continuousfmode)fbyffoatingfthefen/psvfpinf(seeffiguref 4).ffinfthisfmodefonefoffthefpowerfmosfetsfisfalwaysfon,f withfnofintentionalfdeadftimefotherfthanftofavoidfcross- conduction.ffthisffeaturefresultsfinfuniformffrequencyf acrossftheffullfloadfrangefwithftheftrade-offbeingfpoorf efciencyfatflightfloadsfdueftofthefhigh-frequencyfswitch - ingfoffthefmosfets.ffdhfisfthefgatefsignalfdrivingfthef upperfmosfet.fdlfisftheflowerfgatefsignalfdrivingfthef lowerfmosfet. fb ripple voltage ( v fb ) fb threshold dl dh inductor current dc load current dh on - time is triggered when v fb reaches the fb threshold . on - time ( t on ) dl drives high when on - time is completed . dl remains high until v fb falls to the fb threshold . figure 4 forced continuous mode operation power-save operation thefSC403Bfprovidesfpower-savefoperationfatflightfloadsf withfnofminimumfoperatingffrequency.fwithfpower-savef enabled,fthefinternalfzerofcrossingfcomparatorfmonitorsf thefinductorfcurrentfviafthefvoltagefacrossftheflow-sidef mosfetfduringfthefof-time.fiffthefinductorfcurrentffallsftof zerofforf8fconsecutivefswitchingfcycles,fthefcontrollerf entersfpower-savefoperation.fitfwillfturnfofftheflow-sidef mosfetf onf eachf subsequentf cyclef providedf thatf thef currentfcrossesfzero.fatfthisftimefbothfmosfetsfremainfoff untilf v fb f dropsf tof thef 600mvf threshold.f becausef thef mosfetsf aref off,f thef loadf isf suppliedf byf thef outputf capacitor. applications information (continued) 18 SC403B iffthefinductorfcurrentfdoesfnotfreachfzerofonfanyfswitch - ingfcycle,fthefcontrollerfimmediatelyfexitsfpower-savefandf returnsftofforcedfcontinuousfmode.f figuref5fshowsfpower-savefoperationfatflightfloads. fb ripple voltage ( v fb ) fb threshold dl dh inductor current zero ( 0 a ) dh on - time is triggered when v fb reaches the fb threshold . on - time ( t on ) dl drives high when on - time is completed . dl remains high until inductor current reaches zero . dead time varies according to load figure 5 psave operation smart psave protection activefloadsfmayfleakfcurrentffromfafhigherfvoltagefintof thefswitcherfoutput.ffunderflightfloadfconditionsfwithf psavefenabled,fthisfcanfforcefv out ftofslowlyfrisefandfreachf thefover-voltagefthreshold,fresultingfinfafhardfshutdown.f smartfpsavefpreventsfthisfcondition.fwhenftheffbfvoltagef exceedsf10%fabovefnominal,fthefdevicefimmediatelyfdis - ablesfpsave,fandfdlfdrivesfhighftofturnfonftheflow-sidef mosfet.ffthisfdrawsfcurrentffromffv out fthroughfthefinduc - torfandfcausesfv out ftoffall.ffwhenfv fb fdropsfbackftofthef internalfreferenceftripfpoint,fafnormalft on fswitchingfcyclef begins.fthisfmethodfpreventsfafhardfovpfshutdownfandf alsofcyclesfenergyffromfv out fbackftofv in .ffitfalsofminimizesf operatingfpowerfbyfavoidingfforcedfconductionfmodef operation.ffiguref6fshowsftypicalfwaveformsfforfthefsmartf psaveffeature. fb threshold high - side drive ( dh ) low - side drive ( dl ) v out drifts up to due to leakage current flowing into c out dh and dl off dl turns on when smart psave threshold is reached smart power save threshold dl turns off when fb threshold is reached single dh on - time pulse after dl turn - off v out discharges via inductor and low - side mosfet normal dl pulse after dh on - time pulse normal v out ripple figure 6 smart psave smartdrive tm forfeachfdhfpulsefthefdhfdriverfinitiallyfturnsfonfthefhigh- sidefmosfetfatfaflowerfspeed,fallowingfafsofter,fsmoothf turn-offofftheflow-sidefdiode.foncefthefdiodefisfoffandf theflxfvoltagefhasfrisenf1vfabovefpgnd,fthefsmartdrivef circuitfautomaticallyfdrivesfthefhigh-sidefmosfetfonfatfaf rapidfrate.ffthisftechniquefreducesfswitchingfpowerflossf whilefmaintainingfhighfefficiencyfandfalsofavoidsfthef needfforfsnubbersforfseriesfresistorsfinfthefgatefdrive. current limit protection programmablefcurrentflimitingfisfaccomplishedfbyfusingf thefrds on fofftheflowerfmosfetfforfcurrentfsensing.ffthef currentflimitfisfsetfbyfthefr ilim fresistor.fthefr ilim fresistorfcon - nectsffromfthefilimfpinftoftheflxsfpinfwhichfisfalsofthefdrainf offtheflow-sidefmosfet.ffwhenftheflow-sidefmosfetfisfon,f anfinternalf~10 afcurrentfflowsffromfthefilimfpinfandf throughfthefr ilim fresistor,fcreatingfafvoltagefdropfacrossfthef resistor.ffwhileftheflow-sidefmosfetfisfon,fthefinductorf currentffowsfthroughfitfandfcreatesfafvoltagefacrossfthef rds on .fthefvoltagefacrossfthefmosfetfisfnegativefwithf respectftofground.ffiffthisfmosfetfvoltagefdropfexceedsfthef voltagefacrossfr ilim ,fthefvoltagefatfthefilimfpinfwillfbefnega - tivefandfcurrentflimitfwillfactivate.fthefcurrentflimitfthenf keepsftheflow-sidefmosfetfonfandfwillfnotfallowfanotherf high-sidefon-time,funtilfthefcurrentfinftheflow-sidefmosfetf reducesfenoughftofbringfthefilimfvoltagefbackfupftofzero.ff thisfmethodfregulatesfthefinductorfvalleyfcurrentfatfthef levelfshownfbyfilimfinffiguref7.fff applications information (continued) 19 SC403B time i peak i load i lim i n d u c t o r c u r r e n t figure 7 valley current limit settingfthefvalleyfcurrentflimitftof6afresultsfinfafpeakfinduc - torfcurrentfoff6afplusfthefpeak-to-peakfripplefcurrent.finf thisfsituation,fthefaveragef(load)fcurrentfthroughfthefinduc - torfisf6afplusfone-halffthefpeak-to-peakfripplefcurrent. thefinternalf10 afcurrentfsourcefisftemperaturefcompen - satedfatf4100ppmfinforderftofprovideftrackingfwithfthef rds on . thef r ilim fvaluefisfcalculatedfbyftheffollowingfequation. r ilim = 1176 x i lim x [0.088 x (5v - v dd ) + 1] ( ? ) where i lim is in amps. whenfselectingfafvaluefforfr ilim fdofnotfexceedfthefabsolutef maximumfvoltagefvaluefforfthefilimfpin.fnotefthatfbecausef theflow-sidefmosfetfwithflowfrds on fisfusedfforfcurrentf sensing,fthefpcbflayout,fsolderfconnections,fandfpcbfconnec - tionftoftheflxfnodefmustfbefdonefcarefullyftofoptimizefopera - tion.fr ilim fshouldfbefconnectedfdirectlyftoflxsf(pinf28). soft-start of pwm regulator SC403Bfhasfafprogrammablefsoft-startftimefthatfisfcon - trolledfbyfanfexternalfcapacitorfatfthefssfpin.fafterfthef controllerfmeetsfbothfuvlofandfen/psvfthresholds,fthef controllerfhasfanfinternalfcurrentfsourcefoff3affowingf throughfthefssfpinftofchargefthefcapacitor.ffduringfthef startfupfprocessf(figuref8),fafpercentagefoffthefvoltagefatf thefssfpinfisfusedfasfthefreferencefforftheffbfcomparator.f thefpercentagefisf50%fforfthefsc403fandf40%fforfthef SC403B.ffthefpwmfcomparatorfissuesfanfon-timefpulsef whenfthefvoltagefatftheffbfpinfisflessfthanf50%f(orf40%)foff thefssfpin.ffasfresult,fthefoutputfvoltageffollowsfthefssf startfvoltage.fthefoutputfvoltagefreachesfandfmaintainsf regulationfwhenfthefsoftfstartfvoltagefisf > f1.5v.fftheftimef betweenftheffrstflxfpulsefandfwhenfv out fmeetsfregulationf isfthefsoftfstartftimef(t ss ).ffthefcalculationfforfthefsoft-startf timefisfshownfbyftheffollowingfequation. a 3 v 5 . 1 c t ss ss p u thefvoltagefatfthefssfpinfcontinuesftoframpfupfandfeventu - allyfisfequalftof64%foffv dd .ffafterfsoftfstartfcompletes,fftheffbf pinfvoltagefisfcomparedftofthefinternalfreference.fthefdelayf timefbetweenfthefv out fregulationfpointfandfpgoodfgoingf highfisfshownfbyftheffollowingfequation. f a 3 ) v 5 . 1 v 64 . 0 ( c t dd ss delay - pgood p u u time (400 s/div)s/div) /div) f(10mv/div) (2v/div) f (5v/div) (500mv/div) figure 8 soft-start timing diagram pre-bias startup SC403Bfcanfstartfupfasfiffinfafsoft-startfconditionfwithfanf existingfoutputfvoltageflevel.ffthefsoftfstartftimefisfstillfthef samefasfnormalfstartfupf(whenfthefoutputfvoltagefstartsf fromfzero).fthefoutputfvoltagefstartsftoframpfupfwhenf 40%foffthefvoltagefatfssfpinfmeetsfthefpre-chargeffbf voltageflevel.ffpre-biasfstartupfisfachievedfbyfturningfoff theflowerfgatefwhenfthefinductorfcurrentffallsfbelowfzero.f thisf methodf preventsf thef outputf voltagef fromf decreasing.f power good output thefpgoodf(powerfgood)foutputfisfanfopen-drainfoutputf whichfrequiresfafpull-upfresistor.ffwhenfthefvoltagefatfthef fbfpinfisf10%fbelowfthefnominalfvoltage,fpgoodfisfpulledf low.fitfisfheldflowfuntilfthefoutputfvoltagefreturnsfabovef 92%foffnominal.ff applications information (continued) 20 SC403B pgoodfwillftransitionflowfiffthefv fb fpinfexceedsf+20%foff nominal,fwhichfisfalsofthefover-voltagefshutdownfthresh - old.fpgoodfalsofpullsflowfiffthefen/psvfpinfisflowfwhenf v dd fvoltagefisfpresent. output over-voltage protection over-voltagefprotectionfbecomesfactivefasfsoonfasfthef devicefisfenabled.fthefthresholdfisfsetfatf20%fabovefthef feedbackfreferencefvoltage.ffwhenfv fb fexceedsfthefovpf threshold,fdlflatchesfhighfandftheflow-sidefmosfetfisf turnedfon.fdlfremainsfhighfandfthefcontrollerfremainsfof,f untilfthefen/psvfinputfisftoggledforfvddfisfcycled.ftherefisf af5sfdelayfbuiltfintofthefovpfdetectorftofpreventffalsef transitions.fpgoodfisfalsoflowfafterfanfovpfevent. output under-voltage protection whenfv fb ffallsf25%fbelowfitsfnominalfvoltagefforfeightf consecutivefswitchingfcycles,fthefswitcherfisfshutfoffandf thef dhf andf dlf drivesf aref pulledf lowf tof tri-statef thef mosfets.fthefcontrollerfstaysfoffuntilfen/psvfisftoggledf orfvddfisfcycled. vdd uvlo, and por uvlof(under-voltageflock-out)fcircuitryfinhibitsfswitch - ingfandftri-statesfthefdh/dlfdriversfuntilfv dd frisesfabovef 3.0v.fanfinternalfporf(power-onfreset)foccursfwhenfv dd f exceedsf3.0v,fwhichfresetsftheffaultflatchfandfsoft-startf counterftofpreparefforfsoft-start.fthefSC403Bfthenffbeginsf afsoft-startfcycle.fthefpwmfwillfshutfoffiffvddffallsfbelowf 2.4v. ldo regulator SC403Bfhasfanfoptionftofbiasfthefswitcherfbyfusingfanfinter - nalfldoffromfv in .ffthefldofoutputfisfconnectedftofvddf internally.ffthefoutputfoffthefldofisfprogrammablefbyfusingf externalfresistorsffromfthefvddfpinftofagnd.fftheffeedbackf pinf(fbl)fforfthefldofisfregulatedftof750mvf(seeffiguref9).ff r ldo 1 to fbl pin vdd r ldo 2 figure 9 ldo voltage divider thefldofoutputfvoltagefisfsetfbyftheffollowingfequation. ? ? 1 ? u 2 ldo 1 ldo r r 1 mv 750 vldo afminimumf1ffcapacitorfreferencedftofagndfisfrequiredf alongf withf af minimumf 1.0ff capacitorf referencedf tof pgndftofflterfthefgatefdrivefpulses.ffthefcapacitanceftof pgndfwillfneedftofincreaseftoff10uffiffvldofisfsetftofaf voltageflowerfthanf4.5v.freferftoftheflayoutfguidelinesf sectionfforfcomponentfplacementfsuggestions.fff ldo enl functions thefenlfinputfisfusedftofcontrolfthefinternalfldo.fwhenf enlfisflowf(grounded),fthefldofisfof.fffwhenfenlfisffabovef thef v in f uvlof threshold,f thef ldof isf enabledf andf thef switcherf isf alsof enabledf iff en/psvf andfvddf meetf thef thresholds.ff thefenlfpinfalsofactsfasfthefswitcherfuvlof(under-voltagef lockout)fforfthefv inf supply.ffthefv in fuvlofvoltagefisfpro - grammablefviafafresistorfdividerfatfthefvin,fenlfandfagndf pins. iffthefenlfpinftransitionsffromfhighftoflowfwithinf2fswitch - ingfcyclesfandfisflessfthanf1v,fthenfthefldofwillfturnfoff butfthefswitcherfremainsfon.fiffthefenlfgoesfbelowfthefv in f uvlofthresholdfandfstaysfabovef1v,fthenfthefswitcherfwillf turnfoffbutfthefldofremainsfon.fthefv in fuvloffunctionf hasfaftypicalfthresholdfoff2.6vfonfthefv in frisingfedge.fthef fallingfedgefthresholdfisf2.4v. notefthatfitfisfpossibleftofoperatefthefswitcherfwithfthef ldofdisabled,fbutfthefenlfpinfmustfbefbelowftheflogicf lowfthresholdf(0.4vfmaximum).finfthisfcase,fthefuvlof functionfforfthefinputfvoltagefcannotfbefused.ftheftablef belowfsummarizesftheffunctionfoffthefenlfandfenfpins,f withfrespectftofthefrisingfedgefoffenl. en enl ldo status switcher status low low,f 21 SC403B figuref10fshowsfthefenlfvoltagefthresholdsfandftheirf efectfonfldofandfswitcherfoperation. agnd enl low threshold ( min 0 . 4 v ) 2 . 6 v 2 . 4 v ldo on ldo on ldo off v in uvlo hysteresis enl voltage switcher on if en = high switcher on if en = high switcher off by v in uvlo figure 10 enl threshold beforefstart-up,fthefldofchecksfthefstatusfofftheffollowingf signalsftofensurefproperfoperationfcanfbefmaintained. enlfpin v in finputfvoltage whenfthefenlfpinfisfhighfandfv in fisfabovefthefuvlofpoint,ff thefldofwillfbeginfstart-up.ffduringfthefinitialfphase,fwhenf thefv dd fvoltagef(whichfisfthefldofoutputfvoltage)fisflessf thanf0.75v,fthefldofinitiatesfafcurrent-limitedfstart-upf (typicallyf65ma)ftofchargefthefoutputfcapacitorsfwhilef protectingffromfafshortfcircuitfevent.ffwhenfv dd fisfgreaterf thanf0.75vfbutfstillflessfthanf90%foffitsffinalfvaluef(asf sensedfatftheffblfpin),fthefldofcurrentflimitfisfincreasedf tof~115ma.fwhenfv dd fhasfreachedf90%fofftheffnalfvaluef (asfsensedfatftheffblfpin),fthefldofcurrentflimitfisfincreasedf tof~200mafandfthefldofoutputfisfquicklyfdrivenftofthef nominalfvaluefbyfthefinternalfldofregulator.ffitfisfrecom - mendedf thatf duringf ldof start-upf tof holdf thef pwmf switchingfoffuntilfthefldofhasfreachedf90%fofftheffnalf value.ffthisffpreventsfoverloadingfthefcurrent-limitedfldof outputfduringfthefldofstart-up.fff dueftofthefinitialfcurrentflimitationsfonfthefldofduringf powerfupf(figuref11),fanyfexternalfloadfattachedftofthef vddfpinfmustfbeflimitedftof20mafbeforefthefldofhasf reachedf90%foffitffnalfregulationfvalue. 1. 2. f v vldo final 90 % of v vldo final constant current startup @ ~ 115 ma voltage regulating with ~ 200 ma current limit short - circuit protection @ ~ 65 ma 0 . 7 v figure 11 ldo start-up ldo switch-over operation thefswitch-overffunctionfisfprovidedftofincreasefefciencyf byfusingfthefmorefefcientfdc-dcfconverterftofpowerfthef ldofoutput,favoidingftheflessfefficientfldofregulatorf whenfpossible.fthefswitch-overffunctionfconnectsfthef vddfpinfdirectlyftofthefvoutfpinfusingfanfinternalfswitch.ff whenfthefswitch-overfisfcompletefthefldofisfturnedfof,f whichfresultsfinfpowerfsavingsfandfmaximizesfefciency.f iffthefldofoutputfisfusedftofbiasfthefSC403B,fthenfafterf switch-overfthefdevicefisfself-poweredffromfthefswitchingf regulatorfwithftheffldofturnedfof. thefswitch-overflogicfwaitsfforf32fswitchingfcyclesfbeforef itfstartsfthefswitch-over.fwhenfthefldofisfalreadyfinfregu - lationfandfthefdc-dcfconverterfisflaterfenabled,fasfsoonfasf thefpgoodfoutputfgoesfhigh,fthef32fcyclesfarefstarted.f thefvoltagesfatfthefvddfandfvoutfpinsfarefthenfcom - pared;fifftheftwofvoltagesfarefwithinf300mvfoffeachf other,fthefvddfpinfconnectsftofthefvoutfpinfusingfanf internalfswitch,fandfthefldofisfturnedfof. switch-over limitations on vout, enl, and vdd becausefthefinternalfswitch-overfcircuitfalwaysfcomparesf thefvoutfandfvddfpinsfatfstart-up,ftherefareflimitationsf onfpermissiblefcombinationsfoffthesefpins.ffconsiderfthef casefwherefv out fisfprogrammedftof3.0vfandfv ldo fisfpro - grammedftof3.3v.ffafterfstart-up,fthefdevicefwouldfconnectf voutftofvddfandfdisablefthefldo,fsinceftheftwofvoltagesf arefwithinfthef300mvfswitch-overfwindow.fftofavoidf unwantedfswitch-over,fthefminimumfdiferencefbetweenf thefvoltagesfforfv out fandfv ldo fshouldfbef500mv.f applications information (continued) 22 SC403B applications information (continued) infmanyfapplications,fthefen/psvfpinfwillfbefpulledfhighftof thefvddfnodeftofallowfcontrolfoffthefpwmfandfldofenlf pin.fiffthefswitchfoverffeaturefisfused,ffthisfcircuitfmustfbef implementedfwithfcautionforfthefcircuitfmayfbefdamaged.f infthefcasefwherefthefenlfpinfisfbeingfcontrolledfbyfafgpiof signalforfisftiedfdirectlyftofthefinputfvoltage,fthefenlfpinfcanf befpulledflowfwhilefthefpwmfisfstillfgeneratingfanfoutputf voltagefthatfisfseenfacrossfonefoffthefswitch-overfdiodes.f thisfmayfresultfinfthefvddfnodefbeingfheldfabovefitsfuvlof thresholdffwhilefthefldofisfdeactivated.fthisftypefoffopera - tionfcanfpotentiallyfdamageftheffpart. infthefcasefwherefthefenlfpinfisfusedftofcontrolfthefinputf uvlo,fitfisfacceptableftofconnectfen/psvfdirectlyftofthef vddfnode. itfisfnotfrecommendedftofusefthefswitch-overffeaturefforf anfoutputfvoltageflessfthanf3vfsincefthisfdoesfnotfprovidef sufcientfvoltagefforfthefgate-sourcefdriveftofthefinternalf p-channelfswitch-overfmosfet.ff switch-over mosfet parasitic diode thefswitch-overfmosfetfcontainsfafparasiticfdiodefthatfisf inherentftofitsfconstruction,fasfshownfinffiguref12. switchover mosfet parasitic diode vdd ldo v out switchover control figure 12 switch-over mosfet parasitic diodes iffv out fisfhigherfthanfvdd,fthenfthefdiodefwillfturnfonfandf thefSC403Bfoperatingfcurrentfwillffowfthroughfthisfdiode.ff thisfhasfthefpotentialfoffdamagingfthefdevice. therefarefsomefimportantfdesignfrulesfthatfmustfbeffol - lowedftofpreventfforwardfbiasfoffthisfdiode.fftheffollowingf condition,fv dd ffv out fneedsftofbefsatisfedfinforderfforfthef parasiticf diodef tof stayf offf andf preventf damagingf thef device.fmanyfapplicationsfconnectfthefenfpinftofv5vfandf controlfthefon/offoffthefldofandfpwmfsimultaneouslyf withfthefenlfpin.fthisfallowsfonefsignalftofcontrolfbothf thefbiasfandfpowerfoutputfoffthefSC403B.fwhenfv out f>f 3.0vfthisfconfigurationfcanfcausefproblemsfdueftofthef parasiticfdiodesfinfthefldofswitchoverfcircuitry.fafterfthef v out f>f3.0vfpwmfoutputfisfupfandfrunningfthefswitchoverf diodesfcanfholdfupfv5vf>fuvlofevenfiffthefenlfpinfisf grounded,fturningfoffthefldo.foperatingfinfthisfwayfcanf potentiallyfdamagefthefpart. design procedure whenfdesigningfafswitchfmodefsupplyfthefinputfvoltagef range,f loadf current,f switchingf frequency,f andf inductorf ripplefcurrentfmustfbefspecifed. thefmaximumfinputfvoltagef(v inmax )fisfthefhighestfspeci - fedfinputfvoltage.fthefminimumfinputfvoltagef(fv inmin )fisf determinedfbyftheflowestfinputfvoltagefafterfevaluatingf thefvoltagefdropsfdueftofconnectors,ffuses,fswitches,fandf pcbftraces. theffollowingfparametersfdefnefthefdesign. nominalfoutputfvoltagef(v out ) staticforfdcfoutputftolerance transientfresponse maximumfloadfcurrentf(i out ) therefareftwofvaluesfoffloadfcurrentftofevaluateffcon - tinuousfloadfcurrentfandfpeakfloadfcurrent.fcontinuousf loadf currentf relatesf tof thermalf stressesf whichf drivef thef selectionfoffthefinductorfandfinputfcapacitors.fpeakfloadf currentfdeterminesfinstantaneousfcomponentfstressesfandf flteringfrequirementsfsuchfasfinductorfsaturation,foutputf capacitors,fandfdesignfoffthefcurrentflimitfcircuit. theffollowingfvaluesfarefusedfinfthisfdesign. v in f=f12vf + f10% v out f=f1.5vf + f4% f sw f=f300khz loadf=f6afmaximum v fb f=f600mvf ffffff f ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 23 SC403B applications information (continued) frequency selection selectionfoffthefswitchingffrequencyfrequiresfmakingfaf trade-offbetweenfthefsizefandfcostfoffthefexternalfflterf componentsf (inductorf andf outputf capacitor)f andf thef powerfconversionfefciency.ff thefdesiredfswitchingffrequencyfisf300khzfwhichfresultsf fromfusingffcomponentsfselectedfforfoptimumfsizefandf cost.ff afresistorf(r ton )fisfusedftofprogramfthefon-timef(indirectlyf settingftheffrequency)fusingftheffollowingfequation. out in on ton v pf 25 v ) ns 10 t ( r u u tofselectfr ton ,fusefthefmaximumfvaluefforfv in ,fandfforft on f usefthefvaluefassociatedfwithfmaximumfv in . sw inmax out on f v v t u t on = 379 ns at 13.2v in , 1.5v out , 300khz substitutingfforfr ton fresultsfinftheffollowingfsolution. r ton = 129.9k ? , use r ton = 130k ? inductor selection inforderftofdeterminefthefinductance,fthefripplefcurrentf mustffrstfbefdefned.fflowfinductorfvaluesfresultfinfsmallerf sizefbutfcreatefhigherfripplefcurrentfwhichfcanfreducefef - ciency.ffhigherfinductorfvaluesfwillfreducefthefripplefcurrentf andfripplefvoltagefandfforfafgivenfdcfresistancefarefmoref efcient.fhowever,flargerfinductanceftranslatesfdirectlyfintof largerfpackagesfandfhigherfcost.ffcost,fsize,foutputfripple,f andfefciencyfarefallfusedfinfthefselectionfprocess.f thefripplefcurrentfwillfalsofsetfthefboundaryfforfpsavef operation.fffthefswitchingfwillftypicallyfenterfpsavefmodef whenf thef loadf currentf decreasesf tof 1/2f off thef ripplef current.fforfexample,fiffripplefcurrentfisf4afthenfpsavef operationfwillftypicallyfstartfforfloadsflessfthanf2a.ffiffripplef currentfisfsetfatf40%foffmaximumfloadfcurrent,fthenfpsavef willfstartfforfloadsflessfthanf20%foffmaximumfcurrent. thefinductorfvaluefisftypicallyfselectedftofprovidefafripplef currentfthatfisfbetweenf25%ftof50%foffthefmaximumfloadf current.ffthisfprovidesfanfoptimalftrade-offbetweenfcost,f efciency,fandftransientfperformance. duringfthefdhfon-time,fvoltagefacrossfthefinductorfisf f (v in f-fv out ).ffthefequationfforfdeterminingfinductancefisf shownfnext.f ripple on out in i t ) v v ( l u example infthisfexample,fthefinductorfripplefcurrentfisfsetfequalftof 50%f off thef maximumf loadf current.f fthereforef ripplef currentfwillfbef50%fxf6aforf3a.fftoffindfthefminimumf inductancefneeded,fusefthefv in fandft on fvaluesfthatfcorre - spondftofv inmax .f h 48 . 1 a 3 ns 379 ) 5 . 1 2 . 13 ( l p u af slightlyf largerf valuef off 1.5hf isf selected.f thisf willf decreaseftheftypicalfi ripple ftof2.7a. notefthatfthefinductorfmustfbefratedfforfthefmaximumfdcf loadfcurrentfplusf1/2foffthefripplefcurrent. thefripplefcurrentfunderfminimumfv in fconditionsfisfalsof checkedfusingftheffollowingfequations. ns 461 ns 10 v v r pf 25 t inmin out ton vinmin _ on u u l t ) v v ( i on out in ripple u a 38 . 2 ) 2 . 0 1 ( h 5 . 1 ns 461 ) 5 . 1 8 . 10 ( i min _ ripple u p u a 7 . 3 ) 2 . 0 1 ( h 5 . 1 ns 379 ) 5 . 1 8 . 10 ( i max _ ripple u p u thefvaluefofflfhasfbeenfadjustedfbyf + 20%fforfthefequa - tionsfabovefassumingfanfinductorftolerancefoff + 20%. 24 SC403B applications information (continued) output capacitor selection thefoutputfcapacitorsfarefchosenfbasedfuponfrequiredf esrfandfcapacitance.ffthefmaximumfesrfrequirementfisf controlledfbyfthefoutputfripplefrequirementfandfthefdcf tolerance.fthefoutputfvoltagefhasfafdcfvaluefthatfisfequalf tofthefvalleyfoffthefoutputfripplefplusf1/2foffthefpeak-to- peakfripple.ffafchangefinfthefoutputfripplefvoltagefwillf leadftofafchangefinfdcfvoltagefatfthefoutput.ff thefdesignfgoalfisfthatfthefoutputfvoltagefregulationfbef 4%funderfstaticfconditions.ffthefinternalfreferenceftoler - ancefisf1%.fallowingf1%ftoleranceffromftheffbfresistorf divider,fthisfallowsf2%ftolerancefdueftofv out fripple.ffsincef thisf2%ferrorfcomesffromf1/2foffthefripplefvoltage,fthef allowablefripplefisf4%,forf60mvfforfaf1.5vfoutput. thef maximumf ripplef currentf off 3.7af createsf af ripplef voltagefacrossfthefesr.ffthefmaximumfesrfvaluefallowedf isfshownfbyftheffollowingfequations. a 7 . 3 mv 60 i v esr ripplemax ripple max esr max = 16.2 m ? thefoutputfcapacitancefisfusuallyfchosenftofmeetftran - sientf requirements.f af worst-casef loadf release,f fromf maximumfloadftofnofloadfatfthefexactfmomentfwhenfthef inductorfcurrentfisfatfthefpeak,fdeterminesfthefrequiredf capacitance.ffiffthefloadfreleasefisfinstantaneousf(loadf changesf fromf maximumf tof zerof inf |